Room 11 have been learning about colonisation so during writing we made quills and ink and tried writing like they did in the early days. We really enjoyed it.
Here is how we did it so you can try...
How to make Ink
What you will need
1. Blackberries, strawberries or blueberries.
2. Vinegar and salt
3. A tea spoon or if have 1/2 tea spoon
4. A bowl, sieve and cup
5. A turkey, goose or swan quill will do (but turkey is best)
6. Scissors and a skewer.
What to do for the ink:
1. Grab you blueberry strawberry or black berry and put them in your cup up to half way make sure there not frozen. Put them in you sieve. Then put your sieve over you bowl and squash the berry your using with you cup untill the juise comes out. (if you think it not enought get some more berrys and squash some more)
2. Put half a tea spoon or vinegar and salt and put in the bowl and mix well (with your spoon)
AND YOU INK IS DONE
How to make your own quill pen
What you need:
A feather
scissors
skewer
1. Now get you goose, turkey or swan quil.
2. Snip the end of quill on an angle
3. Grab you skewer and stick it up the bit at the bottom that you sinped, and stick your skewer up you quill and get the membrane out.
4. Cut a centreline for the ink to follow
AND YOUR QUILL IS DONE
(You can find lots of clips on youtube to help you with this)
By Jack L
Kia ora Room 11,
ReplyDeleteYou all look like you are having a great time learning about colonisation and the tools people used then. I hope there were not spillages!
Hi Jack L, that sounds like fun. How did the writing with the quills and ink turn out and how long did the ink take to dry. Room 10 are looking forward to trying it out.
ReplyDeleteKerry R10