THIS is a nice party to give during Christmas week, when the Christmas
greens are still up, and you have so many new toys that you want to
show your friends. For this party you will need evergreens, an old
covering like a “drugget” for the floor, large baskets, wooden plates,
and refreshments such as you have at a picnic.
Before the children come, fill the baskets with sandwiches, devilled
eggs, cookies, fruit, and cake, and whatever else you like to take when
you go on a picnic.
Trim the playroom with greens, and cover the floor, so the picnic won’t
hurt it. When your guests arrive, you can play outdoor games, just
as if you were at a real picnic. When it is time for refreshments,
the children can help you bring in the baskets, and can set the table
in true picnic style. Instead of a pitcher of water, use a pail and
dipper, and if you have lemonade, that should be in a pail, too.
You will find that an indoor picnic is a great deal of fun.
Please bring your dolls around to call,
That all my dolls may meet them,
We’ll have a good time for them all,
And to a picnic treat them.