Cut from the scraps in your rag bag two pieces each of all the
different kinds of cloth that can be found there. Make the pieces about
two by four inches and have them all of one size and shape. Let the
child examine them and match them in pairs. Have him feel of them and
see that they all feel different. Do not have more than two pieces of
any one kind of cloth. Pay no attention to color. Now mix the pieces in
a pile on the table, blindfold the child and seat him in front of them.
Have him match the pieces by feeling and lay each aside. When finished,
have the child look at the pairs as matched, counting for himself the
points won.
The Game of--Who Is It?
Blindfold two or three children. Silently select one of the others to
be identified by the blindfolded children by means of touch. Let the
blindfolded ones feel of the child--his hair, face, clothes and shoes.
In this way see which one will first be able to name him. To win this
game depends a great deal on the child's observation of what the other
children are wearing. The game of Blind Man's Buff is similar and good,
but usually has a good deal of sound to assist the one guessing.