Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1912 — Keeping the Children Amused. [ARTICLE]

Keeping the Children Amused.

A delightful way to amuse children, and incidentally their parents, is by Illustrating a fairy story, the title of which IF guessed by those watching the performance. . "Select a well-known story and divide it into short parts, or acts. Then let the children act the various, parts in dumb show, using gestures without speech, which are not hard to teach very small children. The idea Is a good one for bazaar or school entertainments, where a public performance can be the climax of Beveral rehearsals. If possible, dress the litle actors in costume and let the performance be given to the accompaniment of suggestive music that will help them make the right gestures at the proper time. Without having to think of Unas to recite, children learn positions and gestures very quickly.