Friday, January 11, 2019

James visits KW

We had the pleasure of having James for a try-out day in KW. James fit right in and we had a great time together!

And, though we have been working with bead- and book-making all week, some of the children had not yet made their own book or created clay beads as they had been engrossed in another option earlier in the week. The children were proficient in both activities; there was a record amount of beads made in one day and a few of the children made second books so they could take one home.

Book-Binding Highlights

​Sam made two books in one day as he really wanted the option of having a book both at school and home. The children chose how many pages to include in their books and Hugh declared, "I'm going to do an eight-er." Several of the children worked within their hand-bound books, writing or drawing stories and trying out the use of multimedia on the pages of their books. James sewed with embroidery floss on one page and Lily asked to watercolor in her book after placing down pieces of washi tape. While folding folios to bind into a book, Will said, "Did you know you could make a city our of art? Like you can roll paper to make grass." ​

Outside, James, Hugh, Will, and Sam had the usual construction site with an added "concrete grate." Lily and Tommy pretended they were a mama and baby tiger. Along with the other children, they traveled to South America and then Kenya by boat.