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Margi Cintrano 
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 Posted: 20 December 2012 at 13:13 |
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Dan;
In NYC we called it oak tag poster board; and Feather calls it Card Stock ! Going with this too. Dan; ask Tas his views. Have lovely evening.
Below please find a photo taken in the Cathedral of Zürich, The Marc Chagall Stained Glass Window.
Happy Holidays,
Margi
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 01:39 |
Feel free to post them up right here folks...if it gets too cumbersome I'll just move them for you later on.
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Go ahead...play with your food!
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 07:44 |
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Sounds good, Hoser...thanks!
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 08:44 |
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Frankly, I don't think either cardstock or oak tag (they call that "poster board" nowadays) is at all necessary if you're going to laminate the placemats. The plastic provides all the stiffness you need.
But there's nothing wrong with using it, either.
If buying cardstock, forget the office supply chains or office supply section of a big box; they have limited selections at best. Check out the paper suppliers instead: a much wider choice of colors and finishes, usually at better prices.
Card stock comes packed 250 sheets to a "ream," instead of the 500 sheets of regular paper. So you shouldn't have much trouble using up a pack for this project.
On the other hand, you should decide early on whether or not you want them all the same base color. If not, the smaller packets available at the office supply places would suit you better.
Something to promote family togetherness: How about, as the kids reserach factoids, you put each on a strip of paper, folded up. Then, at the appropriate time, each of them draws blindly, reads the fact out loud, and you then transfer it to a chalk board. When it's time to make the placemats, each of them uses the facts on the chalkboard they think most important.
That way you get the total learning experience, but each child expresses his/her own creativity.
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 08:51 |
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Going off in another direction, Dan:
There are ceramics places in which you get a bisque-fired piece and paint it with glazes. Then they fire it for you in their kiln.
I'm wondering, assuming there's such a place available to you, if it wouldn't make sense to have the kids make plates or bowls to go with the project. What I'm envisioning is having the recipe as part of the serviceware. So, let's say you were doing She Crab Soup as a project recipe. The recipe would be written, with glaze, in the bowl. Perhaps other decorations as well---maybe a crab crawling along the edge, or other appropriate art.
If you go this route it's important, I think, that all the bowls and plates be the same size, so as to form a collection over time. For the same reason, imo, the base glaze should be the same color for all of them; I'm thinking an off-white or ivory. Something like that.
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 09:00 |
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Brook and Dan,
Firstly, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO BOTH OF YOU ...
Brook: Promoting team work and togetherness sounds like a highly good idea, except we use White Boards with non permanent markers these days or Flip Charts, except we hate to waste flip chart paper !!!
 My daughter Nathalia has bought 3 colors of poster board paper ( Zürich Lake Blue, Turquoise & Sky Blue ), crayons, water colors & fine paint brushes; fine point markets for writing, sparkles, glue for the photos, tourism symbol stickers, and gave the twins some old magazines and children´s scissors for cut out and paste if they wish to do a Collage. They are already going through the magazines, Swiss traditional chocolate & cheese recipes and stickers for their selections, and deciding which places in Switzerland they wish to do.
THE ZÜRICH NATIONAL MUSEUM ENTRANCE STAGE COACH ...
Photo: Zürich National Museum Entrance Stage Coach.
 Happy Holidays.
Margi.
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Posted: 21 December 2012 at 22:38 |
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Margi, beautiful pictures...true world treasures!
Brook, I like the idea of the plates...I'll keep that in mind for future projects. Right now I'm liking the idea of the placemats. It seems easy, effective...and would get us on our way with the project. However, I may re-visit the idea at a later time. Our 10 year old, Emelia, enjoys sewing...and I was thinking of having her sew the state flag, of each state we feature, onto a tablecloth. Then, after a years time (or so) we can host a picnic for friends and family...featuring some of our favorite dishes that we've enjoyed. Serving everything on top of the stately tablecloth, spurring discussion about things we've all learned. Our 7 year old son, Dominic, commonly makes various clay figures. They will vary in size from small to fairly large...he usually makes these several times a week. I could only imagine how many plates we would have in the house, should he start making plates. He's actually very creative, and artistic...always was. So this year we're getting him some clay sculpting tools to really start manipulating the clay projects into a new level. My father, his grandfather, does some light wood carvings. The tools he uses are way to sharp for my son to use. But using sculpting clay is something they would both enjoy together. Good suggestions! Dan |
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 00:41 |
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Dan; Wow; Wonderfully creative artistic young-ins. Super ideas. Don' t you have 3 children ? How old is your other little girl? I recall 3 in photos !
Yes?
Margi
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 08:06 |
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Love the tablecloth idea, Dan. And the clay figures too.
What it demonstrates is that, to remain fun, part of it has to highlight each childs particular skills and interests.
Occurs to me, with the boy's interest in ceremics, maybe he could do a serving platter orsoup tureen, or some such. That would cater to his interests, and not produce so many pieces as to drive you out of the house.
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 08:26 |
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Dan and Brook,
There are certainly several projects here that can cater to the artistic talents of each individual child. The pottery / ceramics and the sewing, the tablecloths, the placemats, the figurines & / or a clay earthenware dish or sauce boat, tureen etcetra.
Surely some lovely ideas.
My GC ( twin grandsons are 6 ), Chris is an avid animal lover and has aspirations to become a Vet however, an oceanologist; and Fillippo, is a Criminoligst with a profound interest in Forensic Medicine; adores the children´s stories of Sherlock Holmes, Policemen, Police Headquarters, to be a Commissioner and Detective themes a to z. So, collages interest Fillippo the Criminologist a great deal.
The other, Chris, is a Vet at heart, and thus, animals and any project where they can be employed.
Interesting projects with many facets !
Kindest,
Ciao and Happy Holidays.
Margi.
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 09:47 |
Great idea! |
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 10:29 |
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Dan,
Since you are fond of Spanish and Italian cuisines, tiellas, or cazuelas; earthenware serving dishes could be a great idea.
Great ideas, are posted throughout this thread.
Have lovely Christmas,
Margi.
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Posted: 22 December 2012 at 19:41 |
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Good idea, Margi! Thanks
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Posted: 23 December 2012 at 01:42 |
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Buon Giorno Dan, Just thinking aloud; a Tagine or Tajine in Berber, could be quite lovely too !
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Posted: 23 December 2012 at 07:55 |
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In terms of serving dishes, you're certainly correct, Marg. But I think you missed my point. Throughout the U.S. are specialized potteries and craft shops that handle this sort of thing. They provide (well, you buy them, of course) the ceramics in bisque-fired form. You then decorate them with glazes, and they refire them.
Unfortunately, they don't handle specialized dishes like cazeullas and tajines. But they do have serving dishes such as platters, soup tureens, pitchers etc.
So, what where talking about, is having a child "paint" these dishes, appropriately, having them fired, then using them with the themed meal.
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Posted: 23 December 2012 at 09:35 |
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Brook,
Another item falling into this category could be plant holders, for herbs and thus, I believe do not require any glazing or re-firing.
Brook: Dan lives very close to Chicago, with an enormous Mexican and Latin Population, thus I am sure Latin American Supermarkets. It is quite a multi ethic city.
When we were in Chicago, we had eaten in two Tapas Bars, that were quite equal to Madrid!
With a wealth of ethnic venues to chow down.
Spanish tapas were had at: Ba Ba --- on the northside of the River, and Café Iberia close to the bridge.
Cazuelas are really just unglazed plant pot holders in all sizes, and thus need to be taken for glazing and re-firing if used for cooking and / or serving.
Kindest regards; Margi.
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