Uncle Peter’s Corner

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 74, 28 March 1936, Page 16

Uncle Peter’s Corner

Fig a.—Table Boccia. The popular game of “Boccia” which is played on beach and lawn in the summer time may very well be adapted as an indoor game to be played on a table or on the floor. First of all, you must make a board out of very thick pasteboard and cover it with rough paper. The shape arid size of this board appear from the illustration. Cut half w-ay through the cardboard as shown in the dotted line, and completely cut out the two shaded corners. Tho side and end pieces 1, 2 and 3, can be bent so as to form a frame round-'the threo sides-'of , ■ the board. Join the corners with a 'strip of strong • shirting or plaster. Then draw nine squares of equal size in the board, thus completing your “Boccia” board. All that remains is to obtain .13 small marbles —6 white ones, 6 red ones, and 1 green one. The green marble is called the goal marble and must be placed in the ccntro of the front square called 1 the goal square (see illustration). Tho board is then placed at one end of a square table, while-the-players, each provided with 6 white marbles or- G red ones, take up their position at the other end.

In its most simple form the game consists of throwing as many marbles as possible into the goal quare, or into

An Amusing Paper Clown. Seeing that carnival time is approaching I shall give you directions for making a jolly paper clown. Would it not be a good idea to make a whole family of them and use them as table decorations! They are bound to be admired by everybody. • ■ ' We shall require some coloured crepe, paper for instance, white and yellow. The frame is made; of wire, two pieces GO cms. long being used for the legs and one piece 45 cms. long for the arms, which are made in one piece. The wire is doubled and shaped according to the illustration whereupon we wind very thin ware (the kind used, by florists) round the frame. Cut two pieces of white crepe measuring 25 square cms. and make each trouser-leg separately; glue the paper together down the two sides, insert the legs and tie them round the ankles. Make the sleeves in one piece from a piece of crepe measuring about 27 square cms; this piece must also be glued together and tied at the wrists. Make the frills out of a

the shield Feilding. Dear Hub,—l have, shifted now from Makino. I and my friends have some jolly times together. I am must iicaer to school now. I have only three-quart-ers of a mile whereas I had two miles before. I have a new white suit and 1 wear it when I go out. I lovo reading

the square occupied by the goal marblej Such marbles count for 10 points. Marbles lying in a square beside the goal marble count for 3 points, but if they are lying in a square in front of the goal marble or behind it, they count only for 1 point. If a player hits the goal marble and causes it to roll into another square, this square becomes the goal square, but if the goal marble is forced outside the nine squares it must bo immediately replaced in its original position. In the course of play a player may endeavour to knock his opponent’s marble out of the goal square, or try to make a marble he has already thrown go into the goal square. He may also try to hit the goal marble so as to knock it into a square where some of his marbles are lying. I am suro you w'ill learn all these little niceties of the game after a little practice. The game, can he played in several rounds.’ As a rule 1 the number of rounds played is three, and each player takes up his three worst throws after the first two rounds. The result of the third round will then determine who is the winner. • • 1

Four players can very well : play together in parts in which each player has three marbles. You will find that the game is even more fascinating when played in this way. '

G cms. wide strip of yellow crepe paper which you cut at right angles to the pattern. Tie these frills to the ends of the trousers and sleeves by a piece of string in the middle of the strips, so as to make them stick out on all sides. For the collar use a G x 4S cms. strip of crepe. Make the head out of a hardrolled ball of cotton-wool about 4 cms. in diameter over which you stretch a piece of paper tightly and then draw a face in china ink. Join arms and leg.-, attach the head to the arms, and finally wind several layers of paper round the body until it is tho right size. The only thing missing now' is tho clown’s hat. From the illustration you .will see how it is made by cutting out a triangle, two sides of which are glued together and then rounded off at the bottom

Fig b.—l and 2. The frame. 3. The legs tied together at the top. 4. Arranging the sleeves. 5. The head. G. Here you see how the head is attached to the body, which consists of a tightly wound paper strip. 7. Making tho hat. The dotted line shows ’ where it is to be cut.

“Come in at once, Jack." “Very well, come and fetch me.”

“Timothy’s Diary" every Saturday. Titania’s Palace must be lovely. My school won the shield this year, -the boys brought it back to us. Queen o’ Clubs. You will look very smart in your new white suit, I am sure, Queen o' Clubs. It is lovely living nearer the school especially now winter is coming.