Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun

GOING TO MAKE A PLAYHOUSE

GOING TO MAKE A PLAYHOUSE Maple Leaf Club, Family Herald and Weekly Star June 9, 1915 Margaret Muskett OLD MOTHER GOOSE Peerless P.O., Carlstadt, Alta. Dear Maple Leaves: Last winter my brothers and my sister and I tunnelled under a big snow drift in our yard. First we made three tunnels , then we joined them and made a nice big room. We went on digging till it was about 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. We had nearly finished it when it started to thaw. We also dug a hole that we are going to make into a playhouse this summer. We made it once before, but a cow walked on the roof and broke it in. It did not hurt the cow, luckily, but it spoilt the roof. We did not have school last winter, so my sister and I did lessons at home. I have three brothers and one sister, two are Maple Leaves. I also know of two other Leaves near here, although we are ten miles from the nearest town. Three years ago the nearest town was forty miles away. I am in sixth grade. I am twelve years old. BOYS’ FARMING CLUB Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, Grain Growers’ Guide March 29, 1916 Reggie Meeks (14) Mannville, Alta. (Third Prize Letter) Two years ago the boys in my district started a Boys’ Farming club. Each boy was to get an acre from his father and he was to grow a garden and experiment with other things. We were to build a chicken coop and raise some chickens on the acre of land. Playing Is Playing When Shared 81 ...