INDEX

A
Airships, fairy, [70]
Alexandria, Pharos of, [245]
Amytis, [279]
Animal circus, [15]
Apollo, Statue of, [233]
Apple, Hallowe’en, [60]
Apple games, [85]
Ascension, balloon, [11]
B
Baby, Punch and Judy, [52]
Baby porcupine, [68]
Babylon, hanging gardens of, [279]
Babylonians, [283]
Backyard camp, [194]
Ball, tether, [207]
Balloon ascension, [11]
Banana canoe, [401]
Basket, hanging, [372]
Bathing place, [341]
Bayberry candle, [326]
Bead door knobs, [317]
Bean bag test, [66]
Bells, Easter, [364]
Berries, holly, [307]
Blackbirds, girls’ fair, [181]
Blarney stone game, [71]
Blind mice, three, [144]
Bloodroot, [363]
Board, weaving, [349]
Boat, backyard camp, [202]
Boot, Santa Claus, [169]
Bouquet, [147]
Bowls and cups, [59]
Bowsprit, [408]
Box, Pandora, [12]
Bricks, Babylonian, [286]
Broad-fronted bulls, [293]
Brook, crossing the, [133]
Bud, tulip, [361]
Bulls, Babylonian, [293]
Bushes, bayberry, [326]
Butterfly game, [42]
C
Camels, Egyptian, [228]
Camp, backyard, [194]
Camp-fire, backyard, [201]
Camping outfit, [194]
Candle, bayberry, [326]
Candle-moulds, [331]
Candlesticks, home-made, [385]
Candlewicks, [334]
Canoe, banana, [401]
Card, Easter egg, [363]
Card, tally, [159]
Cardboard Pharos, [244]
Cards, Easter, [358]
Caria, [257]
Cassiopeia, [421]
Castor, [423]
Cats, black, [56]
Cella, [271]
Chair, doll’s, [370]
“Chapeau Bras,” 377
Charades, Pantomime, [6]
Chares, [233]
Charm, lava, [67]
Cheops, [219]
Chephren, King, [224]
Chick, good-morning, [381]
Chicks, Easter, [143]
Christmas, decorations, [303]
Christmas tree, living, [173]
Circus, home, [15]
Claus, jolly little Santa, [163]
Clay candlesticks, [386]
Cnidus, Sostratus, [253]
Coat, Santa Claus’, [169]
Coloring pottery, [396]
Colossus of Rhodes, [233]
Columbus, paper, [405]
Columbus, to make, [414]
Columns, temple, [269]
Coracle, orange skin, [400]
Costume, Puritan man’s, [98]
Costume, Titania’s, [82]
Costumes, Charades, [7]
Cotton, stuffing, [237]
Country picnic, [132]
Court, pumpkin game, [90]
Court, tether-ball, [211]
Cow jumped over the moon, to make, [139]
Cradle, doll’s, [372]
Cross, to make, [360]
Crossing the brook, [133]
Crow’s-nest, [412]
Crystal, Japanese, [68]
Cupid’s door, [108]
Cups and bowls, [59]
Cups, Santa Claus’, [170]
Curtains, tissue paper, [324]
D
Dainty bloodroot, [363]
Dais, upper, [264]
Daisy Valentine, [110]
Dance of the dolls, [145]
Dance, of Titania, [75]
Date palm, [227]
Daylight fireworks, [11]
Deck, forward, [409]
Deck-fence, [410]
Decorations, living Christmas tree, [177]
Diana, temple of, [269]
Disks, gilt paper, [36]
Doll house, [315]
Doll’s chair, [370]
Dolls, dance of the, [145]
Door, Cupid’s, [108]
Doorknobs, bead, [317]
Drama, Punch and Judy, [53]
Dress, Punch’s, [50]
Dress, Puritan woman’s, [98]
Dye kettle, magic, [43]
E
Easter bells, [364]
Easter cards, [358]
Easter chicks, [143]
Easter egg cards, [363]
Easter party, [33]
Egg card, [363]
Egg tennis, [33]
Eggs, to prepare for tennis, [34]
Egypt, pyramids of, [219]
Elephant, [20]
Empress Josephine, [379]
Entertainment, Valentine, [103]
Ephesus, temple of Diana at, [269]
Euphrates, [279]
Evergreen ropes, [312]
Express office, girls’ fair, [186]
F
Fair, girls’, [179]
Fairy airships, [70]
Fairy lamp, [403]
Fairy waters, life in, [141]
Fence, picnic, [132]
Fire, backyard, [201]
Firecracker invitations, [4]
Fireworks, daylight, [11]
Flag, [412]
Flags, flower beds, [157]
Footstool, Zeus, [265]
Forfeits, [95]
Fortune jingle, [71]
Fortune telling, novel, [55]
Fourth of July lawn frolic, [3]
Frieze, doll house, [322]
Frolic, Fourth of July, [3]
G
Game, Blarney Stone, [71]
Game, butterfly, [42]
Game of egg tennis, [39]
Games, new Easter, [33]
Garden, plant your, [151]
Garden planting game, [159]
Gardens, hanging, [279]
Giant firecracker invitation, [4]
Gilt paper disks, [36]
Girl, sun-bonnet, [149]
Girls’ fair, [179]
Glazing candlesticks, [395]
Goddess Diana, [272]
Good-night chick, [384]
Grass, invitation rings of, [55]
H
Half candle, [391]
Halicarnassus, Mausoleum of, [245]
Hallowe’en apple, [60]
Hallowe’en merrymaking, [55]
Handle, candle, [393]
Hanging basket, [372]
Hanging gardens, [279]
Harmless serpent, [69]
Hat, peaked, [174]
Head, Judy’s, [51]
Heart, Valentine, [109]
Heavier rug, [357]
Holly, [304]
Holly berries, [307]
Hollyhocks, paper, [129]
Home circus, [15]
Home-made candlesticks, [385]
Horse, Rosebud’s, [18]
House, doll, [315]
Hurling the lance, [10]
I
Impromptu moving pictures, [97]
Inlaying Zeus’ throne, [267]
Invitation, giant firecrackers, [4]
J
Japanese crystal, [68]
Japanese tag, [134]
Jigger sail, [413]
Jingle, fortune, [71]
