Wednesday, 25 September 2013

An invitation to make something wondrous...




For our school's annual barbecue this past week, we decided to set out an invitation for families to create beautiful wire and bead art. We hoped to add a bit of sparkle and wonder to our tree branch chandelier (thanks to Pinterest for the idea, yet again!!) and welcomed an opportunity to get to know our families. We set out a note in a frame, covered our regular table with a beautiful cloth made by the Sami in Lapland, a lovely flowering begonia from the garden, several wooden bowls of different coloured and textured beads, and some pliable wire arranged on a bamboo plate.  

Families were so generous with their time and each made one to hang on our chandelier. Children invited their classmates, parents, and siblings to create something beautiful with them that night.  We loved how it brought us all together in a collaborative project at the beginning of our journey together.  


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