Today saw the beginning of creating the art work, which will lead us all in our imagination and creativity. As you can see Old Hall Drive had started already with a display in their Hall.
I named the day after one of the mottos of the Guild of Fairy Tale Hunters (I hope you have heard of us before? If not you’ll find us hidden in the web-page, on twitter or if you get to own one of our badges by doing some homework). Today was called Age of Innocence and I visited three classes in the school (meeting nearly one hundred children!). I had a wonderful day and told them about my visit to Hylton Red House and how they were going to share their ideas with them.
During the day we completed an amazing amount of art work drawing The Thing, wondering what was Here and what we could hear here. What we could see by the sea and how to draw smells from a thousand years ago. I’ve left all the plans for all of the three art days in the teacher’s cupboard on the website if you’d like to look at them later.
I am pleased to say that the parcels of materials were delivered safely even though no-one knew what was inside them. I guess we will all find out next week. I took lots of pictures and I’ve put them on the website in the Kid’s Cave for safe keeping. That’s one of the places you’ll find pictures of what we have been doing. I hope there is going to be enough room in the Cave as we will be making a lot of stuff over the next three weeks. I must remember to leave the door open for the teachers to put stuff in there.
You’ll find lots of places in the website where I have left clues and stories for you to find. Try the book shelves or the maps, as I receive my missions of discovery from the students and Fairy-tale hunter apprentices.
I discovered today that thinking about what it might be far away in other countries helped everyone to start writing. We wondered about scary things in Fairy-tales and what they can teach us in our lives. The day ended as one of the teavhers told us a story in the light of a pumpkin as it was Halloween.
Some of the children had lots to say and here are just a few quotes:
“Why are you hunting Fairy Tale…and…What is a Fairy tale”
I was asked if I knew where a black hole is in space. I was surprised when one student said “Why do you need tools, when all you need is your hands?” and I laughed when another apprentice asked if she could make her own fairy Tale? Of course I said YES! And that I was looking forward to seeing their book on the book shelf of the website. My eyes opened very wide indeed when someone asked “is what you do interesting?” Goodness me I thought, it would be very strange to do something I didn’t find interesting.
Back at the secret base I looked over the photos and was interested how the students had drawn noises and smells. I’m sure that they will enjoy the next few weeks as we prepare for the adventure taking me to the roof of the world. I was pleased that the parcel of books had arrived from Seven Stories in Newcastle. Seven Stories is a amazing place of discovery for everyone and especially children and you’ll find them now if you follow their Link in the link section of the website, which is not too far from the video screen.
On a day were there were dancing skeletons and apple bobbing parties it was good to get home safely.