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The Child's Rainy Day Book Other Books by Mary White THE CHILD'S RAINY DAY BOOK

MARY WHITE

CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF FIGURES A Foreword to Mothers CHILD'S RAINY DAY BOOK CHAPTER I A FOREWORD TO MOTHERS Simple Home Made Toys and Games CHAPTER II SIMPLE HOME MADE TOYS AND GAMES

A Bean Bag Game

A Book House for Paper Dolls United States Mail Rules for Playing United States Mail Flying Rings To Play It: How to Make a Cork Castle A Doll's Shaker Bonnet Leather and String Puzzle A Bed for a Little Doll Floor Baseball A Rug for the Doll's House

Basket Weaving CHAPTER III BASKET WEAVING

A Mat or Stand for a Teapot

Small Candy Basket Doll's Table of Rattan Doll's Chair of Rattan A Bird's Nest

Knots with Raffia and Cord CHAPTER IV KNOTS WITH RAFFIA AND CORD

Knotted Sponge Bag

A Doll's Hammock How to Tie a Square or Reef Knot Two Hitches Net Making The Weaver's Knot Turk's Head Napkin Ring Green Raffia Work Bag A Tapestry Needle

What a Child Can Do with Beads CHAPTER V WHAT A CHILD CAN DO WITH BEADS

Muff Chain in Brown and Gold

Raffia and Bead Chain Double Chain of Seeds and Beads Braided Raffia Chain A Daisy Chain Chain of Watermelon Seeds Strung With Beads A Home Made Bead Loom Indian Bead Belt Bead Wrought Indian Shirt Indian Leggings Beaded Moccasins Bead Wrought Silk Bag

Clay Working CHAPTER VI CLAY WORKING

Building Bricks

A Clay Whistle Clay Rattle Birds' Drinking Dish

Indoor Gardening CHAPTER VII INDOOR GARDENING

Basket Case for a Hyacinth Glass

Growing Plants in Fibre Planting Indoors in February March Planting Starting Gourd Vines in the Indoor Garden How to Start Lavender Indoors

Gifts and How to Make Them CHAPTER VIII GIFTS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM

Beaded Knife Case

Needle Book of Flowered Silk Sweet Clover Bags Eyeglass Cleaner A German Wonder Ball Pin Case for Travelling A Case for Tape A Braided Raffia Lamp Mat Sewed Raffia Lamp Mat Doll's Hat of Raffia Leather Tag Case Beaded Leather Pen Wiper Baby's Worsted Ball

Paper Flowers and Toys CHAPTER IX PAPER FLOWERS AND TOYS

How to Make a Country Girl

A Paper Santa Claus A Seashore Boy A Valentine Favour A Frog Jumping Jack Paper Flowers Ox-Eyed Daisies A Curled Chrysanthemum

Games for Two or Three to Play CHAPTER X GAMES FOR TWO OR THREE TO PLAY

Picture Puzzles

How to Play the Daisy Game Horses in the Stable Plants and Flowers A Ball-and-Fan Race Fun with Popcorn Express A Hurdle Race Pictures from Fairy Tales