tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370879428515287328.post7473937576375817094..comments2024-03-19T01:28:45.707-07:00Comments on Fine Lines: 100th Post - Alexander CalderChristie - Fine Lineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370879428515287328.post-47812165372071839612011-08-28T20:07:30.210-07:002011-08-28T20:07:30.210-07:00Glad your son is safe and sound. I heard on the ne...Glad your son is safe and sound. I heard on the news about one deli owner who couldn't get home because transit was suspended, spent the night in his deli and was open bright and early for those out roaming around!!<br /><br />About the mobiles, I have the kids do the art work before assembling the wire and thread. Once the assembling begins I hang them from a dowel. ( I think I can get about 15 per dowel) However, it has been a while since I last did mobiles and I had forgotten how annoying the thread can be when someone drops their assemblage, so I've decided to do the more complicated ones with just connected wire. I fooled around with it today, and I really liked it better. I am planning to do one mobile (hanging or standing) for each grade level, with each getting a bit more detailed than the previous grade. I am really jazzed about this!! I am more concerned about storing and displaying the standing versions, as I have a bit of counter space in the room, but no place in the school outside of my room for that type of display.<br /><br />By the way, I did see on the news a picture of an overturned bus somewhere in upstate NY and thought of you - glad to hear the rain has moved on.Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370879428515287328.post-48182942552354899102011-08-28T19:20:00.165-07:002011-08-28T19:20:00.165-07:00I'm still curious - where do you hang them for...I'm still curious - where do you hang them for the kids to work on them & balance them?<br /><br />Meanwhile - my son went to work today (waiter at a restaurant; why were they even open today?) and hopefully will make it home safely after his shift. Storm seems to have pretty much passed on.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370879428515287328.post-50366754242499814402011-08-28T12:51:16.566-07:002011-08-28T12:51:16.566-07:00The thread was a bit tangly as I worked. I may ret...The thread was a bit tangly as I worked. I may rethink the design before having kids do it.Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370879428515287328.post-30771903387949035912011-08-27T21:25:03.391-07:002011-08-27T21:25:03.391-07:00I'll be interested in seeing the results. I h...I'll be interested in seeing the results. I haven't done mobiles in years, because I just don't know where/how to hang them to balance them. I'm not supposed to hang stuff from the ceiling (though I did get away with hanging those flying pigs last year, because we'd already passed the fire inspection). Plus I get really frustrated with a bunch of things hanging with string - potential for tangles! Good luck! <br /><br />Meanwhile, waiting to see what tomorrow's weather will bring us here a few hours north of NYC, but more concerned about my son living in Boston, who told me it was already hailing tonight but he was still going to work (at a restaurant) and was supposed to work tomorrow too. He walks to/from work and gets off VERY late at night. I'll be happy to hear that he's safe.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.com