tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post5532679010714776051..comments2024-03-17T01:13:20.037-07:00Comments on Get your mess on!: true tinkering!Get Your Mess On!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09763722936794591665noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-3180670408642388072010-08-26T22:26:50.924-07:002010-08-26T22:26:50.924-07:00That sounds brilliant, Bess!That sounds brilliant, Bess!Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374411665854030238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-37517982530297479212010-07-28T17:55:50.800-07:002010-07-28T17:55:50.800-07:00You mentioned concoctions. My 5-year-old niece so...You mentioned concoctions. My 5-year-old niece so loved to make her own "potions", her mother had to hide all of the shampoo, dish soap, chocolate syrup, you-name-it. Then for her birthday, all of her adult friends presented her daughter with all of the hotel size toiletry bottles they had ever collected and her own box of food coloring. She was in heaven!Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268884562277307289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-89237873977301114482010-07-24T12:26:42.134-07:002010-07-24T12:26:42.134-07:00. . . and I've been thinking about adding a Ti.... . . and I've been thinking about adding a Tinker School to our preschool! =)Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-12869481522351940062010-07-23T11:37:11.869-07:002010-07-23T11:37:11.869-07:00Absolutely, Tom! When Gever was here he talked ab...Absolutely, Tom! When Gever was here he talked about how he didn't think tinkering just applied to working with tools, construction, electronics, all that.... it could be applied to anything. I want to champion that definition and spread it everywhere! I keep thinking about how true artists must allow themselves to tinker... to make things just for the sake of making them, probably without thinking about whether or not it will sell or what it will be used for (though perhaps they might wonder these things and still create... nothing against it)... just bravely try new things, and follow their interests/obsessions. With my tinkering school I really just want to create lots and lots of opportunities for kids/people to be totally creative and play and think outside the box.... with all sorts of different materials. Exactly like your school!! (In fact, I just was talking to a friend who's a preschool teacher about creating a Teacher Tom style preschool as part of Austin Tinkering SChool... existing all in fantasy still but I think it would be sooOOooooOOOooo dreamy! And I think everything you do with the kids is tinkering... it's wonderful).Kamihttp://www.getyourmesson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-25645828218772983302010-07-23T10:15:51.407-07:002010-07-23T10:15:51.407-07:00I'm so looking forward to your post on bacon f...I'm so looking forward to your post on bacon flavored cupcakes with peppermint frosting! =)<br /><br />It's funny, but reading about your experiences, I'm beginning to see little difference between what people call "tinkering" and what I call "making art."Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-8382710393221177602010-07-23T08:30:32.245-07:002010-07-23T08:30:32.245-07:00CCS, that is absolutely awesome! If strawberry ca...CCS, that is absolutely awesome! If strawberry can dye cotton like that... the sky's the limit. I love it, thanks so much for sharing!<br /><br />Aw yeah, Angel! It was super cool! I wish I had been able to take more photos before the sibs demolished it. I have another idea to use them for a really cool lighting project... we'll have to see if it works. Oh the possibilities!Kamihttp://www.getyourmesson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-64524330538387759502010-07-22T11:13:35.691-07:002010-07-22T11:13:35.691-07:00YAY! I'm so glad someone could creative use a...YAY! I'm so glad someone could creative use all those blasted plastic cups. All I could think to do with them was make jello shots!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2711778524170800851.post-26964901509252762212010-07-22T10:17:32.738-07:002010-07-22T10:17:32.738-07:00I love your tinkering!!! We have been doing some d...I love your tinkering!!! We have been doing some dye projects too. I found a lot of information on natural dyes, and found that sometimes you need to presoak your material in alum/water or in the case of kool-aid, I would assume that using vinegar would help it to set. You can see our strawberry shirts here. (We boiled strawberries to make a great dye for some shirts.....)<br />http://childcentralstation.blogspot.com/search/label/strawberries<br /><br />They did fade with just the salt, but were much more vibrant when we used alum instead. <br /><br />I found some good information here:<br />http://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldyes.html<br /><br />I don't remember exactly where I found the best information about using alum as a mordant, but I'm sure if you search for more information about mordants for natural dyes, you will find an abundance of information! <br /><br />Happy Tinkering!Amy A @ Child Central Stationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846984785038373093noreply@blogger.com