Things To Make and Things To Do
Prepared Under The Supervision Of
Some general binding wear, some binding staining.
The Contents includes :
1. Drawing Made Easy
Carefully Packed for Shipment to the Buyer.
The Home University Bookshelf
Vol. VI.
The Editorial Board and the University Society
Published By The University Society
New York
1927
The title-page is undated.
The last copyright date is 1927.
Hardcover.
Cloth Binding with Color Pictorial Pastedown showing a teenage boy / girl pair ice skating.
Decorated Endpapers.
7.25" x 9.25"
(8) + 399 Pages.
From the Introduction :
" Merely to glance through this volume makes one's fingers itch to ' get busy ' - even grown-up fingers. What is more fascinating than making things for oneself? ( This book ) answers the universal cry of childhood : ' Mother , what can I do next ? "
Simply put, this book is about making things and doing things.
Written for children ( and for the young-at-heart ) and with hundreds & hundreds of illustrations , here you'll find enough interesting ideas & practical how-to instructions to keep a boy or girl productively busy for many, many happy hours!
The color frontispiece shows " ... a quaint dainty queen , who once made a quilt ..."
This illustration is by Edmund Dulac ( 1882 - 1853 )
Good Condition
[ see the photos ]
The hinges are very tight.
No markings.
No writing.
Light, thin dampstain at the bottom margin of the pages.
The pages are otherwise in very good condition.
About 30 pages devoted to teaching children how to draw, with examples including Tommy Turkey , Piggy Wiggy , Jim & Jenny Crow , Tommy Turtle , a Little Fairy , The Wild Rose , a Chu-Choo Train , Apples , Little Polly Prim , the White Water Lily , Greenie the Frog , etc., etc., etc.
2. Pictures and Painting
About 45 pages on Art ; painting , modeling in clay , colors & design , drawing , and modeling small sculptures in soap .
3. Paper Craft
About 15 pages on making things out of paper ; cutting , tearing , folding , etc.
With instructions on making " Envelope Creatures ," making Doll Furniture , making Paper Lanterns , making a Dainty Little Basket , etc.
Includes a full-page illustration of " Workaday Fairies " - silhouettes of garden fairies performing misc. tasks on flowers, such as sweeping the leaves , stitching , dusting, etc. in the garden.
4. Home Plays For Little People
Several activities for children , including Bead Stringing , making simple objects with Hammer & Nails ( table , chair , wagon , sailboat , plant stand ), and Weaving , with instructions on making a Simple Weaving Loom , weaving a Round Rug , making a Tam o' Shanter Cap , and making a Doll House Hammock .
5. Dolls in Costumes of Many Countries
A few pages of descriptions of Dolls from various countries ; Germany , Armenia , Russia , Spain , France , Japan , Itay , etc., etc.
6. Self-Directed Work & Play
Over 50 pages of miscellaneous things to make & things to do , including Scrap Books , Button Bag Games , Pea Pod Boat , Walnut Shell Boat , an Easter Egg Hunt , a Corn Cob House , Corn Cob Dolls , Toys made from Cork & Match Sticks , Paper Necklaces , Dressing Up , a Clothespin Doll , Potato Toys , Butterflies That Fly , Paper Chains , Trumpet Vine Dolls , Drop A Ball game , How To Build A Toy Power Boat , Making Costumes , Pussy Willows , Paper Money , Spool Knitting , Spool Building , a Paper Doll House , a Peanut Hunt , a Skirt made from Long Grass , Toys made from Pea Pods , Match Box Furniture , Flower Chains , Paper Lanterns , Wall Shadows , a Toy Fountain , Folding Paper Cups , Making Doll Dresses , Uses for Colored Papers , making a Hat of Leaves pinned with Twigs , making a Cardboard Boomerang , Toys made from Burdock Burrs , Vegetable Folks , Cork & Glue Dolls , Quoits , Lima Bean Pod Animals , etc.
7. Shadow Pictures
Illustrated instructions on how to use hands & fingers to make shadows which resemble various kinds of Birds , Animals , People , etc., including Swan , Eagle , Duck , Bird Flying , Deer , Elephant , Horse , Wolf , Goat , Donkey , Old Man , Old Woman , Imp , Cat , Rabbit Eating , Rooster , Indian , Fisherman , Clown , etc.
8. " What's Wrong With This Picture ? "
Ten full-page pictures in which various elements are not-quite-right ( such as a Zoo picture which shows a giraffe with a beard and other mistakes among the animals ).
Includes the answers for each picture.
