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sme11 christmas gifts captivate its a scene parents like to see on christmas af ternoon the kids happily playing with the new toys that santa spent many thoughtful hours sleeting somehow the weeks of christmas preparations all seem worthwhile how can parents insure this kind of merry christmas in 75 mr william garrity president of schaper the company famous for making the cootie game says its difficult enough selecting gifts for friends of your own age and interests but children are acompletely different story perhaps the best advice for parents is to avofd the tendency to buy games and toys they think children should like in stead of what the children really seem interested in this is especially im- portant garrity notes- with preschool children games for this age group like get off my back and jack and jill should be colorful and fastmoving with con cepts the kids can easily grasp children should be able to enjoy the games with out assistance from adults games such as dont break the ice ants- in the pants dont blow your top and twizzle dont require reading skills for proper play so children can play independently this category of games provides a kind of activity that is an important part of growing up garrity notes that they teach social disciplines such as sharing turntaking and group cooperation essentials at this point in child development to put a marble in before the well spills knocking the jack and jill figures back down the hill get off my back features a cantankerous turtle who sits and sits while players load pelicans onto his back when the turtle has had enough he signals it by scurrying under a log of course the main reason that wellchosen gifts for preschoolers dont getleft sitting under the christmas tree is that theyre fun in and jill for instance the players see who can get to the top of the hill without triggering an avalanche of marbles the suspense mounts as each player adds marbles to the well the loser is the last player knocking the pelicans off the player who places the pelican which chases the turtle away is the loser other schaper games like cat in the bag- ants in the pants dont blow your top and cootie combine suspense strong visual appeal and lots of laughs a formula hat adds up to a merry christmas for 1975 seasons has the perfect gift for any occasion for your shopping convenience we accept gala gowns longing to make the holiday scene our beautifully styled gowns exquisitely detailed sensationally priced seasons fashion for all seasons sheridan mall pickering coats dresses blouses skirts fashion jewellery belts scarves value coordinates