58 Nature in Recreation 



you hit it, or you may throw it by chance and name the plant on which it 

 lights. 



TREE GRAPH 



This game is educational as well as recreational. Cut twelve or fourteen 

 straight sticks about one inch in diameter and six feet long. Lash the sticks 

 together as shown in the diagram so that they form equal squares as in a 

 net. When it is completed suspend it from a tree by tying it to a lower 

 limb, or tie it between two trees. It should be hung three or four feet above 

 the ground. 



The second part of the construction is the tying together of two balls 

 small enough to go through the openings between the twigs with a string 

 approximately four inches long between them. Two green apples will serve 

 equally well, or two pieces of wood whittled into the shape of a ball. 



From a designated distance throw the balls attached to the string in the 

 direction of the netted square. The balls will go through two holes and the 

 string between them will keep them dangling on the opposite side so it can 

 be determined which holes the balls passed through. 



The object of the game may be varied from day to day. One suggestion is 

 to print the names of the four seasons along one side and the words tree, 

 flower, bird, animal and star across the top. One ball would represent the 

 season and the other a tree, flower, or bird that is found during that season 

 of the year. Instead of four seasons on the side, change it sometimes to 

 woods, water, and meadow and tell what nature objects can be found in 

 each place. 



STRING GAME 



This game consists of as many strings as there are players. Each string 

 should be four or five yards long, with an acorn or a bead tied on to one 

 end and a note or a silhouette of some nature object on the other. On this is 



