How German Prisoners Passed the Time In 1917

Apparently, during WWI, German prisoners were easier to pacify than during WWII. These pictures of their craft activities were taken whilst they passed the time in a French prisoner camp.

PASSING THE IDLE HOURS German captives in France, in order to puncture the deadly monotony, spend their time making toys out of egg shells, paper, and bread crusts, for the peasant children.

THREE EXAMPLES OF OVO-ART On the left we have a Russian soldier ogling a bottle of vodka—the label on this bottle had to be translated twice in order to appear in English. On the right is the brother-in-law of Lewis Carroll’s March Hare.

GERMAN SOLDIER AND FRENCH PIG The censor has interfered with the explanation; we can only guess whether the artist would have called this pleasant scene “Pals” as a satire upon his living condition, or merely “The Commissary’s Delight”.

GERMAN SOLDIER WITH FRENCH CAPTIVE

BRITISH WARSHIPS BEWARE! This fiend of the seas is constructed of eggs, ink, paper, slue, and similar deadly materials.

 GENERAL JOFFRE, SIR EDWARD GREY (Note the horns), CZAR NICHOLAS

 A GERMAN AIR SCOUT

The Butterfly and The Bee by Nell Brinkley

Eleven-Thirty A. M. One gives her beauty and naught else--and there are those who say that is, enough to give a reaching world. 

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Seven-Thirty A. M. One makes the world go 'round, washes babies and feeds men and they are those who say she is beautiful, too. --Nell Brinkley

A Hat To Trim

      Here is an opportunity for all the little readers to play milliner and try their ingenuity at trimming a hat. The little men are invited to compete with the little women. And it wouldn't be at all astonishing if a little man were among the prize winners, for every one knows that sometimes boys are endowed with as good taste as girls. There is such a variety of trimmings that even the most particular milliner must find something to suit to a "T." If she should want a hat severely plain, she will find a band and stiff ribbon bows or quills to use; if a more dressy hat would suit her better, there are flowers, fruit, chiffon and ostrich plumes. The hat should be pasted on a sheet of white paper, the trimming arranged as desired and then pasted in place on the hat.

Millinery trims by Adelia B. Beard to color, cut, and paste.

 

Description of Coloring Page:   a straw hat, trims for the hat: ribbons, bows, flowers, feathers, cherries, paper craft, color, cut-out and assemble an Easter bonnet paper craft

• Hat quotes with retro graphics from Christian card ministry
• More bonnets or hats to trim for Easter
• Read about the "Easter Parade" musical and listen to legendary vocalist, Judy Garland, sing the song that made The New York Easter Parade famous!

Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this children's Easter coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Eggs with Paschal Greetings and the Colors of Lent

      The Paschal greeting is an Easter custom among Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Christians, as well as among some Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians. Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet another person with "Christ is Risen!", and the response is "Truly, He is Risen" (compare Matthew 27:64, Matthew 28:6–7, Mark 16:6, Luke 24:6, Luke 24:34).

      In some cultures, such as in Russia and Serbia, it is also customary to exchange a triple kiss on the alternating cheeks after the greeting.

      Similar responses are also used in the liturgies of other Christian churches, but not so much as general greetings.

 

The "He is Risen!" Easter egg is simple to craft, all you need to
 make one is some festive trims and a prefabricated, fancy butterfly sticker!

      The Paschal greetings Easter egg is made from a Styrofoam half egg that was papier-mâchéd with bright, festive tissue paper and a decorative butterfly purchased from the local paper craft store. I added a little gold tinsel to the interior of the egg to emphasize the gold papers used on the butterfly and then the expression "He is Risen!" in which case a brother or sister in Christ would respond in kind with, "He is Risen Indeed!"

These Lenten textile eggs are made of Styrofoam wrapped with delicate silks and metallic threads.

        In the Christian church, the color purple has long since been used during the time of Lent to symbolize the royalty of Christ, who is King of Heaven and Earth. It is also the color of penance and repentance associated with the suffering of Christ for the transgressions of mankind. Because we no longer pay these penalties, a Holy God requires Jesus to pay them instead on our behalf. Jesus said, "Do not think that I have come to do away with or undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with or undo but to complete and fulfill them." Matthew 5:17

Puzzle Picture: Tom, the piper's son

Here is Mother Goose and her son Jack. Now find Tom,

 the piper's son, who stole the pig.