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CE SEE MEE SEE Wa EE ee We EEE EE EE WEEE WEE EWE We Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas with Holiday Ideas Like These | New Toy "System" Encourages Crtative Play Intelligent parents know the importance of proper selection of toys, games and playthings for children. Children learn a great deal about the world through play, and properly chosen toys and games can stretch the imagination, teach so- cial skills such as sharing and turn-taking, and en- courage children to be "doers" rather than "sitters". One of the best examples of a toy that challenges the imagination is the Playmo- bil System, a whole world of "little people" that has enjoyed immense popular- ity in Europe and is rapid- Good Things Also Come in Big Packages! In spite of the old saying, "good things come in small packages," good things also come in large packages. For example, one good thing for almost any family this Christmas would be a refrigerator. Another good thing would be a freezer. Still a third would be an automatic icemaker. Well, you can put all three of them together into a single, super family gift called an ice dispenser re- frigerator" from General Electric. Actually, GE of- fers a "family" of ice-dis- pensing refrigerators, two popular side-by-sides and a top-freezer model. The largest side-by-side provides a huge 8.58-cubic- foot freezer space and 14.93 and refrigerate an 'enour- " mous quantity of food, it also will store up to 10 pounds of ice (about 260 cubes) and will dispense them into your glass either as cubes. or crushed ice without making you open the freezer door. It even provides chilled water at the touch of a glass. Inside, it features adjust- able cantilevered shelves _ Graham Slrales of tempered glass which aid clean-up and help pre- vent drip-through when spills occur, as well as gen- erous see-through vege- table and meat bins and: adjustable door - mounted Porta-Bins. A power saver switch can help reduce power consumption and cost of operation. errr TY CV EC SO Oe ee ee ee 4 Gift idea for Men HOMELITE Super 2 or XL2 chain saw Xmas special FR EE Carrying case plus and anti-kick-back tip THE BIKE SHOP sixes, ido 5 -- = ---- -cubic-feet for storing fresh foods. Yet it fits in a space just 36 inches wide. ly making new friends on this side of the Atlantic. The handsomely designed series offers separate sets of Knights, Cowboys, Indians and Construction Workers, SOME STOCKING STUFFER -- A great Christmas gift idea for the kitchen-centered family is this 23.5-cubic-foot "Custom Ice Dispenser" refrigerator-freezer from General Electric. It may not fit down the chimney, but it will fit in a space just 36 inches wide. Not only will it freeze each equipped with a vari- ety of props and accesso- ries. The miniature figures are constructed to sit, stand, hold things, ride horses, and adapt to any situation the imaginative child can create. A "starter set" is avail- able for each of the Playmo- bil Series, and each group of characters can be added to for hours of play value. ~ The strong visual appeal of the figures tends to en- trance parents and children alike. Parents can begin their children with any of four starter sets, hasic building blocks for the system, which are available for each series and contain enough figures and acces- sories for hours of happy play. As the children ex- pand the scope of their ac- tivities, additional sets of "add-on" accessories and figures are available to pro- vide limitless opportunities for new play situations. For Those Inevitable Hard-to-Wrap Gifts In every group of pres- ents, there's always at least one item of such an irregu- lar shape that it's impos- sible to wrap it neatly. For these problem gifts, try making a paper sack from bright red' paper, using a plain grocery bag as your pattern. Apply a design cut out from left-over gift wrapping paper for color- ful decoration. Here's another tip for yet another holiday headache: trying to wrap that gift bottle. A clever way to handle this problem is by turning your gift into a clown with bright, gummed-back paper. Dtaw the clown's face on the neck of the bot- tle and tie it with a big bow. Make paper into a cone shape for the clown's hat, finishing it off with ball fringe. The fringe can also serve as his nose and for the buttons on his "suit". SWAY, =) This Christmas say it with A Microwave Oven that cooks the meat See the New feature packed = Panasonic "'Multi-Cook"-NE-7800C Featuring e Multiple cooking powers: warm, simmer, high and everything in-between. e Automatic defrost and flash defrost. e Temperature sensor probe. e Digital clock. e Digital timer for precise settings. e Large 1.25 cu. ft. cooking capacity. as low as e Automatic shut-off. e Easy-to-clean oven. '399° e Comes with comprehensive cookbooks. BARBER...HASKILL Downtown Midland 526-7811 Where SERVICE AFTER THE SALE makes the difference Some models specially priced BOB and LARRY'S Men's Wear MAN-pleasing' {Christmas 9 @ trish knit SWEATERS e Dress & sport SHIRTS © PYJAMAS & ROBES e Velour CAFTAN by Christian Dior e Hats © Gloves ® Ties © Coats © Ski jackets © Lots of accessories OB..LARRY' 250 King St., downtown Midland 526-2061 offer =n W \ X MEN'S WEAR "A place you like to shop in" A Pierre CARDIN Paris-Montreal haham bh Oentlemen's C luthier 255 King St. Midland Finesse... that's the right word for Pierre Cardin Only one man in all the world creates clothing for men with such finesse: Pierre Cardin. He designs suits that follow your every movement fluidly. He interprets his fashion in fabrics selected with great care for their character and quality. He styles them with a subtle but notable distinctive "Difference". When you wear Pierre Cardin, you wear fashion finesse at its designer best. Each purchase from GRAHAM SWALES entitles you to a FREE BALLOT on the draw for an exclusive PIERRE CARDIN THREE-PIECE SUIT. Draw will be made December 24th. 526-2021 D4 Wednesday, December 15, 1976, Page 9