The Winchester News

AMUSING THE WEE FOLK.

A Lot of Fun Derived From Old Corks and Matches.

Now that the long dark evenings are with us the following suggestions for amusing the small members of the household may be of assistance to mothers: A great deal of fun and amusement may be derived from some old corks and matches, for preference those that have been used. To begin with, some of the corks must be cut up into little square pieces with a very sharp knife, and as a sharp knife is always a dangerous thing in little hands and as cork is at all times an awkward thing to cut the best plan is to cut the corks up for use, and when a number of little squares have once been cut they can be used over and over again.

The matches should be cut into points at each end, when with slight pressure they can be inserted into the corks. In this way, with a little ingenuity, miniature chairs, tables, settees and other articles of furniture may be manufactured.

A chair and settee are illustrated made entirely of corks and matches and it is a good plan to cut out small pieces of cardboard and glue them on to the corks for the seats and backs.

In the other cut a cork and match horse is shown. For the body of the horse a whole cork is used, the head and tail then sketched out on cardboard and cut out and inserted into slits cut in the cork. A piece of fine string or cotton will make the reins, and four matches and four little squares of cork form the legs. An oval piece of colored paper pasted on the top of the cork represents the saddle and completes the horse.

All kinds of animals—pigs, sheep, cows, etc.—can be manufactured in this manner.

CORK AND MATCH HORSE.

FURNITURE MADE WITH CORKS.