. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. Envelope Sachet. The childs ability to do blot work readily mayprove a most valuable attainment at this junc-ture for scrap-book covers, calendars, note-books,sachets, blotters, picture frames, window trans-parencies, shaving pads, magazine covers, candy 36 Suggestions for Hand Work baskets and boxes, handkerchief cases, and avariety of other objects made from paper, lendthemselves to this kind of decoration. The de-signs heie shown are suggestive of a few of theseChristmas possibilities. These and similar formsmay be done in the Christmas cok)is,


. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. Envelope Sachet. The childs ability to do blot work readily mayprove a most valuable attainment at this junc-ture for scrap-book covers, calendars, note-books,sachets, blotters, picture frames, window trans-parencies, shaving pads, magazine covers, candy 36 Suggestions for Hand Work baskets and boxes, handkerchief cases, and avariety of other objects made from paper, lendthemselves to this kind of decoration. The de-signs heie shown are suggestive of a few of theseChristmas possibilities. These and similar formsmay be done in the Christmas cok)is, or in. Notebook. black and white, and embellished with hollyribbons, or the decorations may be made in avariety of artistic tones on white or coloredbackgrounds, as the taste of the child guided bythe kindergartner may dictate. in School and Home 37 The creative as well as the artistic possibilitiesof this occupation are great, and if the blot workis used to any extent, the child constantly gainsin control. So we might truly say that, asidefrom the actual sequence on paper, there is thedevelopment of a sequence far more valuable inthe childs control of mind and muscle. Ill Spot, Dot, and Line Work COLORED crayons, crayola, or coloredpencils are used in nearly all kinder-gartens, at the present time, for makingoutline pictures in free illustrative work, andfor filling in outlines already prepared for thechildren. Delightful and valuable as much ofthis work is, it rarely results in anything thatcan truly be said to lay the foundation for ar-tistic appreciation or for creative expression inthe


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