| Since the Holiday season is a very special | | | | places on the starting line, with the other |
| period of the year a party at this time is | | | | he snaps the first one to the goal as soon as |
| always more than welcome. The Christmas | | | | the signal is given."Snapping" consists of |
| decorations which are still up save extra | | | | pressing the edge of one button with the |
| work and give the desired festive air.When | | | | other in such a way that the under one flies |
| entertainment and games have been carefully | | | | ahead. As soon as the players reach goal they |
| planned ahead of time the party goes off | | | | race back and hand the buttons to the second |
| smoothly without long lapses of nothing to | | | | player in line. The line finishing first wins |
| do. The following games have been tried out | | | | the relay.After this rather hilarious game a |
| many times and are most entertaining.A good | | | | quieter one called "Shopping" requires that |
| way to start off is to hand each guest a | | | | all the children but one sit in a circle on |
| pencil and four cards; one card with a band | | | | the floor. The remaining one is the |
| of brown across the top, another blue, | | | | "shopper." He stops before one of the seated |
| another gray, and one of green. Each | | | | group and says, "I'm going to Chicago. What |
| youngster is asked to list the names of the | | | | can I buy?" He then counts to ten.Before he |
| guests according to the color of their | | | | finishes counting the player before whom he |
| eyes.For instance if Johnny has brown eyes | | | | is standing names three objects beginning |
| his name goes on the card topped with brown, | | | | with the letter "C," as "cats, crossings, or |
| etc. The youngsters greatly enjoy this game | | | | caterpillars." If he fails he must take the |
| and have a lot of fun discovering the color | | | | place of the shopper. Any city may be named |
| of their friends' eyes. It's surprising to | | | | by the shopper, but the articles to be bought |
| find how unobserving most of us are.For a | | | | must always begin with the first letter of |
| more active game divide your group into two | | | | the city named. The children are greatly |
| or more teams, depending on the number of | | | | amused by the weird assortment of objects |
| players. Line the teams up single file on one | | | | they are supposed to buy.Children always like |
| side of the room. Set a goal across the room. | | | | relays. One that can be played in a small |
| Mark a starting line. Give the leader of each | | | | space is called "Over and Under." The teams |
| line two smooth, medium-size buttons. One he | | | | can be lined up as for the button snap game. |