| Planning a party for a kid can sometimes be a big | | | | formed into two lines. Aunt Susan gave each |
| headache if you are not up to the task. In this | | | | captain a basket filled with odds and ends |
| article you will find how Aunt Susan turns this big | | | | clothespins, pencils, feathers, flat-irons, pillows, |
| headache into a big joy and fun for all the party | | | | nail-files, nails, and matches. The two baskets and |
| kids. Are you ready to play a game with her? | | | | contents were exactly the same. The object of |
| Back in the living room, after the feast, when we | | | | the game was to pass all these articles down the |
| oldsters normally became drowsy and the | | | | line to Plymouth rock and then back again to the |
| youngsters fussy or boisterous as their | | | | Mayflower. The team completing the job first |
| temperaments dictated, Aunt Susan roused us all | | | | made the losers pays the consequences with an |
| with a suggestion. She reminded us that as | | | | original stunt. After this excitement we were glad |
| Puritans we still had our houses to build. These | | | | to be seated and play "Dinner." Each person had |
| forebears of ours were self-sufficient as far as | | | | to name an article of food beginning with a letter |
| building materials were concerned. They were | | | | found in the word "dinner." The first was "duck," |
| thrifty too. If one man had more of a commodity | | | | the second "ice cream," etc. The word "dinner" |
| than he could use he would trade it for something | | | | could be used as many times around as desired. |
| he lacked. She then gave each of us an envelope | | | | Of course, the longer we played the harder the |
| of paper money, which was cut from cardboard. | | | | game became because we couldn't repeat any of |
| Instantly we became merchants, and dealers in | | | | the foods. When someone failed to think of an |
| house building materials. | | | | article of food he dropped out of the game. |
| Aunt Susan was the storekeeper. On hand she | | | | Gradually all but Tom was eliminated and he was |
| had a supply of cardboard logs some twelve | | | | pronounced winner. |
| inches long, others six inches and still others three | | | | Then someone suggested another dinner game |
| inches long. Also a supply of windows and doors | | | | called "Going out to Dinner." John Jessup and Mary |
| cut from cardboard. Each one was given five | | | | White both knew this game so they started it |
| cardboard logs to start with. The paper cash each | | | | off. Mary said, "I'm going out to dinner and bring |
| had was insufficient to buy a complete house, so | | | | back More Watermelons. What are you bringing |
| it was necessary to barter. | | | | back, John?" John said, "I'm going out to dinner |
| Each of us attempted to build on a flat table or | | | | and bring back Just Jugs." Then John called on |
| floor the front of a cabin having one window and | | | | someone else who failed to bring back the right |
| door. At a given signal the bartering began. It was | | | | thing. This was continued until the crowd caught |
| exciting. Finally Grandpa announced, "My house is | | | | on that the articles brought back began with the |
| done." He received a small saw for his prize. Next | | | | initials of the first and last names of the person |
| we played "Mayflower." The group was divided | | | | talking. |
| into two teams each headed by a captain and | | | | |