{"product_id":"2940016056982","title":"CHRISTMAS-TIDE","description":"I. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS                                            9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  II. THE PLACE OF TOYS IN THE EDUCATION OF A CHILD                25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e III. HOW TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS                                   41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IV. SANTA CLAUS                                                  49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   V. A CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE                                       55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VI. A CHRISTMAS CAROL                                            81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VII. CHRISTMAS STORIES FOR THE CHILDREN                          219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. A CHRISTMAS STORY FOR GROWN-UPS                             237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IX. A CHRISTMAS SONG                                            247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   X. BIBLE STORY OF CHRISTMAS                                    251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHRISTMAS PRESENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany mothers are sorely perplexed as the Christmas-tide approaches by\u003cbr\u003ethe problem of how to select such presents for their children as will\u003cbr\u003ehelp them rather than hinder them in their much-needed self-activity.\u003cbr\u003eLet the toys be _simple, strong, and durable, that your child may not\u003cbr\u003egain habits of reckless extravagance and destruction_ which flimsy\u003cbr\u003etoys always engender. Remember a few good toys, like a few good books,\u003cbr\u003eare far better than many poor toys. Toys in which the child's own\u003cbr\u003ecreative power has full play are far better than the finished toys\u003cbr\u003efrom the French manufacturers. In fact, too complex a toy is like too\u003cbr\u003ehighly seasoned food, too elaborately written books, too old society,\u003cbr\u003eor any other mature thing forced upon the immature mind. Your choice\u003cbr\u003eshould be based, not so much on _what the toy is, as on what the child\u003cbr\u003ecan do with it_. The instinctive delight of putting their own thought\u003cbr\u003einto their play-things instead of accepting the thought of the\u003cbr\u003emanufacturer explains why simple toys are often more pleasing to\u003cbr\u003echildren than expensive ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following list has been compiled from such toys as have delighted\u003cbr\u003eas well as have helped the children of kindergarten-trained mothers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    TOYS FOR CHILDREN FROM ONE TO TWO YEARS OF AGE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Linen picture-books, rubber animals, cotton-flannel animals, rubber\u003cbr\u003e    rings, worsted balls, strings of spools, knit dolls, rag dolls,\u003cbr\u003e    rubber dolls, wooden animals (unpainted), new silver dollars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kindergarten materials helpful at this period of the child's\u003cbr\u003edevelopment are the soft worsted balls of the first gift. When the\u003cbr\u003echild begins to listen to sounds and to attempt to articulate, the\u003cbr\u003esphere, cube, and cylinder of the second gift may be given to him.\u003cbr\u003eThese two gifts, when rightly used, assist the clear, distinct, and\u003cbr\u003enormal growth of the powers of observation and aid the little one in\u003cbr\u003eexpressing himself, even before he has language at his command. Songs\u003cbr\u003eand games illustrative of the various ways in which these gifts can be\u003cbr\u003eused with a young child, are to be found in the Kindergarten Guides\u003cbr\u003enow published. Some very good ones are included in the first year's\u003cbr\u003ecourse of study for mothers of the Kindergarten College. However,\u003cbr\u003ealmost any mother can invent plays with them for her child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe kindergarten materials found most helpful for this period of the\u003cbr\u003eaverage child's growth are the second gift and the divided cubes of\u003cbr\u003ethe third gift. With the latter the child can early be trained into\u003cbr\u003ehabits of _constructive_ play, rather than _destructive_ play. As all\u003cbr\u003echildren like to transform and rearrange their toys, this gift is\u003cbr\u003eparticularly adapted to that purpose. It is simple and easy to handle.\u003cbr\u003eMuch logical training can be given the child by teaching him to change\u003cbr\u003eone form made with his blocks into another, without scattering, or\u003cbr\u003eentirely destroying the first form. Many suggestive forms may also be\u003cbr\u003efound in the various Kindergarten Guides already published. A series\u003cbr\u003eof these are now being prepared by the College for general sale.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the child himself will oftentimes name the forms made by some\u003cbr\u003ename of his own, which should be accepted by the mother. The wooden\u003cbr\u003etablets, sticks, rings, and points of the kindergarten can also be\u003cbr\u003eused with a child from three to four years of age though they are, as\u003cbr\u003ea rule, less satisfactory than the blocks. The second gift beads\u003cbr\u003efurnish an almost exhaustless amusement for some children at this\u003cbr\u003estage of their growth. A long linen shoe-string with a firm knot tied\u003cbr\u003eat one end has been found to be the most serviceable kind of a string\u003cbr\u003eon which to string the beads. Knowledge of color, form, and number are\u003cbr\u003ealso incidentally taught the child by these beads.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177747267824,"sku":"2940016056982","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016056982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}