Hey everybody! So on Sunday, we started brainstorming for ideas for the Fil-Am event happening next Sunday. The goal was to create an interactive activity that would portray the idea of "Farm to Table". We wanted our idea to be fresh, easy, and fun for all ages. After much deliberation, we decided on doing prints on tote bags using vegetables and fruits. The visitors can create their own design and bring the bags home as souvenirs! We embarked on a special journey to the farmers market, just a block away, to find a variety of fruits and vegetables that could potentially be used as stamps. We brought back the produce to the museum and tested everything out. We discovered that lemons, cabbage, and daikon worked best. I really enjoyed testing out this activity and I predict that it will be a huge success on Sunday.
These are a few examples of the tests that we did we the produce stamps. We used a variety of colored inks and acrylics (the ink works better though).