UN DAY: Have you made a Flag Before?
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
Philippines
October 16, 2012 9:45pm CST
Hello Lotters,
Last Night my Mom told me to make two kinds of flags. one is for South Korea and one is Bangladesh.
It reminds that that United Nations day is nearing, that my elder nephew and niece are going to participate. so these two countries are going to be represented by them.
When I was a kid, my first costume and flag was Czech Republic, but i knew the whole name of it once. second, it was thailand
So, have you made a Flag before?
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13 responses
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello lymsnb, i didn't realize you have to make such flags that has something to do with the team from a game. well, good for you i hope things did went well and people get to see you cheered and have that flag. i wonder, would have been better if you have uploaded the flag in your avatar.
@JinBinLai (52)
• China
17 Oct 12
I have made a flag of PRC when I was in kindergarten. That demanded my drawing skill and manual skill. All we get first was a piece of pure white cloth and a little wood pole, it was quite interesting while I recall the scene of a kid drawing and pasting.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello JinBinLai, What is PRC? I used balloon stick because it the nearest i could bought. It was really cool drawing and pasting some thing like that. mostly, I used art papers and glue, then i put plastic covers so that the flag won't be ale to get rusty of dirt.
@JinBinLai (52)
• China
18 Oct 12
Hi, LetranKningt, PRC is short for" People's republic of China".
And it's smart to put plastic covers on the flag.
I really miss those days making tiny things as a child. Nowadays I'v seldom saw any children making these for fun, instead, they prefer playing computer games.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Oh yeah I remember it too when we are required to make a flag for a certain country to commemorate UN day. And there were times that I also remember wearing costume that represents the country assigned to me and I have to go in front of the class and say something in their own language. I remember getting Brazil and it took me hard time to research the language they use and speak it out of the class.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Rsa101, You could have just check the language of it i believe some language actually originated to portugese language. wow, must have been a really hard on your situation because you had to speak the language. I don't know if i were able to speak it fluently knowng that czech and thailand were totally different languages.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
18 Oct 12
If I was right recalling it the language they use is some kind of Portuguese if I still recall that right. Since there was no internet available during that time, I did researching it manually on Library. If it was given to me today, I might have easily get it via the net and my problems was solved already. I also searched for the national costume and I just reinvented them easily. It was a project in our Social Studies back then and if I fail to find a good presentation then it would mean I get low grade on that subject. I think that I did good enough there since my grade was not that bad.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
I do and I can still remember that I always make the easiest one
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Jaihosis, Well, the bangladesh flag was kinda easy to me because it only required two colors. while South korean flag you didn't need to have background color only while but i had to make the symbols one by one. I wonder what's wrong with the Japanese flag but i guess they think it's easy and they don't want students making easy to make flag.
@Eppie2010 (509)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Same here :) Japan's flag was always my first option. Funny now that it's my kids' turn to make flags for their U.N. Day activity and their teachers would constantly remind them that they can choose to create any flag they want except Japan .
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
hi LK,
I do when I was a kid we have UN Day at school we need to brought a flag and I always make the Japanese Flag cause it's the easiest one
Well may nieces are not coming to me to make a flag but if they will ask me I will just print it out and let their mom put it on a stick
happy mylotting
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Bhabycatch013, Yeah I figured that the Japanese flag are easy to make and then have it ready for the event. well, one thing can do is print a flag and cover the other colors of the flag with art papers. as of now I am proud to have made that flag own my own using art materials, seems easy enough if i was doing it all the time. have a nice day.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
17 Oct 12
We made one here in my home once. We used quilt patches to make an american flag. we then sold it for 75.00 and donated the money to a homeless shelter. was alot of work but was worth it. You give me the idea to do one to donate for xmas money.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Mariaperalta, Good luck with your plan to give it to the charity, would have been better if you have uploaded a photo example. seventy five? is it in the US or Mexico Currency. good luck with making more and more flags for charity am sure every one would by some of your flags. have anice day.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Oct 12
hi letran you just triggered a happy memory about flags. in our county the largest city is Santa Ana and close to the court house is the avenue of flags, there are one flag fore each state and i always loved walking along and remembering the flags of the various states,learning which was which. our flag for California has the
bear on it standing upright.I have never made a flag but it does so und interesting,United Nations day wow. that is nice that your nephew and niece are participating in it for South Korea
and Bangladesh. that is in india right?
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello hatley, I wonder what the flag of Santa Ana looks like i might have a look on this. last night i thought it was hard but when i check in today it seemed quite easy to me. I will just make the flag but i don't have the stick yet so i don't know much if it will work for now. yes, i hope i can make a better flag on it.
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
I remember my elementary and high school during the month of October.The school always celebrate the United Nations Day, usually when I make some flags as project my choice countries are "Pakistan" and "Great Britain Flag"..sometimes I do Philippine flag..
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello pals101, that reminds me, maybe I should make my own Philippine Flag instead of just waiting and saving to buy a new one. the big one actually cost three dollars and fifty cents, i was planning to buy one before the celebration of independence day. after making the two flags i've decided to make the flag of the Philippines my own way some day. have a nice day.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Gaiza12, I don't remember making flags when I was a kid, how ever i remember having tailors make me a czech and then another year for the thailand costume. maybe i should have thought about making a new one for the Philippine Flag knowing that i made it out of nationalist pride. Have a Nice day.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Just this weekend, two of my sons asked me to make the of US and Italy. It will be used for their UN Day program next week. This is an annual event in most of the schools here in our city. During my high school, we also had a similar program. There was sort of a pageant showcasing the different countries represented by the contestants.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Jenny1015, I guess every one's been busy Celebrating the United Nations day,which not only involves costumes but also new flags. I was done making Bangladesh and South Korean Flags. the US and Italy flag is kinda hard for some reason. luckily, South Korean Flag isn't that hard to make. Have a nice day.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Yeah I alwas made my own flags during school days. I used to make flag of Panama cause it was quite easy for me to make. Just red and blue with two stars. My dad used to get me stick to attached my flag during the parade.
@LetranKnight25 (33121)
• Philippines
17 Oct 12
Hello Ardoy0731, well, my original plan was to purchase a huge barbeque stick but unfortunately i didn't have time to stroll around. right now, I was lucky enough to buy some balloon stick from a party needs shop. i hope they don't break it tomorrow because i dont want to get into trouble. have a nice day.