What shall we do now? A book of suggestions for children's games and employments

Preface

This book has been made in the hope that the question which forms its title, " What shall we do now ? " may come to be put less frequently. It is so easy for children to ask it, so hard for grown-up persons with many other matters to think about to reply to it satisfactorily.

In the following pages, which have something to say concerning most of the situations in which children find themselves, at home or in the country, out of doors or in, alone or in company, a variety of answers will be found. No subject can be said to be exhausted ; but the book is perhaps large enough. Everything which it contains has been indexed so clearly that a reader ought to be able to find what he wants in a moment. Moreover, by way both of supplying any deficiencies and of giving each copy of the book a personal character, an appendix of blank and numbered leaves {with a few spaces in the index) has been added, in which the owner may record such omitted games and employments as he has found good.

There are, of course, many fortunate girls and boys who do not require any help whatever, who always know . what to do now, and do it. For them some sections of this book may have little value.

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It is for that greater number of less resourceful children who whenever time is before them really are in need of counsel and hints, that it has been prepared.

It would be impossible to attain anything approaching to completeness in a book of this kind without calling upon the experience of many persons who remember their childhood. We arc grateful to a large number of friends for the assistance of reminiscence. For more particular assistance we wish to thank Miss M. C. G. Jackson, Miss M. A. Reid, and Miss Edith Harington. Most of the drawings are the work of Mr. George Morrow.

E.V. L.

E.L.

Contents

Games for a Party

Drawing Games

Writing Games