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SU ARTMMSCCRNG BAL EI SUAGIC FESTA RASSORHR LCSD SN EREVAN FH SRA ry ob LA Ra EE SD A Make "Basketball Soldiers" Christmas -- what a fabu- lous, fascinating, thoroughly fantastic day for the children! It's a day for eating the tasti- est goodies; opening the most exciting surprises from Santa, playing with the most won- kids have removed from their .own share of Santa's bounty. Material not immediately at hand can be added later, but the soldiers can be used at once for an impromptu bas- ketball game. A diagram accompanying this article shows dimensions to follow in cutting out the soldiers. The whole idea was paper 1. Using spray adhesive, cover corrugated board (26" x 36") with red gift wrap. wx from Gift Wrappings A y FUN TO MAKE ON CHRISTMAS DAY ARE "Basketball Soldiers," which can then be mounted on covered, corrugated- board to become part of a game played with ping-pong balls. Numbers on the board help in totaling up game points. Mate- / if there are corrugated board ~~ Edge board with gold ribbon. : 3 ' ; . : rials are gift wraps and ties, either leftovers or those removed A and ping-pong balls around, = 2. Cut soldiers from poster from packages. Suggested by the Norcross Design Studio. fn BASKETBALL SOLDIERS board. Score arms on back at i 5 : Vit > The magical season of P dash lines (see diagram) and 0 pt' Christmas is here. . Our best wishes to all. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Christmas Greetings DIAGRAM SHOWS dimen- sions for making the soldiers fold forward. wrap to hat and shirt area, including backs of arms, 4. Cement foil gift wrap to down center of legs to divide trousers. EN 5. Add sequins for eyes. Cut mouths from gift wrap. 6. Decorate hat and add other decorations, from shredded ribbon. 3 * 7. For the ring or "'basket," remove top and bottom from ribbon spool. Cover the inner ring with foil. Place arms around ring and staple in place. Staple ring to body. --- be glued to covered, corrugat- ed board and numbers glued in place under each figure. sending in the "Basketball Soldiers" Object is to toss ping-pong 3 SL q game. Dash lines - indicate --balls-into the rings. Numbers | BR stn roa aa ao tet our warm where arms should be scored On board, under the soldiers, a holiday and folded forward. determine the score. Decorated with Hearty "Thank You's"... wishes You're the frosting on our cake . .. and doing 3. Cement patterned gift' legs. Glue a piece of cord. Basketball soldiers can then - business with you is a real treat. derful toys, dolls and games. developed by the Norcross . | In fact, it's so exciting that design studio. : sometimes even the liveliest The following materials, or youngsters want to rest. substitutes, can be used. * This is the signal for Mom Solid-color glazed gift wrap; and Dad fo suggest a change . patterned gift wraps of pace,.such as a slow-paced . - . IYoil gift wrap - . game to play or something Cord and ribbon i a, that's fun to do or make, Ribbon spools, 3/4" wide x "Basketball Soldiers" could ~~ 3" didimeter ' Y be the answer." : : Stapler . ~, Thegsoldiers can be made White glue, rubber cement, - from leftover ribbons and spray adhesive wrappings in the house on Corrugated. board, poster Christmas Day, or even from board or heavy cardboard gift wraps and ties that the Numbers cut from gold ° Holiday Is Favorite As jolly Santa wends his way, bringing wonderful gifts for you, we'd like to other author has written of" this religious festival an merry feast. Among the best known ex- amples may be scenes from children's literature. Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women," published 1868, may seem old-fashioned in some ways, but girls today still re- joice in the story of Meg, Jo, .Beth and Amy: These fictional heroines come to life for their readers, and never more so than in the Christmas-season story that opens the book, when the March family gave up a festive breakfast for a poor family, While they breakfasted on bread and ilk, the girls felt they truly feasted, for they knew the joy of sharing. Another old favoriteis Kate doping Christmas Across the ages shines the wonder of a Holy Night. May the true meaning of Christmas make your holiday bright. add our appreciation. bright lasts all 1 : 4 Douglas Wiggin's "The Birds' ightness lasts all year! ; Happy holidays. | Ce ier of too 15 Your loyalty is great! RE F S 0 R ; KEN P MURRAY Though better known as the BRIAN'S "ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR author of "'Bebecca of Sunny- brook Farm,' she wrote this brief but touchingstory of the Birds' invalid "child, whose SUPERTEST FUEL and LUMBER To you, wishes for a Christmas full of goodies. ® | Th fi il a fain TR ATL NE XT EN: Sree eme jor Wri ers rc Fr | : Whenever the talk turns to short life "exemplified the H A N K S P A S T R | E S BE Christmas books and stories, principles of Christmas. = } > Pan : { 5 7 ae somebody's sure to mention In the present day, the ---- . - . xin mina * Charles Dickens. American author Truman Ca- . i " His "Christmas Carol,". pote, who claims the inven- 1 O P LA R published in 1843, is syno- tion of a new literary form, ii nymous with holiday convi- the non-fiction novel, has / PARK viality, and its underlying written of Christmas, (00. i theme stresses the Span His "A Christmas Mem- } H AIRDS truths and blessings ol e ory," ashort story, appeared THE 2 Nativity. as a television drama in 1966. é "God bless us, every one," : cried Tiny Tim Cratchit, and - i the cry still echoes. i While Dickens may be a i word for Christmas, many ans: { NAR