PLAY IN THE SNOW

Year Published: 1945

Description: Dating to 1945, "Play in the Snow" is an Erpi Classroom Film which was produced by Encyclopedia Britannica. It shows children playing in the snow, starting with images of children dressing for the wintery outdoors. It then shows them involved in winter sports, making a snowman, playing fox & geese, sledding & skiing, ski jumping and more. 00:00 - 0:57: The scene opens with a winter setting where snow covers the town. A snow plow is clearing the streets as children prepare to play in the snow. Bill Clark dresses in a loose sweater for warmth without over-bundling. 0:57 - 1:42: Bill, along with his siblings Nell and Charlie, gear up with appropriate winter clothing. They decide to make a snowman, initiating the activity with enthusiasm. 1:42 - 3:16: The children work together to build a snowman, named Wellington, by rolling snowballs to form its body parts. They add details like a nose, buttons, and a hat, illustrating the joy and teamwork involved in this classic winter activity. 3:16 - 4:35: After finishing with the snowman, the children engage in another game, "Fox and Geese," where they create a circular track with spokes, designating one child as the 'fox' who tries to catch the 'geese' as they move around the pattern. 4:35 - 6:57: The scene shifts to sledding. The children slide down a hill marked by flags, ensuring safety by waiting for a clear path. Various types of sleds are shown, and they enjoy multiple runs up and down the hill. 6:57 - 8:42: Transition to skiing, where the kids ensure their equipment is secure. They demonstrate skiing techniques like walking with skis, using the herringbone step to ascend, and sliding down small hills, highlighting the basics of skiing. 8:42 - 9:33: The skiing continues with the children tackling steeper hills, showing more advanced techniques like sidestepping to go up and the snowplow to control speed while descending. 9:33 - 10:28: The final segment shows the children at a school slide, where they engage in ski jumping. The script emphasizes the thrill of skiing, particularly with the imagery of flying through the air, enjoying the winter landscape. This script captures the essence of winter fun, focusing on children's activities in the snow, from building snowmen to sledding and skiing, showcasing how they adapt to and enjoy the cold weather.

Complete Record: Dating to 1945, "Play in the Snow" is an Erpi Classroom Film which was produced by Encyclopedia Britannica. It shows children playing in the snow, starting with images of children dressing for the wintery outdoors. It then shows them involved in winter sports, making a snowman, playing fox & geese, sledding & skiing, ski jumping and more. 00:00 - 0:57: The scene opens with a winter setting where snow covers the town. A snow plow is clearing the streets as children prepare to play in the snow. Bill Clark dresses in a loose sweater for warmth without over-bundling. 0:57 - 1:42: Bill, along with his siblings Nell and Charlie, gear up with appropriate winter clothing. They decide to make a snowman, initiating the activity with enthusiasm. 1:42 - 3:16: The children work together to build a snowman, named Wellington, by rolling snowballs to form its body parts. They add details like a nose, buttons, and a hat, illustrating the joy and teamwork involved in this classic winter activity. 3:16 - 4:35: After finishing with the snowman, the children engage in another game, "Fox and Geese," where they create a circular track with spokes, designating one child as the 'fox' who tries to catch the 'geese' as they move around the pattern. 4:35 - 6:57: The scene shifts to sledding. The children slide down a hill marked by flags, ensuring safety by waiting for a clear path. Various types of sleds are shown, and they enjoy multiple runs up and down the hill. 6:57 - 8:42: Transition to skiing, where the kids ensure their equipment is secure. They demonstrate skiing techniques like walking with skis, using the herringbone step to ascend, and sliding down small hills, highlighting the basics of skiing. 8:42 - 9:33: The skiing continues with the children tackling steeper hills, showing more advanced techniques like sidestepping to go up and the snowplow to control speed while descending. 9:33 - 10:28: The final segment shows the children at a school slide, where they engage in ski jumping. The script emphasizes the thrill of skiing, particularly with the imagery of flying through the air, enjoying the winter landscape. This script captures the essence of winter fun, focusing on children's activities in the snow, from building snowmen to sledding and skiing, showcasing how they adapt to and enjoy the cold weather.

Transcription

[Music] over the town father winter has spread a thick white blanket of snow this big snow plow is hard at work clearing the street but this boy is getting ready to play in the snow wraps and mittens and caps keep children warm and dry Bill Clark pulls a loose fitting sweater over his Woolen shirt this will keep his body warm without bundling him up too much Bill's sister Nell and his brother Charlie put closely woven jackets over their sweaters they don't intend to let Jack Frost catch them nails overshoes and the boys ski boots will keep their feet warm and dry come on let's go look out oh no Here Charlie they're going to make a snowman and everybody must help Bill starts the ball for the bottom nail the ball for the middle a little snowball like this grows into a big snowman the farther it rolls the larger it grows plan will stand where the largest snowball stops how big the ball for the body has grown teamwork helps to make a good snowman oh look out Charlie come and help us coming there it is now the Snowman needs a head and Charlie has it a head for the Snowman that's right Bill make his neck strong so the head won't fall fall off what are Charlie and Nell looking for and what's Charlie going to do with that shiny tin can oh look Charlie Bill's made his nose oh what a nose I've got his button here's his hat bill has given the Snowman a name his name is [Music] Wellington and what a fine snowman he is how do you do Mr Wellington another day another fine blanket of snow listen to the children they're getting ready to play Fox and geese Fox and geese to play that you first down a big ring then you cut the ring as you'd cut a pie then You' trap trap down the trails you cut the pie into two pieces less than the number of children [Applause] playing all find places come on the children on the outer ring are geese get on your nests where the lies meet the ring now you are safe from the boy in the center he is the fox and he is it the extra child is a goose without a nest the fox always tries to catch a goose off its nest look out shorty you're it the geese try to change places often they can only run on the beaten Trails the fox tags Sally and Sally's it it's more fun if no one is the fox too long and no one will be if everyone in the game keeps moving this is a good day for coasting crisp and clear and cold come on the hill has been marked with flags you Coast down one side and go back up on the other side of the flags Charlie wants to slide first he waits until the coast is clear before he starts down so we won't run into anyone he doesn't want to have an accident now Bill's going down and a girl but where's n what are you going to do with that dish b n [Applause] that's a different kind of a sled and here's another and another now everybody up the hill again at the top of the hill Charlie and Bill decide to Coast together if they know the best way for two to ride and now they're off down they slide and so does Nell and when Charlie and Bill and nil begin to feel cold they know it's time to start for home skiing today that's right Bill be sure your bindings are firmly fastened and you might help Charlie too we don't want any loose skis to spoil the fun now Charlie's ready and so is now now let's see you walk remember to keep your skis straight then you won't fall here's a little Hill the Herring bone step keeps you from sliding backward as you climb a little Hill and now down comes Bill and down comes now and Charlie comes down up again that's the boy what's this a steeper Hill Sid stepping is the best way to climb a steep hill on [Applause] skis bill goes over the top and down on the other side he goes and then down goes now and Charlie goes down now Bill tries the snowplow can Charlie do that too nice work Charlie let's go over to the school slide oh look oh boy ski jumping is great fun beginners make little jumps with more practice boys and girls learn to make long graceful leavs flying through the air like birds skiing is perhaps the most thrilling way to enjoy the clear cold days of winter when the earth is buried under its glistening blanket of snow for

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