FOR THE LITTLE ONES

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 3 (Supplement)

FOR THE LITTLE ONES

A HORSE AND CHARIOT

RESULTS OF] EASTER EGG COMPETITION

Dear Little Friends,— I've been thinking; about hortiss. That is because I've had on my table for cearly a week the photo cf throe dear little Shetland ponies. 1 wonder if any of you have ponies oli your own. Children who live in the country often have to ride to school on horseback, when the distance is too far for them to walk. In any case, I'm sure the three I have here would make lovely pets. They're such pristty little creatures that I'm beginning to feel quite an affection for them already. I think you would, too, if you could see them with their long mane i and tails, soft brown eyes and shaggy coats. As a. matter of fact, they havis impressed me so much that I've made a horse from blotting paper, cardboard and pins. The result is better than you'd expect, so I'll tell you how it wa* done.

First, I drew a horse's head on <ardboard, just twice the size of the one in the diagram. This was easier to do when I had made two dotted lines from the middle of the upper side to the two bottom corners. Having cut out the head, I attached it with a couple of pins to the body. This

was a roll of blotting paper about two inches long and one inch thick, round which I tied cotton to prevent it from unrolling. The tail was a piece of string teased out until it was fluffy, and pinned to the body. For the legs I used nice long pins. When I looked at my horse, I decided that it couldn't possibly run fast enough for anyone to ride, being far too fat to do more than walk; so I set to work at once, and made a wagon for him to pull. Next week I'll show you how to make one, too. y Now for an entirely different subject. In the Easter Egg Competition,, the results of which I am sorry are so delayed, I was astonished to see that a number of older children had sent in entries. Of course I had to reject those from everybody over ■ nine. The winners are, in order or merit: Ernest John Boyle, Vermont Street, Ponsonby, age nine years; Leslie Kosoof, Main Street, Huntly, age six years; Marjorie Foster, Clayburn Road, Glen Eden, age eight years. Many other good entries were -n received, but of them all, these v/vp were easily the best. The three f ]/ j: J^^* s***^5 ***^ winners will be awarded books. CjT7 OA&^L*^'*^