The kindergarten lessons today went well. I remembered the important things (coffee and water), and was able to cover all the important bits (wear old clothes next week and think about your shapes) without looking at my notes. My concept of a quilt as a "fabric sandwich" went over well, and I only had one boy peek ahead in my pile of props.
After introducing myself, I asked the kinders what a quilt was, after the normal answers (something to keep you warm, a blanket) I held up a plain white square of fabric. "Is this a quilt?" "NO!" they answered. "Why not?" I'd ask. Answers of "its not bits sewn together" or "It's not snuggly!" were very popular. I then demonstrated building a quilt with fabric, batting (the squishy stuff), and more fabric and making the fabled Fabric Sandwich. Then I passed around 4 doll quilts to illustrate finished quiltage. Interestingly, only one boy recognized the fabrics in the quilts as being the same I'd used to make chair bags for two of the classrooms. We also talked about decorating fabric, and what we'd be doing for the next two weeks. All in all, not too shabby.