Wednesday 5 June 2013
Spotty, Stripy and Retro
It is Kindergarten time again. The work with the small
children seems to come round again so quickly these days.
I always try to prepare something new for the
littlies, to make them laugh and give them something to play with, and motivate
us to create artworks together.
When I was out the other day I bought myself some old
ties at the Oxfam shop. I had an idea for some new toys.
Yesterday afternoon I found myself with a few unexpectedly
free hours. My meeting with the designer for my next book had been postponed
for twenty-four hours and I had thought that I would do some drawing or
painting but, when I spotted the ties hanging up where I had left them to dry,
I decided to be crafty rather than arty.
A few stitches, a bit of stuffing and a six buttons
later, I ended up with three new friends to join our Pető group.
They were
immediately adopted and almost before I got in the door they had been named –
Spotty, Stripy and Retro!
Retro is the Abba-style wide kipper-tie conversion!
The snakes were all over the place today, up jumpers,
under plinths, round necks, climbing wall-wars and generally slithering around!
I am going to put up a request in the office tomorrow to collect old
ties and then I can make a few more to sell at the summer fete. At one Euro per tie and an old cushion for stuffing
this was quite a cheap morning’s entertainment. I expect that Spotty, Stripy
and Retro will be with us for quite a long time, and perhaps even Dino will
come out and play with them too.
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Hi thanks ffor posting this
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