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Ceramic project provides special Christmas gifts
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Chad Fullum carefully placed tiny glass ornaments into his Christmas tree project on Dec. 7.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Pals Dominic Martucci (left) and Anthony Pittano looked like they were in a race to be the first to fully paint their ceramic Christmas tree project on Dec. 7.
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Second-graders Erin Burke (left) and Krista Capito made sure to cover every part of their Christmas trees with green paint, even turning the trees over to be sure they covered every inch.
By SARAH FOOR
For the second- and third-graders at Watson Elementary School, the tough task of finding the perfect Christmas gift for mom and dad recently got a whole lot easier.
On Dec. 7, Girard business Splash of Elegance visited the school to help the students add a personal touch to ceramic Christmas figurines.
Splash of Elegance representative Mary Herrick visited Christine Palmer’s second-grade classroom and brought everything the students needed to decorate ceramic Christmas trees.
Before the event, students paid $3 each to buy a tree and help provide supplies. According to Palmer, it was a small price to pay for a special gift.
“I was a Girl Scout when I was a kid and each Christmas, my mom still pulls out a gift that I made in scouts. Parents really love something that the kids made themselves that has that personal touch. I really hope this will be a gift that is treasured for years to come,” Palmer said.
Herrick gave each student a ceramic tree and quick-drying pine green paint. Tiny glass ornaments were glued into prepared holes in the miniature trees. After plenty of drying time, the crafts were sprayed with glitter paint meant to resemble snow. Palmer and her students created reindeer cards to accompany the trees when the students took them home for Christmas.
Mary Herrick was happy to see the students getting crafty.
“It’s fun for the kids to experience a new form of art with us and I think it’s a gift that their parents will be very happy to receive,” Herrick said.
Herrick and her daughter, Teresa Tait, visited all of the school’s second- and third-grade classrooms to offer special gifts through the ceramic project.