Our first class was chaotic to put it mildly. From memory I think we had about 20 children attend. As we are located so close to the coast the plan was to run the class at the local park by the beach. But when the weather forecast predicted a day of rain and wind we had to look at option two. And so we all crowded into Sandra's undercover outdoor area at her house, erected trestle tables, put out paint and set about sewing up 25 small bags as part of our activity for the class. We sat for a couple of days with our kids playing around our feet, whipping up calico bags from whatever we had in stock and then stripping fabric to be used to make the handles. But of course, we didn't do them the cheap and easy way, we made the bags complete with lining and included this fabric for the kids to pick from for the handles which they then had to plait.
There was a lot of thought put into the program from what each child would gain from the activity such as co-ordination and motor skills when plaiting, colour selection and of course the application of paint which every child loves. As you can see from the photo's, they had a great time and produced a functional item. That was another of our aims, to create something that can be used and is practical. So far I think we have managed to achieve this.
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