Project Gutenberg 2012-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 291 Johnston, B. (Bertha) 1864 Johnston, Bertha Home Occupations for Boys and Girls E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Cathy Maxam, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Home Occupations for Boys and Girls" by Bertha Johnston is a practical guidebook aimed at parents, particularly mothers, written in the early 20th century. The book offers a variety of engaging home activities designed to stimulate the creativity and resourcefulness of children using everyday materials commonly found around the house. Topics covered range from crafting toys and decorations to hands-on explorations of nature and household objects, encouraging children to find joy in creativity and learning. The opening of the book establishes its purpose by addressing common parental challenges, such as boredom among children and the need for constructive activities. Johnston emphasizes the importance of nurturing a child's inventive spirit and suggests various DIY projects that utilize scrap materials, household items, and even nature's bounty. Practical examples, like transforming strawberry boxes into toy fences or creating seed markers, illustrate how to turn mundane items into valuable tools for children’s play and learning. The author conveys a philosophy of fostering imagination while promoting skills like observation, resourcefulness, and appreciation for beauty through the creative process. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39663/39663-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Games Amusements GV Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: How To ... Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 373616 2025-07-16T07:02:18.126912 text/html 367361 2012-05-10T09:06:35 text/html 350082 2025-07-16T07:02:25.313844 application/epub+zip 352392 2025-07-16T07:02:19.453904 application/epub+zip 199684 2025-07-16T07:02:18.769922 application/epub+zip 488755 2025-07-16T07:02:29.274870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447211 2025-07-16T07:02:24.620860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295589 2022-09-18T07:35:15.206099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285882 2025-07-16T07:02:16.879905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285416 2012-05-10T09:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285427 2012-05-10T09:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21158 2025-07-16T07:02:29.419827 application/rdf+xml 25492 2025-07-16T07:02:18.897873 image/jpeg 3361 2025-07-16T07:02:18.833901 image/jpeg 106654 2012-05-10T09:01:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 326448 2012-05-10T09:09:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 106633 2012-05-10T09:01:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 327457 2025-07-16T07:02:18.170919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog