Sunflowers and other poems: pre school creativity

Sadly not everything is dated but the bottom three are age four, I think the first one is a little younger.

Beth says the image is of food, she vaguely remembers that which I think is pretty cool at 14.

Four years and two months here.

Happy Belated Birthday Tea DS1

Was fun!

And Sophia appreciated the deluxe sized lap, far superior to her usual perch.

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Satuday Art

We had fun with pencils.

by the mad professor

by cognitive dissonance

by the obscure philosopher



by cheese with a monkey on top

Very different studies of this photo taken by CWMT with the digital microscope.



And a play with acrylics.

A little bit of creativity

Pottery again today, it is my weekly therapy and we both love it.

We are beginning to decorate our creations, this week with coloured slip which will be glazed with a transparent glaze.  No one knows how the colours turn out as they have not used them before so I have taken a couple of before pics to remember the differences.

And Beth's apple is coming on well and attracting a lot of admiration.

We are holding our breath that everything survives the kiln.

Clay Modelling

There has been some fun being had here lately with some excellent air hardening clay obtained for a bargain price at the request of DS1 at the beginning of the summer.

All this creativity doesn’t do much for the state of the kitchen table though!

Proud Mama Moment

Jamie (ds2) performing live supporting his friend in a gig that formed part of his media course.

More here and here..

Great Central Railway and walk from Loughborough to Rothley

Busy Day

Starting at 11.30 am at the Hope Centre Nottingham for Mad Science, Rocks and Minerals with the lovely Lynda.

Covering the different layers of the earth

Categorisation, including ven diagrams

Describing rocks and guessing their hardness number

and volcanoes.

Lots of playing and some chilling

Food!!!

Then using my iphone maps app I found a park near the Ice Centre to while away an hour while we waited for Beth's lesson, having decided that £10 for 20 mins bowling was too much!

So this is Victoria Park

with a curious tower

and St Mary's Rest Garden next door

and still a plane free sky.

We got home at 11 pm!