for body. Nail on piece 1/2 x 1/2 for
keyboard. Draw keys on paper and paste on keyboard.

(9) _Kitchen stove._

Use 2 x 4 or any scrap or empty box of appropriate size and shape. Color
black with crayon. Add chalk marks or bits of tinfoil to indicate doors
and lids. Make hot-water tank of paper. Pieces of reed, wire, or twigs
covered with tinfoil make good water pipes. Macaroni sticks and lemonade
straws have served this purpose.

[Illustration: FIG. 23.--Home of White Cloud, the Pueblo girl. Second
grade. Columbia, Missouri.]

=Clay Furnishings.=--For such articles as the kitchen sink, the bathtub,
and other bathroom fittings clay is a satisfactory material. These
articles may be modeled by the children, in as good an imitation of the
real fittings as they are able to make. Various methods may be used for
holding the kitchen sink and the bathroom basin in place, and it is much
better for the children to evolve one of their own than to follow the
teacher's dictation from the start. If they meet serious difficulties, a
suggestion from her may help clear the way. Two long nails driven into the
wall will give a satisfactory bracket on which the sink may rest. Two
short nails may be driven through the back while the clay is moist and may
serve also as a foundation for faucets. The basin, bathtub, and stool may
each be built solid to the floor.

The teakettle and other stove furniture may be modeled in clay. Electric
light bulbs of clay suspended by cords from the ceiling have a realistic
air. Paper shades of appropriate color add to the general effect.

=Miscellaneous furnishings.=

_Bedding._--Paper or cloth may be used for bedding, as circumstances
suggest. If interest in _real_ things is strong, the making of the sheets
and pillow cases offers an opportunity for some practice with the needle.
If time is limited, paper may be used.

_Curtains._--Curtains also may be made from either paper or regular
curtain material. If paper is used, it should be very soft, such as plain
Japanese napkins. Scraps of plain net or scrim are most desirable. Some
child is apt to contribute a piece of large-patterned lace curtain, but
the tactful teacher will avoid using it if possible, and direct the
children's thoughts toward a better taste in draperies.

_Portieres_ may be made of cloth, of knotted cords, or chenille.

_Couch pillows_ may be made from cloth or may be woven on a small card.

_Towels_ for the bathroom may be