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Nature in Recreation 



crumbs, berries or suet on the boards for the birds it becomes a "Bird 

 Cafeteria." A dish of water at one end serves as a beverage. Suet of course 

 is the meat dish, the bread and the grain the main meal, and berries the 

 dessert. Different bird menus may be tacked along the boards to suggest 

 that all birds do not have the same diet. Thus the children will learn that 

 some feed almost exclusively on insects, others on grain, and still others on 

 an equal amount of each. A picture of the bird at the top of the menu makes 

 it more colorful. Be sure to feature only birds found in your camp locality. 

 Keep a record of the birds that visit the cafeteria. 



Medicine Chest 



Take an orange rrate that already has a shelf, and cover the front with 

 a door. Paint "Medicine Chest" on the front and fill it with any medicinal 

 herbs to be found in the neighborhood. You should find boneset, sassafras, 

 witch hazel, elder and many others. You might also add some minerals 

 such as lead, which is used in the making of adhesive, and iron found in 

 iodine. The herbs can be diplayed in various ways. Perhaps the nurse will 

 be good enough to donate a small bottle of the medicine and you can 

 display the plant just back of it. Another way is to press the plant, mount 

 it on a piece of cardboard and cover with cellophane. 



Woodland Pantry 



A pantry might be made either by building a cupboard like the one 

 illustrated above, or by piling several orange crates on top of each other 



