What's the matter, do you ask? I'll tell you right away. It's everything around you, as you work, or sleep, or play. A chair is matter, a table, too, and so is a rock or tree. A cloud, a star, a...
What will we do?
Now that you've chosen your party idea and have sent the invitations, it's time to plan the party activities. Planning what's going to happen and when will help to make your party a success. Some...
Let’s Play Games
Giving a party? Besides games to play, there are stunts you and your guests can do and magic tricks to amaze and amuse everyone. There are also outdoor games to play at recess, on the sidewalk in...
Choosing and staging puppet plays
What kinds of stories make good puppet plays? Well, it all depends on the people who will see the play, the puppeteers, and the story itself. When you choose a puppet play, ask yourself these three...
On your own
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Let’s Play with Clay
It's wonderful to play with clay! It feels good to touch, and it's fun to push and squeeze into different shapes. You can make anything and everything out of clay. You can make pots and people and...
THEATER OF STONE
All the people in a city can't fit into a theater at the same time to see a movie or a play. Movies and plays are usually shown more than once so that everyone who wants to see them has a place to...
Curtain going up!
A sudden hush falls over the theater. As the lights dim, the curtain goes up. And there, on the brightly lighted stage, a story comes alive. Most plays are stories in which the actors speak their...
Who’s a toymaker?
All children are toymakers. Sticks and stones, boxes and bones---all sorts of throwaway things---can be made into toys. Toys are as much fun to make as they are to play with. All you need are some...
To live together
We all live in families. But not all families live in the same way. And everywhere there are rules to make it easier to live and work and play together. In this book you will read about different...
