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Make a large bag of thin white paper or silver paper, fill it with sugar plums, and tie a string around the top, to keep it fast. Then suspend it from the ceiling, or from a large door frame, and provide a long, light stick. Each little child is blindfolded in turn, and the stick put into his or her hand. She is then led within reach of the bag, and told to strike it. If she succeeds in her aim and tears a hole in it, the sugar plums are scattered on the floor, and the little ones scramble for them; but it is by no means easy to strike a suspended object blindfolded; generally many attempts are made unsuccessfully. Each child is allowed three trials. The maker of the bag can put in it tiny books, pincushions, or any little toy, with the sugar plums. This bag would add to a child’s party; it is often used at birthday parties. An older person should always superintend, for some children would be greedy or rude.