Book Full of Bicentennial Ideas

"Like It Was"/The BICENTENNIAL GAMES 'N FUN HANDBOOK—A National Recreation and Park Association Bi-Centennial Project—Pageantry, Crafts, Music, Games, Recipes and Pastimes of the Colonial Era by Adah Parker Strobell is an easy-to-use, readable, how-to game and party manual chocked full of games, dances, songs, crafts, Indian lore, special events and odds and ends for five-through-13-year-olds (and adult "kids" too!). All the materials you need to play the games or make the crafts are listed, and interesting historical background information is told in a readable fashion. All of the songs are reproduceable, and many of the games have variations.

As the nation's Bicentennial celebration approaches, it is especially appropriate and important that youngsters be exposed to representative activities of our colonial forefathers. "Like It Was"/THE BICENTENNIAL GAMES 'N FUN HANDBOOK— tells what the children of the colonial era did for fun, what everyday life was like in the latter half of the eighteenth century. It is a varied and stimulating potpourri of programming ideas capable of making the past come "alive" for today's youngsters! For information on ordering contact: NRPA, 1601 N. Kent Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209.

Illinois Parks and Recreation 15 November/December, 1975