Family Tree Workshops at the Wickerman . . .

I am back from a wonderful Wickerman Festival experience!

Such a fantastic weekend filled with scorching sunshine, beautiful sunsets, much music & singing & dancing,  and my workshops going down a storm!   I arrived in the Lowland Links tent on Friday morn to set up amidst roaring Vikings in full chain mail & helmet getup, a storyteller clad in medieval gown and so many other entertaining happenings. 

I hung bright coloured bunting in a huge blue tent

unpacked oodles of paint & pens & arty things.

Propped up my family tree samples & inspirations. 

Laid out sketchbooks stuffed with ideas & info.

Spread out a feast of templates & worksheets, 

then sat back & waited with baited breath!

 and very soon they began to arrive, lots of smiling & inquisitive wee ones

filled with enthusiasm & ideas of their own they began to create their very own family trees.

Masterpieces a-plenty, flowery trees, branchy trees, trees with lots of family names, trees filled with family fingerprints, some with birds & butterflies, others with beasties, each one quite unique.

There are far too photo's of the creations to share here, so if you want a peep at more

of the lovely works of art  & folks who made them take a look over here.

Thank you to each and every one of you who came along to say hi, lend a hand, or have a go. To Susi sweetpea provider of provisions & mansion sized tent & Mr O for an endless supply of tea, delicious food & an extra pair of hands and the biggest thank you to all you wonderful youngsters for sharing your creativity and laughter.  Can you tell I had a wonderful weekend  folksies.

My family tree workshops are great fun as you can see,

if anybody fancies having this activity at their event do get in touch.