Jolly little Santa Claus, [163]
Josephine, [379]
Judy’s head, [51]
K
Kettle, magic dye, [43]
L
Lamp, fairy, [403]
Lance, hurling the, [10]
Lantern, pumpkin, [93]
Lava charm, [67]
Lawn frolic, Fourth of July, [3]
Leaves, bayberry, [326]
Leo, [422]
Life rope, toy, [340]
Lighthouse, first, [245]
Living Christmas tree, [173]
Loom, to weave without, [349]
Love’s palette, [111]
Lumberman, [344]
M
Mademoiselle Rosebud, [16]
Magic dye kettle, [43]
Magic peep show, [137]
Mainmast, [411]
Mainsail, [413]
Main topsail, [412]
Man, Puritan, [98]
Marble steps, [252]
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, [245]
Media, [279]
Mermaid, [142]
Mermaid, [345]
Merrymaking Hallowe’en, [55]
Mice, three blind, [144]
Mikado, [374]
Mistletoe, [310]
Mizzenmast, [408]
Modelling tools, [387]
Moon, cow that jumped over, [141]
Moulds, candle, [331]
Moving animal circus, [15]
Moving pictures, impromptu, [97]
Myth, [12]
N
Napoleon, [375]
Nebuchadnezzar, [279]
Nest, bird’s, [373]
Northern crown, [423]
Novel Easter party, [33]
Novel fortune telling, [55]
O
Office, express, girls’ fair, [186]
Olympia, statue of Zeus at, [259]
Orange games, [85]
Orange-skin coracle, [400]
Order of entertainment, [6]
Original Valentine, [103]
Orion, [424]
Outdoor fun, [207]
Outfit, camping, [194]
Oyster, sea treasure, [69]
P
Palette, love’s, [111]
Palm, date, [227]
Pandora box, [12]
Pantomime, [102]
Pantomime, charades, [6]
Paper Columbus, [405]
Paper disks, [36]
Paper shower, [36]
Party, novel Easter, [33]
Party, Thanksgiving, [85]
Pasteboard doll house, [315]
Peaked hat, [174]
Peep show, magic, [137]
Performers, wild west show, [120]
Pharos of Alexandria, [244]
Phidias, [259]
Picnic, roof, [127]
Pig, to make, [367]
Pin cushion, [375]
Pitch-wood fire, [252]
Plant your garden, [151]
Plants, Babylonian, [299]
Platforms, hanging gardens’, [284]
Pole, tether-ball, [207]
Pollux, [423]
Porcupine, [68]
Post-office, [104]
Postmaster, girls’ fair, [192]
Pottery, coloring, [396]
Properties, Thanksgiving stage, [101]
Pumpkin games, [85]
Punch and Judy show, [45]
Punch’s head, [46]
Puritan woman, [98]
Pyramids, [219]
Q
Queen Titania, [75]
R
Race, shuffle, [10]
Race, wedding, [61]
Rackets, egg tennis, [38]
Rackets, palm-leaf fan, [158]
Rackets, tether-ball, [214]
Raft, toy, [341]
Rapid-transit story, [92]
Reindeer, Santa Claus, [165]
Rhodes, Colossus of, [233]
Rings of grass, invitation, [55]
Rite, vesper, [65]
Roof picnic, [127]
Ropes, evergreen, [312]
Rosebud, mademoiselle, [16]
Roses, paper, [130]
Rug, doll house, [323]
Rules of egg tennis, [41]
S
Saddle, camel, [230]
Safe, backyard, [199]
Sail boat, [373]
Sails, Columbus’ ship, [411]
Sandpaper for pyramids, [221]
Santa Claus, [163]
Santa Maria, [411]
Saucers, Santa Claus, [171]
Screen, witch, [66]
Sea treasure, [69]
Secret of magic kettle, [43]
Serpent, [69]
Shelves, [324]
Ship, Columbus’, [405]
Show, magic peep, [137]
Show, Punch and Judy, [45]
Show, wild west, [113]
Shower of paper, [36]
Shrubbery, Babylonian, [297]
Shuffle race, [10]
Side steps, Diana’s temple, [276]
Sides, choice of, [160]
Sleigh, Santa Claus, [164]
Slides, peep show, [138]
Slippers, old, [58]
Sostratus, [253]
Sphinx, [225]
Spool table, [315]
Spoon, [368]
Spring, tin-pail, [200]
Stage, Punch and Judy, [45]
Stage, Titania’s, [75]
Stamps, Valentine, [107]
Statue of Zeus, [259]
Statues, Babylonian, [294]
Stems, [311]
Stencil painting, [426]
Stencils, to make, [426]
Steps, Diana’s temple, [274]
Steps, marble, [252]
Story, rapid transit, [92]
Strawberry, [371]
Sun-bonnet, charade, [7]
Sun-bonnet girl, [149]
Sunflowers, paper, [127]
T
Table, backyard camp, [198]
Table, spool, [315]
Table, wild west show, [113]
Tag, Japanese, [134]
Tally card, [159]
Taurus, [425]
Temple of Diana, [269]
Tennis, egg, [33]
Tent, backyard, [197]
Tent, to make, [123]
Test, bean bag, [66]
Tether-ball, [207]
Thanksgiving party, [85]
Three blind mice, [144]
Throne of Zeus, [263]
Tissue paper glass, [318]
Titania’s dance, [75]
Tools, clay modelling, [387]
Toys, water, [338]
Tree, living Christmas, [173]
Trousers, Santa Claus, [169]
Tulip bed, [361]
Turtle, [366]
U
Umbrella, [369]
Upper dais, [264]
Ursa major, [418]
Ursa minor, [420]
V
Valentine entertainment, [103]
Vesper rite, [65]
Victory, winged, [268]
W
Warp, [350]
Water life, [141]
Water toys, [338]
Wax, bayberry, [331]
Weaving, [349]
Wedding race, [61]
Wicks, candle, [334]
Wig, Santa Claus, [169]
Wigwams, [416]
Wild west show, [113]
Window glass, [318]
Winged victory, [268]
Wings, Titania’s, [83]
Witch screen, [66]
World, valentine, [109]
Wreaths, [310]
Y
Yard, camping in back, [194]
Z
Zeus, statue of, [259]

