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Lying on the floor is an Invitation for the dog to play

Lying on the floor is an Invitation for the dog to play

April 11, 2018April 19, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
We have just spent a giggling 5minutes with me lying on the floor whilst Ross drew around my silhouette as a pattern for the person mat.  Unfortunately Pepper thought it was a game. Only a few rips i... Read More
More mites in the making!

More mites in the making!

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
Stef has also been mite-making, with a little help from her furry friends it seems.... Read More
Testing out cool-melt glue-gun on vinyl tiles

Testing out cool-melt glue-gun on vinyl tiles

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
Yes this seems to work. So I have taken the plunge and ordered two and a load of glue sticks for the workshop in two weeks time. I don’t think they get hot enough to hurt anyone, and the glue ad... Read More
Half the mites are stuffed – but not seamed up yet

Half the mites are stuffed – but not seamed up yet

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
My thumbs ache after stuffing the mites this afternoon. They can wait and be sewn up later on; stuffing them will allow the seams to ease a bit and take a better shape over time.  I used about 25% of... Read More
Cutting out scabies mites

Cutting out scabies mites

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
The patterns are in a series of sizes so that the finished mites can be arranged and stories told in ‘families’. Drawn up in Ilustrator, they have been saved as pdf files, and if printed a... Read More
Designing the games mats

Designing the games mats

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
Its been great fun designing the mats. The format for making the mats is as follows; there are two classes of 26 children each and they will swap half way throught the workshop. So each class will wor... Read More
Workshop One, 28th March 2018

Workshop One, 28th March 2018

April 2, 2018April 19, 2018 Vikki Haffenden
This workshop, held at Coldean Primary School introduced the children to scabies in an accessible manner. A short visual presentation in the hall to all the children was followed by them drawing pictu... Read More
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