Helena prepared this weeks ago. The first one was done years ago with animals and a whole scene in it. I remember freezing coloured water in balloons for playcentre even more years ago, the balloon ones all got smashed by being thrown within minutes of being presented. The ones at home never got thrown and…
Month: Sep 2019
Du-kit by Helena
I made one box and liked it and then I made these smaller ones. I make the box first then sometimes I make the lid next and sometimes the decorations. For some of them the decoration was the lid, like the leaf one. The containers I didn’t need to squish. All I did was draw…
… make and do…
We call a variety of things making and doing, mostly because lots of things tend to be multimedia, ie aren’t just sewing.. Today Helena watched some show about recycling on Heihei and some Mr Maker which led to a whole day of making and doing (not that she really needs the shows). I’m not keen…
Maps..
Helena got lost recently, she went on ahead and when the somewhat slower 3 year old and I arrived she was gone. It was a very stressful hour as she happily went the wrong way, realised, turned around and came back. Unfortunately I’d given her the car key so couldn’t go looking. In some respects…
“It’s boring”
We went to the “look museum” aka The City Art Gallery. I was told the art was boring… I got 5 mins or less per gallery but waited over 20mins while she used their pencils and paper. But she did like the carved gourds. This picture started as scenery and became an abstract. The next…
learning facts – the magic school bus effect
“I like the magic school bus because it teaches me facts. It tells me interesting things. The magic school bus is cool because it tells you true stuff. It, the bus, can turn into different things. I like looking at the different suits Ms Frizzle is wearing. I really like Carlos because he’s funny, they…
