I loved how you explained every step of the process. Made it sound easy but it’s definitely not an easy task! The box to show the final pieces gives so much magic to the revelation moment. What happens when you find a kid a bit more shy and stuck? Did you ask questions to flow his creativity or do you help?
Thank you, it really is hard work that turns out easier with each time you make it 🙂
I actually had a shy kid on this one and she came with her older sister and father to the workshop. Shy kids like to observe everyone and everything first, before committing on doing something “wrong”
These kids are also often perfectionists 😭
In my experience, one time workshops will not open their shell and trying to force them is never a good idea, I made peace with the fact that they need their time…
If I give the instructions and the kid is stuck I give specific tasks instead of suggestions like “cut this orange paper and make orange flowers with 6 petals” this way the kid either has a simple task to follow or a simple rule to break eheh
If I say, oh you like orange? You have here some papers you can cut an glue, you can make flowers 🌸 with these instructions they have to prove they can do something nice and if you’re a perfectionist kid who needs to see everyone else’s result before committing you’re in a nightmare 😭🤭
Good me testament answered your question!
This “order” thing also works with kids that are simply bored with your workshop aha
Such a lovely process!
Thank you! Maybe one day we'll meet on one. Where are you based?
That would be incredible! I’m in the US
I loved how you explained every step of the process. Made it sound easy but it’s definitely not an easy task! The box to show the final pieces gives so much magic to the revelation moment. What happens when you find a kid a bit more shy and stuck? Did you ask questions to flow his creativity or do you help?
Thank you, it really is hard work that turns out easier with each time you make it 🙂
I actually had a shy kid on this one and she came with her older sister and father to the workshop. Shy kids like to observe everyone and everything first, before committing on doing something “wrong”
These kids are also often perfectionists 😭
In my experience, one time workshops will not open their shell and trying to force them is never a good idea, I made peace with the fact that they need their time…
If I give the instructions and the kid is stuck I give specific tasks instead of suggestions like “cut this orange paper and make orange flowers with 6 petals” this way the kid either has a simple task to follow or a simple rule to break eheh
If I say, oh you like orange? You have here some papers you can cut an glue, you can make flowers 🌸 with these instructions they have to prove they can do something nice and if you’re a perfectionist kid who needs to see everyone else’s result before committing you’re in a nightmare 😭🤭
Good me testament answered your question!
This “order” thing also works with kids that are simply bored with your workshop aha