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Re: Christmas art crafts at school.
@80sChav Yes, it was less hectic and much more gentle. We are doing ourselves no favours with all the consumerism IMHO. I was going to add the string lampshade I remembered when talking about pasta shapes earlier, but then got tied up with the day's events. However I was astonished to see the very same idea popping up on the TV this p.m! How's that for coincidence? The designer's attempt failed (she used fabric stiffener with synthetics string) and so she ended up using wire over an exercise ball (pilates?) but I remember making a great if somewhat smaller one as a child using "seize" which I think was basically sugar dissolved and water, but do not know for sure. My Mum mixed it up, hence the memory gap (my excuse!)
It was string over a large balloon, but see that others online use anything from wood glue to pva and flour! I think I may well have a go myself, with mini balloons. It would be a great "messy" for the children would really enjoy!
@amethyst Yes, the cards you can buy are amazing value for money. I have a packet of "window" cards I bought about 20 years ago which cost five times as much as they do these days. Sadly I feel the drop in price has to do with us chopping down the world's forests more than simple economics, but it certainly helps boost access to "affordable art" for everyone.
Another blast from the past "technique" is those gummed papers. I am trying to remember whether they were also supplied in pre-cut shapes, but am not sure. You know the same as the silver and gold stars we got for good and very good work? I am sure that we made cards and pictures using red, green, blue, black, brown and yellow squares, oblongs, circles which we licked and stuck to sugar paper. On the other hand I could be dreaming! I have such vivid dreams, I sometimes think what I have dreamt is reality! Ha! Did a quick search because I thought I was confusing them with felt shapes, but here are the very shapes!! Even the same packaging! Wow! Anyone else remember them?
@80sChav Yes, it was less hectic and much more gentle. We are doing ourselves no favours with all the consumerism IMHO. I was going to add the string lampshade I remembered when talking about pasta shapes earlier, but then got tied up with the day's events. However I was astonished to see the very same idea popping up on the TV this p.m! How's that for coincidence? The designer's attempt failed (she used fabric stiffener with synthetics string) and so she ended up using wire over an exercise ball (pilates?) but I remember making a great if somewhat smaller one as a child using "seize" which I think was basically sugar dissolved and water, but do not know for sure. My Mum mixed it up, hence the memory gap (my excuse!)
It was string over a large balloon, but see that others online use anything from wood glue to pva and flour! I think I may well have a go myself, with mini balloons. It would be a great "messy" for the children would really enjoy!@amethyst Yes, the cards you can buy are amazing value for money. I have a packet of "window" cards I bought about 20 years ago which cost five times as much as they do these days. Sadly I feel the drop in price has to do with us chopping down the world's forests more than simple economics, but it certainly helps boost access to "affordable art" for everyone.
Another blast from the past "technique" is those gummed papers. I am trying to remember whether they were also supplied in pre-cut shapes, but am not sure. You know the same as the silver and gold stars we got for good and very good work? I am sure that we made cards and pictures using red, green, blue, black, brown and yellow squares, oblongs, circles which we licked and stuck to sugar paper. On the other hand I could be dreaming! I have such vivid dreams, I sometimes think what I have dreamt is reality! Ha! Did a quick search because I thought I was confusing them with felt shapes, but here are the very shapes!! Even the same packaging! Wow! Anyone else remember them?
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