<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn Saturday the 7th of October, a dreich, cold and wet day, we presented Wee Tales; performed by Elgin loon, actor Lewie Watson and Aberdeen quine Laura Booth. As families arrived soggy and chilled to the bone it was instantly clear this was a perfect activity to provide on a day where the outdoors is off limits and indoors all day could have everyone climbing the walls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The audience were adorable, excitable and delighted with the show. Feedback from parents was \u2018more of this type of thing please!\u2019 It felt exciting to be able to stage local performances, and I\u2019m also thinking \u2018more of this type of thing please!\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch this space\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nParticipation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n I began to put out feelers to see if there were any nurseries in Lossie that wanted to work with me. I got an instant and enthusiastic response from The Ladybirds Group, based at St Gerardine\u2019s Primary. The Ladybirds support children with additional needs and their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In September went to meet the staff and the children. The warmth and the atmosphere the staff create for the children was an absolute joy. I have worked with children and babies for over 15 years but have not had much experience in working with children with additional support needs. This match felt perfect. A chance for me to expand my knowledge and skills and for the Ladybirds children and staff to have an artist in their setting offering an array of activities and experiences. Since the autumn term began I\u2019ve been visiting every week, getting to know the staff and children and working to build an understanding of what I could offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week I ran my first session. I laid white lining paper on the floor and provided an array of colourful materials; large circle stickers, washi tape, chunky chalk and paint pens. I brought with me salad spinners to try out a paint technique that creates beautiful patterns, knowing that the children were likely to find it intriguing and fun. The playlist I compiled of gentle and uplifting music set the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTwo sessions with two age groups and both were delightful. Watching how the children interacted with the materials and how the Ladybirds staff found ways to support children physically and emotionally was a fascinating and beautiful experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My initial nerves have been replaced with excitement and I\u2019m looking forward to doing more work with this very special organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nHeather Fulton is a Moray-based theatre director, maker and teacher. With 15 years experience of working with children and families, Heather works in a flexible and open way, adapting and responding creatively to ideas that emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Find out more about Heather’s work, and Combine to Create, over on the project page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Combine to Create Collective member Heather Fulton blogs about her residency working with parents and babies in Lossiemouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5695"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5744,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5695\/revisions\/5744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findhornbayarts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}