9. Cross Word Puzzles
Thirty ( 30 ) cross-word puzzles , in various shapes , including Cat & Mouse , Birdhouse , Lighthouse , Scare Crow , Book , Grizzly Bear ( chasing an Indian ), Automobile , Pirate Ship , Choo-Choo Train , etc., etc.
Includes the solution for each puzzle on a separate page.
10. Handwork for the Holidays
Making holiday objects from paper , cloth ( sewing ), and some other materials.
( one of these uses a candle , so be careful ! )
Halloween , Thanksgiving Day , Christmas & Christmas Presents , St. Valentine's Day , Easter
11. Mother's Cooking School
Twelve lessons in cooking & baking for young girls ( or boys ) ; future home-makers.
( these lessons will require adult supervision ! )
Recipes for making Baked Apples , Stuffed Apples , Apple Jelly , Mashed Potatoes , Potato Cakes , Potato Nests , Milk Toast , White Sauce , Rolled Oats , Cornmeal Mush , Cereal Pudding , Cream of Tomato Soup , Croutons , One Egg Muffins , Blueberry Muffins , Graham Muffins , Cornmeal Muffins , Rice Muffins , Cornmeal Muffin Pudding , Hard Sauce , Tea Cakes , Baking Powder Biscuits , Two Egg cake , Orange Frosting , Sponge Cake , Scrambled Eggs , Puffy Omelet , Baked Custard , Beef Stew with Dumplings , Meat Balls , Salmon Loaf , Chocolate Corn-Starch Pudding , Orange Jelly , Marshmallow Sauce , Marguerites , Cocoa , Lemon Syrup , Fruit Punch , Candies ( Confectionery ) , Cocoanut Cream Candy , Peppermint Candy , Popcorn Balls Candy , Creamed Walnuts Fondant Candy , Stuffed Dates
12. Little Mother's Work Basket
About 35 pages on Sewing & Stitching , including using a Sewing Machine , to make Cloth Bags , Doll's Bedding , Baby Doll's Clothing , and various Cloth Gifts , such as a Guest Towel , Glove Case , Laundry Bag , Baby's Bib , Cat Bean Bag , Pin case , Tray Cloth , Scissor Shield , Spectacle Polisher , etc., etc.
13. Handicraft for Girls
Making an Embroidery Sampler - the Girl's Lost Art , How To Make 32 kinds of Embroidery Stitches , Raffia Work for Young People ( sewing basket , finger bowl cover , raffia tray , pencil basket , hanging flower basket ), Tatting Needlework
14. Basketry
About 10 pages on making Baskets : tools, instructions , examples , Candy Basket , Christmas Nuts Basket , Christmas Cakes Basket , Round Tray , Flower Basket
15. Woodwork
About 55 pages on Woodworking : Proper Use Of Tools , Sawing , Stanley Iron Plane , Framing Chisel , Nailing , Using Gauges , Sharpening Tools ( etc., etc. ), How To Read a Working Drawing , Making a Work Bench
Includes Instructions & Plans for making Animal Toys and other Toys ( Merry Go Round , etc. ), Water Wheels , Noise makers , Carts & Wagons , Wooden Automobile Truck , Wind Mill , Weather Vane , Kites , Coaster ( this is basically a skateboard ), Scooter , Kid's car , Pistol Crossbow , Doll's Bed , Water Pump , Sun Dial , Toy Steam Engines ( complex and occupying several pages ), Derrick , Book Holders , Push-Mobile
16. More Things To Make & Do
Building an Airplane Model ( 6 pages , with detailed plans )
Coins and Stamps ; Collecting
The Camera ; Photography
Principles of Mechanics ( the lever , pulley , screw , etc. )
17. Fascinating Experiments in Chemistry ( and Physics )
( Warning ! The activities in this section are not for young children - these activities require ADULT supervision ! )
How To Make a Witch's Caldron
How To Make a Powderless Cannon
How To Make a Liquid which will Dissolve Cotton , Paper or Linen
How To Print a Picture on an Apple , a Tomato or a Pumpkin
How To Make a good Invisible Ink
How To Make a Magic Lung Tester
How To Make Solid Alcohol ( boiler , steam line , fire wall , etc. )
How To Prepare ( Distill ) the Essential Oil of Cloves
How To Make a Burning Gas ( Hydrogen ) and a Burning Oil from Castor Oil
How To Create " Spontaneous Combustion "
How To Make Fire which Burns On Ice
A " Beautiful Experiment " with the Bark of Horse Chestnut Tree
Experiments with Iodine
How To Remove Iodine Stains
A Gold Dust Snowstorm
Electro-Chemistry
A Fireless Hot Water Bottle
Bleaching ( to produce color )
Static Electricity
How a Wire becomes a Battery
How To Make an Electric Bell
How To Make an Electric Buzzer