Little Folks'
Handy Book
BOOKS BY
LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD
| ON THE TRAIL |
| THINGS WORTH DOING AND HOW TO DO THEM |
| RECREATIONS FOR GIRLS—INDOOR AND OUTDOOR |
| WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE AND DO, AND NEW IDEAS FOR WORK AND PLAY |
| THE AMERICAN GIRL'S HANDY BOOK; or, HOW TO AMUSE YOURSELF AND OTHERS |
| LITTLE FOLKS' HANDY BOOK |
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Little Folks'
Handy Book
By
LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD
With Many Illustrations
by the Authors
Charles Scribner's Sons
NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
SPECIAL NOTICE
PREFACE
"Let me do it. Let me make it," is the cry when a childsees an older person putting together the different parts ofan interesting piece of work; and it is this desire to dothings himself, this impulse toward self-expression, that,when properly directed, forms so great a factor in his all-arounddevelopment and education. Using the hands andbrain together stimulates interest and quickens observationand intelligence, and, as the object takes form beneath thelittle fingers, the act of making, of creating, brings with it adelight and satisfaction which the mere possession of thesame thing made by another can not give. "Look! Seewhat I have made," comes with a ring of triumph as thechildish hands gleefully hold up the finished article forinspection.
In this book we have endeavored to open a new andlarge field of simple handicrafts for little folk, giving theman original line of toys and a new line of materials withwhich to make them. We hope in these pages to bring tochildren the joy of making creditable and instructive toysof such ordinary things as empty spools, sticks of kindlingwood, wooden clothespins, natural twigs, old envelopes andnewspapers, and in this way to encourage resourcefu