Zurich Citizens News, 1971-12-23, Page 3THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1971
Holiday Fun Prompts
Lively Party Ideas
Christmas gatherings just
naturally turn into parties—
friends and relatives drop in
with holiday greeting's, and
all of a sudden it's a party!
Party games designed spe-
cially for the season can spur
on the fun.
For groups large or small,
parties planned or impromp-
tu, the following entertain-
ing ideas are suggested.
One way to "break the ice,"
especially when all of the
guests are not well acquaint-
ed with each other, is to play
a guessing game. A Christ-
mas Personality game can be
played by pinning a name
such as "Rudolph," "Santa"
or "Christmas Angel" on the
backs of several guests. Then
each tries to guess his name
by hints others give.
Another way to start 'a
party is to start the guests
out thinking! Have a little
contest and see who can
spell the most words with the
letters in "Chrismas."
* * *
Musical Caddy Cane
A lively combination ver-
sion of Musical Chairs and
Hot Potato makes use of
some unbreakable symbol of
Christmas festivities — a
small package, one of the
sturdier tree ornaments, a
big candy cane.
One person who is not play-
ing puts on a Christmas rec-
ord. Everyone sits in' a close
circle and passes the object
around. When the music sud-
denly stops, the person who
has the object in his hand is
out. This continues until the
circle is reduced to one—the
winner!
Pin the Star
Children never tire of ex-
citing party games, while the
adults may need a rest. One
game that is loads of fun for
kids to play and adults to
watch is a seasonal version
of "Pin the Tail on the Don-
key." This one is "Pin the
Star on the Christmas Tree,"
It's easy to cut a large
shape of a Christmas Tree
out of green construction
paper and tape it to a wall
or door, making sure it is low
enough for the littlest guest
to reach the top.
Each child gets a paper
star with tape on the back
and takes his turn being
blindfolded and spun around.
The one who can place his
star closest to the top of the
tree wins.
* * *
Christmas Tree
A Christmas Tree game
that everyone can play is a
guessing game. In "Christ-
mas Tree" the person who is
"it" leaves the room while
the other players decide on
a secret word. It must be a
verb, or a word showing ac-
tion, such as run, eat or swim,
When "it" comes back, he
tries to guess the word by
asking questions using
"Christmas Tree" in place of
the word. He may ask, "Do
children Christmas Tree?"
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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
Scholars Study Source of Star Shining in
"There shall come forth a
Star" — Numbers 24:17.
In this Old Testament
prophecy by Balaam, was a
real star meant, or does
"Star" refer to a great per-
son?
For centuries, Biblical
scholars have considered this
question. Many believe that
the prophecy led the wise
men to watch for and follow
the "star in the east," of
which St, Matthew wrote in
his story of the Nativity.
The star itself is the source
of many theories. Perhaps
the best of all is that it was
Pinata Fun
Gets Break
A joyous Christmas
Inas tradition for Mex-
ican boys and girls is
the breaking of the
pinata, a decorated
earthen jar.
Sometimes, the pin-
ata may be a caricature
of people or animals.
The pinata is sus-
pended by a rope that
can raise or lower it.
Each child is blind-
folded and usually giv-
en three chances to
poke at the pinata with
a stick.
When it's broken,
the pinata releases a
• bounty of delicious
fruits, sweets, nuts and
toys.
The children scrab-
ble to claim as many
goodies as possible.
Candy gifts are
always welcome
If you are wondering what to
give to those special friends on
your Christmas list, why not
delight them with home made
candies? Wrap the candies in gay
paper and pack them in fancy tin
boxes or pretty glass bowls. Your
friends will treasure your
thoughtfulness.
POTATO CANDY
"A simple fondant -type recipe
which can be made into a variety
of holiday treats"
1/4 cup riced or well mashed
potato
1 tablespoon butter
'/a teaspoon almond flavoring
21/2 to 23/� cups sifted icing sugar
Combine mashed potato, butter
and flavoring. Blend until
smooth. Gradually beat in
enough icing sugar to make a
mixture that can be easily
handled, about 2 cups. Turn onto
a board and gradually knead in
enough of the remaining sugar to
make a smooth creamy mixture.
Form into small balls; or roll
out and cut in varying shapes.
Decorate with nuts or candied
fruits or dip in melted chocolate.
Store in a covered container in a
cool place. Makes about 3/4 pound
candy.
Variations
Candy may be tinted, by
kneading in a few drops of food
coloring; and other flavorings
may be used in place of almond;
Peppermint flavoring and tint,
pale green; lemon flavoring and
tint, pale yellow; vanilla
flavoring and tint, pale pink.
Candy may be rolled out,
spread with peanut butter, then
rolled up like a pinwheel. Cut roll
in 1/4 -inch slices.
a miraculous appearance and
as such needs no explana-
tion.
However, astronomers
through the ages have sought
to connect the star seen by
the wise men with other re-
ported celestial objects — a
comet, perhaps, or an espe-
cially brilliant star that only
appears at long intervals.
Still another theory sug-
gests that the star may have
been a configuration or
grouping of planets. In 1604,
the German astronomer Jo-
hannes Kepler theorized that
Jupiter, Saturn and Mars
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might have occurred in such
a configuration at abqut the
time of Christ's birth.
The fact that the star and
the visit of the wise men
were described only by St.
Matthew has led to still an-
other question. Did only the
wise men see the star?
That they were so privi-
leged is sometimes explained
by the legend that the wise
men were astrologers whose
special interest helped them
to notice the unusual bril-
liance of the three planets
grouped together.
Like the glow of the candle, happiness
lights this Christmas season.
May it shine for you
every hour!
QUEENSWAY NURSING HOME
ANN and HARRY KLUNGEL
HENSALL
CHRISTMAS CHEER
May the light
of Christmas
shine on
you and
your loved
ones.
May its
bright
warmth
fill each
day. We
appreciate
your loyalty!
T. C. JOYNT and Son
"Quality Men's Wear"
HENSALL
'Tis the season
of peace and
good will.
To friends,
neighbors,
sincere
thanks.
peace a
ristIas
KYLE'S SHELL SERVICE
Dave Kyle and Son
HENSALL