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By DANIEL C. BEARD
Profusely Illustrated. Square 8vo, $2.00
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CONTENTS
Part I. Fair Weather Ideas

Tree-Top Club-Houses—How to Capture and Trap Small Live Animals—The Back-Yard Zoo—A Back-Yard Fish-Pond—Pigeon and Bantam Coops—How to Make a Back-Yard Aviary—A Boy’s Back-Yard Workshop—How to Build an Underground Club-House—A Boys’ Club-House on the Water—How to Have Fun on a Picnic—How to Build and How to Furnish a Daniel Boone Cabin—Flat Boatman’s House—The American Boy’s House Boat—Back-Yard Switchback—How to Build a Toboggan Slide in the Back-Yard.

Part II. Rainy Weather Ideas

A Home-Made Circus—Good Games with Toothpicks and Matches—Fun with Scissors and Pasteboard and Paper—How to Prepare and Give a Boys’ Chalk Talk—A Christmas Novelty for Boys—How to Make Two Boys into One Santa Claus—A Circus in the Attic—A Boys’ Stag Party—A Wild West Show in the House—How to Have a Panorama Show.

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CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, Publishers
153-157 Fifth Avenue, New York

Transcriber’s Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 129, [Fig. 138], “holyhock” changed to “hollyhock” (Paper hollyhock tied)

Page 165, “pastboard” change to “pasteboard” (stiff pastboard like)

Page 168, text obscurred, word “of” presumed and added (of black muslin)

Page 171, [Fig. 220], “sleighs” changed to “sleigh” (ready for the sleigh)

Page 192, “at” changed to “as” (attractive as these)

Page 222, the text references Fig. 295, but the text omits a figure with that name.

Page 236, “edtire” changed to “entire” (and the entire length)

Page 315, “sitff” changed to “stiff” (three stiff pasteboard)

Page 320, “thes ame” changed to “the same” (do the same with)

Page 435, word “a” added to text (two and a half)