Top Secret Books. Creating Magic of books. A notebook, story book, of your own design, that you can keep all…
Great evening at the Elizabeth House Community Centre. I was invited to lead one of the activities as a part…
We looked at a serious task of designing a house! First, we have established what rooms are necessary and what…
Autumn term started with paper version of a fidget device: the kaleidocycle. What is a kaleidocycle? The simplest kaleidocycle is…
We have finished the summer term workshops at Elizabeth House with a flare, constructing periscopes. Hope children have enjoyed projects…
This week we have made a real extendable periscope! Kids were really focused, putting all required elements in a right…
With Summer holidays approaching I have decided to share some ideas for spending time together, playing board games. After hot…
I have tested kids knowledge of London’s landmarks and important places. We have discussed what makes a landmark, which buildings/places they…
With half term break over our first design workshop topic was the tree house. A seemingly simple subject came with…
We have looked at designs of Frank Lloyd Wright’s beautiful Stained glass windows and learned about the process of making the stained…
Workshop about building elements: columns, beams, trusses and cantilevers… We have mixed construction skills with knowledge of physics. Using simple materials…
Children observed how the shapes change, depending on the way we look at objects. We started with constructing cubes using nets patterns…
Mosaics. How can we create them? What are they? Children have examined examples of mosaics, from ancient Greece, Rome, Morocco to modern ones, including…
Mosaics. How can we create them? What are they? Children have examined examples of mosaics, from ancient Greece, Rome, Morocco to modern ones, including…
We did a fusion of architecture, fashion and futuristic robotic design. Children created an array of costumes: from hats, masks,…
Kids had a fantastic design session creating their very own versions of a playground. From tunnels, climbing frames to spaceships…
The concept was to create 3 dimensional forms, using simple square elements. Children learned new skill, preparing elements using a…
Origami, Japanese art of folding paper. Simple concept, but requiring precision and perseverance to achieve desired results. A great lesson in…
The list of Themes of the Summer Term workshops: Elizabeth House, N5 1ED Summer 2017 no …
Do we always see what we think we see? It appears not always that is the case! Children have investigated various examples…