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Enrichment- Manufacturing

Food Packet (Jute)

• cut a peace of jute (23x30 cm) & put 1 teaspoon of cereal in the middle

• fold the jute lengthwise every 10 cm, starting from the bottom

• then fold both ends inwards to produce a

square




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• pull 3 fibers (each 20 cm long) out of the jute and tie the packet with them (tie every fiber separately)




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Big Piñata (Jute)

• cut 8 rectangles of jute (12x10 cm)

• blow up 1 balloon (diameter of 15 cm) & tie the end of the balloon with 1 jute fiber (length ≈ 8 cm)

• mix 3 tablespoons of flour (40 g) with 60 ml water

• dip the piece of jute in the flour-water-mix & glue it on the balloon (leave a hole at the top of the balloon)

• after the balloon dries, cut the fiber tying the balloon and remove the balloon (the balloon is at most reusable 2 times)

• cut 8 pieces of jute (12x10 cm) & apply a 2nd coating of jute (still leaving the balloon hole open)




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• after the balloon dries, fill it with 1

teaspoon of cereal; then cut 2 pieces of jute a 12x10 cm, brush them with the flour-water-mix, and close the hole at the top

• let the piñata dry again (picture below: finished dried piñata)




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Food Knot (Jute)

• cut a triangle of jute a 3 x 4 x 4.6 cm & put 1 teaspoon of cereal on the bottom corner

• roll up the triangle of jute starting from the bottom corner

• knot the ends doubly, triply or more if

necessary (for more than 3 knots you need a bigger piece of jute)




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• to increase the difficulty of opening the food knot, it can brushed with the flour-water-mix & dried again (s. left picture: right knot untreated; left one brushed with flour-water-mix)




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Food Knot (Paper)

• put 1 teaspoon of cereal in the middle of the bottom corner of a paper rectangle (50x20 cm)

• roll the paper & twist it

• knot the ends doubly, triply or more if necessary (for more than 3 knots you need a bigger piece of paper)




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• to increase the difficulty of opening the food knot, it can brushed with the flour-water-mix & dried again (s. left picture: right knot untreated; left one brushed with flour-water-mix)




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Food Packet (Paper)

• brush one side of a paper rectangle (33x40 cm) with a flour-water-mix & put 1 teaspoon of cereal in the middle of the bottom half

• fold the rectangle twice starting from the bottom

• brush both sides with the flour-water-mix




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• fold one end twice inwards

• turn the rectangle & fold the other end twice inwards

• let it dry (s. left picture: finished object after drying)




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Big Piñata (Paper)

• fold a paper square (50x50 cm) twice: first so that it forms a triangle, and then fold the triangle again in the reverse direction, so that when you open the paper the 2 folds form a cross or 4 triangles (top, bottom, left & right triangle)

• fold the upper half-rectangle in a way down, so that half of the right triangle extends to the middle of the bottom triangle

• fold the other half of the right triangle to the right border of the bottom triangle




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• analogously, fold the lower half of the

left triangle in such a way that it extends to the middle of the bottom triangle & you fold the upper half of the left triangle so, that it extends to the left border of the bottom triangle- all in all you get a new two-ply triangle

• fold the upper layer of the triangle in a

way that the right lower vertex extends to the upper vertex – the same procedure for the left side (i.e. left lower vertex extends to the upper vertex) – resulting in 2 new smaller triangles




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• turn the paper & do the same for the opposite side, resulting in 4 triangles total (2 on each side)

• fold the vertex of the left & right triangle inwards

• do the same on the other side




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• fold on every side the new smaller

triangles on each other, so that you couldn’t see them (s. picture below)

• one vertex is closed (s. left picture) &

one is open (s. picture below)




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• cut a piece (length: 3-6 cm) from the open vertex; put your hand in the hole & unfold the piñata (you can also unfold it by blowing into the piñata over the open uncut vertex)

• cut overlapping borders, so that the piñata stands (s. picture below)




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• brush the piñata inside & outside with the flour-water mix. Also brush the flour-water mix on both side of some pieces of paper (8 of size 7x15 cm and 2 of size 6x13 cm). stick 2 big pieces of paper on every side & the 2 small pieces on the bottom of the piñata (the hole must be left open)

• after drying (s. left picture) put a second coating like the first one on the piñata; then fill it with1 teaspoon of cereal; paste over the hole with 4 pieces of paper (7x15 cm) & let it dry again (picture below shows a finished piñata)




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Bamboo

• Saw off 1 peace of bamboo off, so that only one end is left open

• Using a thin stick or something similar, put 1 teaspoon of cereal in the bamboo

• close the hole with 2-3 raisins depending on how big it is




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Muesli Coil

• brush flour-water mix on both side of a jute rectangle (20x25 cm) & put 1 teaspoon of cereal in the middle of the bottom

• coil the jute from the bottom up; then twist the coil & brush it again with the water-flour-mix (s. left picture below); afterwards let it dry (s. right picture below: dried muesli coil)




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Food Plait (paper)

• divide 1 teaspoon of cereal onto 3 paper strips (50x20 cm)

• roll up every strip

• tie 2 strips together twice at one end (s. left picture) & wrap the 3rd strip around the knot end (s. picture below)




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• braid all 3 strips together & tie the ends together

• brush the food plait with the flour-

water-mix (s. left picture) & let it dry (s. picture below: dried finished food plait)




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Small Piñatas (Paper)

• brush flour-water mix on both sides of a piece of paper (24x26 cm); put 1 teaspoon of cereal on the lower half & fold the paper over once (s. picture below)

• after that fold both the left & right side inwards

• fold the lower border over another time (s. left picture) & then fold short pieces on the left & right sides innwards (s. picture below)




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• fold the paper-strip together & let the small piñata dry




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Small Piñatas (Jute)

• Brush flour-water mix on both sides of a piece of jute (28x25 cm); put1 teaspoon of cereal on the lower half & fold the lower end up (s. picture below)

• after that fold the left & right side inwards

• fold the lower border up again (s. left

picture) & then fold the rectangle together lengthwise (s. picture below)




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• fold the rectangle together, wrap a fiber (of length 24 cm) around it once, tie the string, & let the small piñata dry

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