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We will carry on with our after school sessions even as the nights are drawing in. We have fab lights in the greenhouse, which makes it a...
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Katy
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Autumn art!
We’re going to be doing a series of wire sculpture sessions in our home education art group, and we started off creating trees!
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Katy
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Home ed art sessions
We had a fabulous start to this term’s art sessions at the allotment! We used elderberries as the basis for watercolour paint, which was...
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Katy
Sep 15, 20210 min read
Still feels like summer!
This week’s after school session was so lovely and warm- we thought that autumn had come to stay, but apparently not! Delicious dinner of...
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Katy
Sep 14, 20211 min read
New exhibition for Air Arts
We have been collaborating with Air Arts at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) for a number of years, exhibiting work as...
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Katy
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Outdoor cooking
The beginning of September and it’s been so hot! We cooked our first after school tea out in the shade, and moved the seating outside...
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Katy
Sep 11, 20211 min read
New term!
Our after school sessions are about to start, but on this last summer session, we tried our first sweet corn, as well as making wooden...
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Katy
Jun 28, 20211 min read
Introduction to carving
Our next art project is more 3D work. Over lockdown, our online art sessions concentrated on painting and drawing, so it's good to get...
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Katy
Jun 28, 20211 min read
More mosaics
After spending a few sessions using tesserae to make mosaics, we've gone a bit more industrial now, and are using pebbles and cement! The...
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Katy
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Derby Umbrella sessions
We've just done our fourth session at Annie's Place, the centre where Derby Umbrella run their sessions for children and adults wth...
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Katy
May 16, 20211 min read
Home ed art group
Our in-person sessions at the allotment have started! We’re doing a series of workshops using two different ways of creating mosaics- the...
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Katy
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Activity: Paper marbling
Our art sessions for home educating children have moved onlin, due to the current lockdown, and we’re try out all sorts of practical...
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Katy
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Activity: Big Garden Birdwatch feeder
This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch didn’t start off too well for us in the Midlands (for garden birds or spotters!), with lots of...
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Katy
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Project: Christmas tree whisk
If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...
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Katy
Dec 22, 20201 min read
News: Edible making
Our final home education art sessions before Christmas were sculpture-based...but using fondant icing and marzipan. Not only good to eat,...
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Katy
Dec 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest School crafting
There’s been plenty of rain...so it was muddy and excitingly slippery in the woods! As well as a bit of teacake-toasting, we were making...
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Katy
Dec 13, 20201 min read
News: Its definitely Christmas!
For the last two sessions before Christmas we will be all-out Christmas crafting... This week, it was making beautiful 3D paper stars-...
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Katy
Dec 9, 20201 min read
News: It's starting to feel just a bit Christmassy...
Our willow baskets are on hold - time for a quick diversion into Christmas wreaths! Some of our home education students have worked with...
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Katy
Dec 8, 20201 min read
News: Keeping busy in the cold weather!
The weather might be pretty grotty at the moment, but we find plenty to do on the allotment... We try to keep a balance of more...
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Katy
Dec 3, 20201 min read
News: More cooking, more willow
Our one to one sessions have involved more activities in the greenhouse, as the weather has been a bit too wet over the last few weeks!...
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