David and Cheri Goldberg have immortalized President Barack Obama in a sculpture made of chopped liver!

Yes, you read that correctly. The Goldbergs started their Thanksgiving tradition of creating chopped liver sculptures over three decades ago when their son, Jason, was just 18 months old. Now he’s the father of two little boys and the Goldbergs haven’t missed a year.

This creative couple collaborates to create these works of art. Cheri, a member of the GaGa Sisterhood, makes the chopped liver from an old family recipe. David, who’s a doctor by day and cartoonist by night, conceptualizes and then sculpts them.

In years past he’s crafted 3-dimensional, Thanksgiving-themed images of the Mayflower ship, Plymouth Rock, a pilgrim, a cornucopia, corn with husks, a turkey leg, and a Thanksgiving plate, complete with slices of turkey and all the trimmings. A year ago, after their second grandson was born, David created two toy blocks with their grandson’s names on them. Unfortunately, none of these works of art was ever captured with photos.

But this year, inspired by the election of our new president, they took pictures and proudly shared them with friends. The rule for their sculptures is that everything must be edible. First, David created a stencil of Obama and then, using poppy seeds, paprika, and colored sugar, crafted a likeness of our Prez.

So in the event that President Obama ever asks the classic Jewish question, What am I … chopped liver?, the Goldbergs can point to their work of art and say with certainty, Yes!

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Are you up for an art adventure that’s messy but loads of fun and teaches a little science? On one of my summer visits to my granddaughters it was too hot to go outside. So Juliet got out her
National Geographic Little Kids Magazine and said: “Let’s make Blue Goo, Baba!”

We probably should have followed the directions and covered her art table with lots of newspapers. But since it’s washable, we just put our supplies right on the table. We used one large mixing bowl, a measuring cup of water, a box of cornstarch, 4 small bowls, and a box of neon food coloring.

In just a few minutes we had whipped up a large bowl of white goo. We divided the goo into the four small bowls, added about ten drops of food coloring into each bowl and the fun began. The weird goo hardens in your hands when you squeeze it and feels like a solid. When you open your hands, the goo feels like a liquid and rolls out of your hand. Juliet squealed and giggled as she squished her hands into the bowl, happily enjoying the physical sensations of the “goo.”

Two hours later we had four bowls of greenish, bluish, reddish goo all over our hands and smiles on our faces. Reluctantly, we cleaned up the mess but promised to make it again with Amelia next year.

Blue Goo Recipe

You will need:

• Newspapers
• Mixing bowl
• Cornstarch (16-ounce box)
• Measuring cup
• Water
• Blue food coloring

1. Pour a box of cornstarch into a bowl.
2. Add 1 1/2 cups (240 milliliters) of water.
3. Add about 15 drops of food coloring. You can also try this with different colors.
4. Mix it all together with your hands.

Have fun squishing!

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It’s never too early to start introducing your grandchildren to art appreciation. One of our
GaGa Sisterhood members recently told me she brought her four grandchildren to the Dale Chihuly exhibit. They range in age from 6 months to 4 years. “The kids loved it,” she said, “and the guards followed closely behind us!” Inspired by one of the sculptures, the three older children lay down on the floor and made a flower pattern. She took a picture of them looking down on them from the floor above. She said even the 6-month old’s eyes lit up in front of one of the pieces, proving that art can be enjoyed by any age if you let them appreciate it at their own level.
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