The paper making fun continues

The paper we made the day before had dried (thanks to the help of some trusty hairdryers and a couple of ovens) and yesterday at 1pm it was time to go back to Mary Waters and let the 8 students decorate the paper they've made.

We gave them each fun facts about the environment that Remy had written on leaves and they all seemed generally interested and shocked by the difference that recycling could make in the world. This was just what they needed to get them motivated to get those paintbrushes wet and make their statements on the paper they have created.

Yellow and green paint soon covered as much paper as it did faces and the students found the most creative ways to go about getting their message across. From dipping the ends of leaves in paint to write with to pasting pieces of extra paper on the paint, every 'artwork' was unique. Messages such as 'save wood 4 our future' and 'recycling is simply the best' was painted down and sooner than we thought play time was over again and the mess had to be cleaned.

With a dougnut in hand the students left, but dont fear, not for long. All the students were eager to come to our exhibition next week Wednesday at the Barracks lecture theatre. So with a list of names and numbers we left the school, securing that we can bring our learners to the exhibition of their work. The paper workshops were a success!