Happy
Roald Dahl day everyone! Today would have marked the 100th birthday
of this author of both adult stories and whimsical children’s books.
To
celebrate, this week at work we’re doing a Roald Dahl craft with the option of
making a collage postcard for either James
and the Giant Peach or Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory.
I
had also really wanted to decorate the area craft time is held in and at some
point during the past two weeks I got it into my head that I wanted to hang
paper seagulls from the ceiling and have them attached to a giant paper peach. Then
last Thursday I thought “why not recreate my postcard design on a larger
scale?” and that’s what I did!
I
cut out large newspaper buildings to represent New York and colored them, this
was followed by cutting out a giant peach, and then went to work on sketching a
pattern, cutting out, coloring, and gluing beaks on my seagulls.
Friday
it all went on the wall and we have our very own James and the Giant Peach wall in the back corner of the
children’s area!
The
magically suspended seagulls are being held in place by invisible thread and
push pins. Invisible thread, being pretty near actual invisibility, is terrible
to work with, but very much worth the effort when you’re done!
While
it has never been at the top of my list as a favorite Dahl book, I think James and the Giant Peach has moved up
in the ranks a bit after this.
What
are some of your favorite Dahl books or stories? ♥
(First three photos by me, last one by my co-worker)
What an absolutely beautiful - and wonderfully creative - display.
ReplyDeleteWe just happened to flick on the TV (on our first night there, if memory serves me right) in Edmonton and the classic Gene Wilder version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was on. Neither of us had seen it in many years, so in honour of Mr. Wilder's recent passing, we watched and delighted in the zaniness of that film.
Big hugs,
♥ Jessica
Thank you, it was fun to put it together!
DeleteI love the original version of that movie, Wilder was absolutely perfect for the part of Wonka. :)