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First it is necessary to blow out the egg and to keep the shell whole. To do this shake the egg vigorously, make a small opening at X and another at Y (Fig. 1), place the opening at Y to the lips and blow steadily until the egg has been blown from the shell. One of the interesting novelties is the frog made upon the empty egg shell. Take a sheet of stiff paper and cut it in the shape of No. 2. Make a stand of a paper box, cut in the box a hole just large enough to hold the egg shell firmly, while into hole X pour enough melted wax to hold the egg shell steady, pouring the wax carefully that it will drop in the center and the egg's balance not be lost. Cover the holes in the shell by pasting paper over them. Fit over the egg, using the Y side for the top, the paper frog which has been slashed, drawing the paper down until it is a close fit. When the paper has been fitted, remove it, spread over the slashes hot sealing wax. While the wax is still hot replace the frog, pressing it close against the shell until it cools. Paint the top and under part with oils to represent a frog, making the coloring as lifelike as possible.

Two or three of these frogs placed in a large bowl of water, about which smilax or flowershave been placed to represent the banks of a diminutive pond, make an attractive centerpiece for the table on Easter Sunday."