Craftory: American Trinity Platter | Kids Shows

[Music] welcome to craftery by prep prageru resources for educators and parents we've got crafts history and your questions i'm jill and today we're going to be doing something the whole family can do together we're custom designing a platter to put all of our favorite foods and treats on for celebrating our american holidays okay here's what you'll need a large white porcelain platter washed and dried acrylic paint pens made especially for porcelain and you will need an oven you might need an adult's help with this part okay but we're not gonna do just any kind of design we're gonna decorate this platter to celebrate our american trinity values which are liberty in god we trust and e pluribus unum oh we've got a question wait what was that word that you just said i didn't quite catch it yeah what does it mean ah i had a feeling you would ask that you mean e pluribus unum yes e pluribus unum is not english it's latin which is a very old language that not many people know how to speak anymore e pluribus unum means out of many one this saying was first created in 1776 when our 13 colonies became a nation and it was one of america's very first mottos now today it means that america doesn't care how different we all might be or where our families come from because we are all here together as one united isn't that awesome so you're ready to make our platter now make sure you help your mom or dad wash and dry it before you start painting okay all right let's go first let's start with the words e pluribus unem now i always like to check my spelling and practice before i paint it on the plate so stick with me with a plain scrap piece of paper make sure your spelling is correct i'm going to focus on the red white and blue today shake a shake shake [Music] what you can also do is very lightly trace it in pencil on the platter so that you know where you're gonna put your words and it doesn't matter if the writing isn't perfect this is your creation with your family so it's important that you put your mark on it you know next liberty so a lot of countries promise liberty but america is the only country that lets people have the kind of liberty to work as hard as we want to be as successful as we can individually kind of like this if you like to work hard and i want to be lazy then you will most likely become much more successful than me and that's okay that's the kind of liberty we have in america and it means you can do anything okay our last american trinity value in god we trust the fact that we can worship how we want here in america is really special it's not like that in a lot of other countries and america was created with god from the bible as our guide our declaration of independence says all people are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness in other words god gives us all our rights the right to think pray and speak and no one can take away our rights because they come from god now that we've got our words let's finish decorating it this is where i might need helping hands [Music] done almost once you're finished drawing you're gonna let the whole thing dry completely don't touch it for a few hours then you're gonna bake this in your oven with nothing on it at 425 degrees fahrenheit for about 30 minutes next turn off your oven let it sit in there for 30 more minutes then you take it out and then you're done and that's it easy peasy and super fun for the whole family it's also a one-of-a-kind work of art to put all of your snacks fruit independence day hot dogs cookies anything you want on it the next time your family celebrates one of our american holidays we hope you had fun if you've got ideas or questions for our next craftery send them my way and remember to send us your pictures too keep crafting keep learning and keep celebrating land of the free and the home of the brave bye guys okay who's got hot dogs cookies muffins you guys i'm hungry thank you for watching this video to keep prageru videos free please consider making a tax deductible donation