Two tiny Christmas trees are placed on the stands,
one in front of each of the two lines the children have formed.
Each child has been given some little ornament for the tree.
When the signal is given, the first child in each row is led
up the tree, blindfolded, and told to hang his ornament on the
tree in the most artistic place he can “feel.” As
soon as he has done this he takes off his blindfolder, runs
back to his line and puts the blindfolder on the next player.
This player is then led to the tree and he, in turn, puts his
ornament on the tree, and when he finished, hurries back to
give his blindfolder to the next trimmer. This continues until
they have all put their ornaments on the tree.
However, all this while the children in the other line are doing
the same thing, and it becomes a race to see which line can
first trim its tree.
It can hardly be said that trees so trimmed are things of beauty.
Neither can it be said that one’s opponents always appreciate
one’s blind effort at artistic effect!
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