Author Archives: David Woods

I have to say I am not very good at identifying leaves or the trees that they come from. I am going to take more time this next week looking at trees and the shape of their leaves. It is too easy to not notice nature and what is going on outdoors. I have foundContinue reading “What’s that leaf?”

I thought I would give you this to look at, as it is easy enough to get some leaves together for a little bit of art. Maybe looking for different shapes of leaves and what you can do with them. Take a bag with you next time you go for a walk and see whatContinue reading “September Leaf Art”

So its a change in season I guess, and before we head into Spooky Month then I am going to give some words for writing with. Let’s see what you can come up with that is creative. leaves bare branches wind skipping fireplace warm hat.

We are now heading into Autumn, and the leaves on the trees will be changing colour. There is a nip in the air as it all gets colder. Winter is coming, so keep yourselves warm and safe, and now we are on the edge of Spooky Month. But before we go there, lets look atContinue reading “Prelude to a fright”

So with Halloween fast approaching (well nearly a month away), we have to ask what will we do to celebrate on the 31st October. It is probably going to have to be socially distanced. But hey, why don’t we try our best to get at least a little bit of spooky fun out there. AContinue reading “Spooky Month”

Hi everyone. We hope that you enjoyed Dragon week, and we still have a couple of stories coming up that were not fitted into the weeks activities. Now that the week is done, would people like to see another themed week, and if so what would they like it to be about. You can letContinue reading “What next?”

Amazing. The last dragon image sent to us by the wonderful artist Lindsay Oliver. This is one of the most brilliant things that I have ever seen. Imagine seeing that wonderful dragon in the skies above you. The cloudy dragon shifting Its shape as it is drifting Through blue skys it is swimming Its scalesContinue reading “Cloudy dragon”

So here is a dragon costume made up of all of the stuff that would normally be binned. It is a truly recycled dragon. The mask was made with a template and a cardboard box. The tail and chest piece was made with packing materials we were lucky enough to get with parcels we hadContinue reading “Last Dragon Costume of the Week”

Jane took a big piece of paper, and made a tunic for a small person with it. It was a matter of measuring the head hole to make sure it is not too big and not too small. Then painting the tunic red, and drawing some scales on it, to give that dragon vibe. IContinue reading “Dragon Tunic (and mask)”

Jane kindly made this dragons head out of a cardboard box. She has given it a hinged jaw, and a very awesome set of teeth. Ears from corrugated card, and a lovely set of big eyes from paper on card. Nostrils made of toilet roll holders, with lovely flames just drawn on paper. A fairContinue reading “Box Head the Dragon”