4. Bookmark. Cut an oblong card 2 × 6 inches. Draw upon this a row of parallel oblique lines about one inch apart and one inch long. Punch holes through the ends of the lines at the bottom, sew one slanting line to show the child, and let him finish the row. A similar oblong will make a napkin ring if the ends be brought together and tied with the ends of the worsted.
Squares, oblongs, crosses, etc., may thus be punched and sewed.
If no punch is obtainable, make the holes with a coarse needle or strong pin.
Paper Tearing (See [page 54])
Paper Cutting
This is another Froebelian occupation. Some suggestions have been given elsewhere. (See [page 54].) We will speak here of a more definite series of progressive steps.
Take a square of white paper. Fold once to make an oblong. Keep folded and fold once more, which gives a small square. From the corners of this square cut pieces, large or small. Keep these. Open the paper and lay it down. Then arrange around it the cut-off corners to make a design. They may be arranged in a variety of ways. The pieces cut off the corners may be of various shapes.
Vary another square by cutting into it, after it has been folded, triangles or other figures. Open and arrange around it these cut-off pieces. When a satisfactory design has thus been made, it may be pasted on a pleasing background of paper.
In kindergarten training, checked paper is provided and the cuttings are made from lines drawn upon this according to a progressive system.
Parquetry (Colored papers, paste, kindergarten slat or match for paste-stick)