SUGGESTIONS FOR A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM

ON THE PLAYGROUND

It is very important and necessary that the children
be provided for and well taken care of on the playgrounde However,
they should not monopolize the equipment and play space which is
more suitable for adultse Many times this summer adults have
remarked that they would like to play a geme of shuffleboard or
badminton or croquet but they “hated to run the children off."

The nights when the children were amused on the band

platform with the program of singing, and folk dancing, there
re more fathers and mothers in attendance and it was also

possible for these adults to use the play equipmente If there
could be a well worked=ouf program of low=organized games for
the younger children every evening for an hour or so, the chile
dren would be amused and the adults who came with these children
would have a chance to play and enjoy themselves.alsoe

Someone in the community recreation class could plan and
carry out such @ programe Such games as dodge ball, end ball,
stealing sticks, long base, last couple out, prisoner's base,
three deep, tag games and many others could be used, as well as
many different kinds of relay racese Rope jumping, a hop scotch
tournament, marbles, stunts and other activities could be introe
ducede Certain shuffleboard courts and croquet areas could be
reserved especially for the children, which they could take turns
usinge Such a program could be carried out at the east end of
the quadranglee A few additional lights could be installed here,
and benches placed for the fond parents who want to watche

Mrs. Sams