Category: Children

As a child, I loved the cutouts found in newspapers and children’s magazines. The cutout below is from a 1910 newspaper. I thought I’d share…

To introduce children, grades 5 to 6, to Classical Latin, Latin’s origins, basic pronunciations, history, and to provide exposure to Latin words and phrases. The…

Titled as a Children’s Horoscope, here is the fortune teller that children were encouraged to cut out of the newspaper, pin together, and tell their…

The goal of this clock game is to see who can reach 24 hours first. It’s played by spinning the dial and counting up the…

The following instructions for making plant sticks were published in 1922. The idea of making plant sticks and having children paint them would be an…

The following airplane pattern and instructions were published as part of an advertisement back in 1922. The pattern is pretty unique and I am anxious…

This charming circus cutout was originally printed in a newspaper from 1920. It includes ball playing elephants and dogs doing tricks – two shows that…

The disappearing coin trick has probably been around since the invention of coins. Below is a 1902 tutorial on how to perform the coin trick….

The strong arm magic trick is a classic stunt that has been performed in some of the old black and white movies in different variations….

Here is an old magic trick using a pill box. The instructions were originally published in 1903, but the trick is still relevant to today’s…