Archive for March 6th, 2008

In an effort to bring a little art history to my kid’s clay class, I found a great project in Ceramics for Kids by Mary Ellis (which sadly is no longer in print) to share with my kids. The project is based on ancient Peruvian Stirrup Cups which are basically big sippy cups. Of course my kids thought this would be a blast - sippies for 2nd - 5th graders - what could be better?

Unfortunately, we spent so much time assembling our mobiles last week that we ran out of time for this project. I’ll save it for the next Clay + Imagination = Art session starting after Spring Break. The cups are generally closed at the top and contain a hollow handle with a mouth piece for drinking. I wasn’t sure about the cleaning aspect of it and left the top open on mine. My daughter loved it and claimed it for her own. My husband, well, let’s just say the first thing that came to his brain upon seeing it was this response, “Did you just make a bong?”

Try explaining that to a 10 year old with more questions than anyone else I know and who does not take lightly to subject changing when she wants to know something. She’s relentless, not unlike her mom I might add.

Meanwhile, Blogging with Moxie by Joelle Reeder and Katherine Scoleri is sitting on my nightstand for some easy and quick reading. Although I understand blogging - it’s been a good refresher course.

I normally sign my blog with my name - but read a bit in either this book or Wordpress for Dummies that signing one’s blog is a sign of an amateur blogger. Well, darn it, I’m not new - but like signing it like a letter because it makes it just a little more personal.

So, with no further ado I bid you adieu for today,

~Cynthia

P.S. I hope my blog is running more smoothly for you - please let me know if you encounter any problems.