THINGS WORTH DOING AND HOW TO DO THEM

PREFACE

CONTENTS

PART I PARTIES, SHOWS, AND ENTERTAINMENTS

CHAPTER I A FOURTH OF JULY LAWN FROLIC

CHAPTER II A WONDERFUL CIRCUS AT HOME WITH MOVING ANIMALS

CHAPTER III A NOVEL EASTER PARTY WITH NEW EASTER GAMES

CHAPTER IV A DOORWAY PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW

CHAPTER V HALLOWE’EN MERRYMAKING

CHAPTER VI DANCE OF TITANIA, QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES

CHAPTER VII THANKSGIVING PARTY

CHAPTER VIII IMPROMPTU MOVING PICTURES FOR THANKSGIVING

CHAPTER IX A VALENTINE ENTERTAINMENT WITH ORIGINAL VALENTINES

CHAPTER X THE WILD WEST SHOW ON A TABLE

CHAPTER XI ROOF PICNIC WITH BROOK TO CROSS AND FLOWERS TO PICK

CHAPTER XII THE MAGIC PEEP SHOW

CHAPTER XIII PLANT YOUR GARDEN IF YOU CAN

CHAPTER XIV JOLLY LITTLE SANTA CLAUS WITH HIS REINDEER AND SLEIGH

CHAPTER XV A LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE

CHAPTER XVI HOW TO GET UP A GIRLS’ FAIR

CHAPTER XVII CAMPING OUT IN YOUR BACK YARD

CHAPTER XVIII OUTDOOR FUN WITH HOME-MADE TETHER-BALL

PART II MINIATURE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

CHAPTER XIX THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

CHAPTER XX THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES

CHAPTER XXI THE PHAROS OF ALEXANDRIA AND THE MAUSOLEUM OF HALICARNASSUS

CHAPTER XXII THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA

CHAPTER XXIII THE TEMPLE OF DIANA AT EPHESUS

CHAPTER XXIV HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

PART III THINGS TO MAKE FOR HOME, GIFT DAYS, AND FAIRS

CHAPTER XXV NEW CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

CHAPTER XXVI DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD

CHAPTER XXVII THE MAKING OF A BAYBERRY CANDLE

CHAPTER XXVIII WATER TOYS—LITTLE WAX PEOPLE THAT SWIM AND RIDE ON RAFTS

CHAPTER XXIX HOW TO WEAVE WITHOUT A LOOM

CHAPTER XXX HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN EASTER CARDS AND GIFTS

CHAPTER XXXI HOME-MADE CANDLESTICKS

CHAPTER XXXII WHAT TO MAKE OF BANANAS, ORANGES, AND APPLES

CHAPTER XXXIII LITTLE PAPER COLUMBUS AND HIS PAPER SHIP

CHAPTER XXXIV HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE STARS

CHAPTER XXXV STENCIL PAINTING AND HOW TO MAKE THE STENCILS

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