Decoration Day

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Material: One sheet of navy blue tissue paper; one sheet of red tissue paper; one sheet of white tissue paper; piece of newspaper the size of tissue sheets; pins; scissors.

Fold the blue tissue paper and the newspaper each in half, crosswise.

Trim off an inch all round the newspaper until the cut edges are an inch within those of the tissue paper. (Fig. 1.)

Lay the folded newspaper inside of the tissue paper. Fold the right-hand half of the uncut edge down crosswise of the paper. (Fig. 2.)

Fold the other half of the uncut edge so that it laps one-half inch over the edge already folded, and pin the two uncut edges together. (Fig. 3.)

Turn back the papers on one side of the cap, as in Fig. 4.

Fold the cut edge of the newspaper back to the double edge e, in Fig. 5. Fold the tissue paper back over the newspaper and turn the remaining inch of paper under as a facing. Pin this lower edge of the cap.

Do the same with the other side of the cap.

Turn the corners and pin. (Fig. 6.)

Cut eight strips of red paper, and eight strips of white paper 1/2 x 6. Fringe the ends.

Pin the strips of paper in a bunch at the top of the cap for a tassel.

The cap may be made smaller by folding the double edges over two or three inches instead of one inch, as in Fig:. 3.

Use these caps in a march for Decoration Day exercises. Give each child a wand, or let each one provide a stick or gun for himself. A drummer to lead would be effective.