OCH / MoT SHOP: For the Kids

Busloads of school children will eventually pour through Old City Hall and the Museum of Toronto. What affordable items can be offered for young people to buy besides those discussed in the blog posts of "OCH / MoT SHOP: Sweets" and "OCH / MoT SHOP: TTC Trinkets"?

The existance of over 120 , colourful, collectable, chocolate bar cards made by Toronto's own Cowan's Cocoa Company in the 1920s and by Patterson's Chocolates into the 1960s help provide an answer. Their themes include Canadian-specific Mammals, Birds, Fish, Wildflowers, Tree Leaves and Seeds, plus long-forgotten "Notable Cats" and more. (If the MoT is missing any of these in its collections, they are welcome to them.)

What adaptations of these images might be of interest to children or adults?

Would kids be interested in reproduction collectable cards to swap? Would they rather have them in the form of prints that they can cut up for school projects? Might adults want postcards or prints of any of these for cottage/Canadiana/vintage-style decor, scrapbooking or decoupage?

Might gift shops of other Canadian museums, galleries and/or parks be delighted to be able to buy versions of these graphics at wholesale prices?

Much needs to be explored.