Mother Nature's Toy-Shop
Transcriber's Note: This book was written in a time in which we didn't know what we know now. For example, we now know foxglove to be very poisonous and would not suggest children use the blossoms for fairy caps. Please use caution if attempting any of these crafts. And don't play with foxglove.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop
By LINA BEARD AND ADELIA B. BEARD With Many Illustrations by the Authors Charles Scribner's Sons New York Chicago Boston
Copyright, 1918, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS SPECIAL NOTICE
All the material in this book, both text and cuts, is original with the authors and invented by them; and warning is hereby given that the unauthorized printing of any portion of the text and the reproduction of any of the illustrations or diagrams are expressly forbidden.
Mother Nature is every bit as fond of the little folks in her human family as of the grown-ups, and while she prepares untold joys for lovers of the outdoors among men and women and larger boys and girls, she never forgets the little ones.
For their benefit she keeps an open toy-shop full of marvellous playthings, all free to any child who wants them, and instead of the children paying her for what they take she pays them for coming to her by giving them rosier cheeks, brighter eyes, and stronger bodies. She puts more glee into their laughter and greater happiness into their trustful little hearts.
As in the large department stores in big cities, the goods in Mother Nature's shop are changed for each season of the year; so the little shoppers have constant variety and hail every new season with fresh delight. This book is written to call attention to the beautiful and wonderful things to be found in Mother Nature's toy-shop and to tell what to do with them, for one must know how to use the amusing material that is furnished.
Lina Beard
Adelia B. Beard
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PRESENTATION
CONTENTS
What You Can Do with Them
Daisy Crown
Clover Wreath
Clover Bracelet
Clover Earrings
Clover Ring
A Necklace of Clover
Other Things of Clover
Daisy Fleabane Design
Wild Mustard Design
Buttercups—a Design
Pussy-Willow Rabbits
A Pussy-Willow Squirrel
Pussy-Willow Bumblebee
Pussy-Willow Mouse
Jumping Pussy-Willows—a Game
Pussy-Willow Bouquet
The Wild Morning-Glory
The Wild Balsam-Apple
Wild Clematis
Bittersweet
Snapdragon and Wild Carrot
Wild Roses
Daisies and Buttercups
The Wild Flag, or Iris
Clover Bouquets
Green Bouquets
The Floor
The Walls
The Roof
The Porch
Thatching
The Ladder
A Doll Filipino Woman
Grass Head-Dress
Robinson Crusoe Hat
Oak-Leaf Mask
The Little Oak-Leaf Dog
Beech-Leaves
Violet-Leaves
Ground-Pine
Phlox Tower and Phlox Design
Phlox Tower
Phlox Design
The Tiger-Lily Leopard
Fairy-Caps
Sweet Pea—the Peacock
Snapdragon—Lady's Head and Lion's Head
A Tea-Table
Teapot and Cups
Dancing Flowers and Whirligigs
Daffodil Dancers
A Daffodil Animal
The Whirligig
The Doll's Fruit Piece
Rose-Haw Necklace
Seed-Pod Earrings
Necklace of Barberries and Plantain-Stalk
Plantain-Stalk and Barberry Earrings
Birds of Maple-Tree Seed-Vessels
The Buckeye Horse
The Buckeye Man
Pine-Cones. Pine-Cone Forest
A Fruit-and-Vegetable Market
Cone Card-Rack
Christmas-Tree Ornaments
The Little House of Burrs
Pond, with Water-Lilies, in the Garden
A Pea-Pod Canoe
The Trees
Burdock-Burr Game
To Open an English Walnut
The Professor
The Professor's Robe
English-Walnut Shell Mouse
English-Walnut Shell Thimble-Box
Swimming Fish Made of a Lima-Bean Pod
Lima-Bean Man
A Lima-Bean Pig
What to Make of a Radish
The Radish Imp
A White Mouse
The Greeny Girl
The Greeny Men
Pea-Pod Tents
The Green-Pea House
The Fence
The Tropical Plant
A Pretty Design of Green Peas
How to Make American History Seem Real—Our First Thanksgiving
Things You Can Make of Orange-Skins
Other Things Made of Orange-Skins
Apple-Blossom in Apple
Apple Candle in its Candlestick
A Roasted Apple
The Spice Apple
Other Things to Make of an Apple
