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If you can't tell, I am gathering, making, buying materials for my Atrium and "learning room". It seems that all my posts here are about materials. BUT, here's another...
I just got Moira's album for 3-5 yr.olds and I really like it, but I can't possibly afford all the materials required. I do have a mass kit that I purchased from Our Fathers House (that my kids love!) so that helps a lot, but I don't have a tabernacle, ciborium, or the numerous figures for Micah, Mary, Elizabeth, etc. Any good resources for making these (easily!) or buying them (cheaply?).
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A tabernacle can be made by buying a wooden box with a hinged lid or door, glue a wooden cross on top of it and paint it gold (or leave it wood color). Boxes like these are usually available at craft stores (remember to use a coupon and get it for at least 40% off).
You can use those wooden pegs (with the round tops) to make the figures (sculpey, model magic, or some other medium can be put over them if you want more depth). Material or paint can be used to finish the figures. If you have a nativity scene, you can pull from that, too.
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Christine wrote:
| You can use those wooden pegs (with the round tops) to make the figures (sculpey, model magic, or some other medium can be put over them if you want more depth). Material or paint can be used to finish the figures. If you have a nativity scene, you can pull from that, too. |
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I'm trying to pull together materials, also. A local school has the atrium and does the Catechesis so I got to see firsthand some materials.
If you can handle purchasing some pieces of Fontanini nativity and resurrection scenes, those figures are perfect....durable and beautiful, and doubles for your Nativity scene later. It seems the figures are the most handled, so I'd spend more $$ for those and less on the other parts of the presentation. Just my two cents.
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This is the really cheap option for figures but it worked fine for us for now - we did a Google image search for the figure we needed or just any bible character that would look appropriate. Then copied it to a word file and enlarged or shrunk it to the desired size. Then print and laminated and cut them out. I made slits in the bottoms and stood them on a half circle of paper to stabilize them.
Do check out the picture files at
Catholic Learning Yahoo Group
They will give you lots of ideas for making your own.
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One thing that I learned, not long ago and was recently brought up in the Catholic Learning group, was that real figures are 3D and story figures are 2D (ie the parables)
...is that cool or what?
We have used clothespin dolls with the round heads and stands like these:
and more here: Clothespin Dolls
then added pipe cleaner arms and embellished accordingly...we found the supplies in Michaels! I think you learn more when you make the materials yourself anyway...at least that is what I have found. I involve my older ones in the process of making things and it makes it more meaningful for us.
And as far as other things....there is so much you can do with cardboard and a can of spray paint! Don't forget to look for items at garage sales. I found a beautiful bowl we use for the Baptism presentation at a garage sale for pennies...think of it like a treasure hunt!
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Kim F wrote:
This is the really cheap option for figures but it worked fine for us for now - we did a Google image search for the figure we needed or just any bible character that would look appropriate. Then copied it to a word file and enlarged or shrunk it to the desired size. Then print and laminated and cut them out. I made slits in the bottoms and stood them on a half circle of paper to stabilize them.
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We did this too, but I glued the paper figures onto 2X4s cut to the size of the figure. I had begged my husband to cut around the shapes with a jigsaw, or whatever power tool would do that, but he didn't get to it right away and we used them for so long that I grew used to them that way. For some, we used felt board figures and glued them onto the wood. The 2x4s stood up very well on the table.
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You could probably glue the laminated figures onto the thickest size of dowel cut to the right height also. Those are wide enough to stand up. The wood is a great idea!
Ok Donna Marie, how did you get that thin wooden dowel in there for the arms?? I like your wood bead idea for the head better than the doll sites dolls too fwiw! Are the beads wide enough by themselves to slip over the clothespin tops?
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Kim F wrote:
Ok Donna Marie, how did you get that thin wooden dowel in there for the arms?? I like your wood bead idea for the head better than the doll sites dolls too fwiw! Are the beads wide enough by themselves to slip over the clothespin tops?
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That is not my pic...if I had batteries for my camera, i would show you wnat I mean  I use pipecleaners twisted around the center and the ends looped like hands...works like a charm! the Round head beads I found in Michaels alongside the bases and the clothespins...they are very neat looking. They slide very easily over the top..no glue needed!
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Wow thanks for the great idea everyone! I think I have "craft phobia" because the thought of making things makes me nervous. But those clothespin dolls look do-able - even for me! I like all the ideas, I'll just have to see which will work the best for us. Thanks!
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Becky Parker wrote:
| I don't have a tabernacle, ciborium, or the numerous figures for Micah, Mary, Elizabeth, etc. Any good resources for making these (easily!) or buying them (cheaply?). Becky |
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My son built his idea of a tabernacle using Knex. It's not the most realistic representation of a tabernacle, but my son built it on his own after I mused aloud about what we were going to do for a tabernacle. I'm leaving it be.
My summer projects include moving forward with our atrium materials. Another thread to watch...
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