Giving Ideas from Kersal

Giving Idea 1
A lovely group of 16 people have come together to help on the allotment and get involved with our art activities. 

Stuart and I wanted to give them a gift which would make them go "Ahh..thats nice" but not be too expensive. Something which would show that we had given it thought 'cause after all "It's the thought that counts"

We talked about how nice it is when one of the young people makes an origami object and gives it to us. Its an expression of their talent and worth more than something they could buy.

What we are going to do

Make these origami bombs at Monday Night Youth club using the pattern here 
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-water-balloon.html
Fill them with wild flower seeds and then hide them around the allotment when the group are next there. If anybody finds one they can keep it and throw it into a piece of neglected land. Wild flowers take about 1-2 years to pop up but they love derelict neglected spaces. Guerilla gardeners have been using seed bombs since the 1970s to cultivate land which they can't get to because its unsafe or out of bounds. A bit about it here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8548005.stm

Giving Idea 2-Little stories of giving
The William's family decided that they would bring a gift to the group session which we could all share and enjoy. Sam made a tray of flapjack which the family brought along to the session. At the break time everybody enjoyed a piece. Zack and Angel said that it made them happy and went to thanks Sam.

 

  

Giving Idea From Beyond Kersal 1

In Northwich there are a group of young people who give to each other but don't often get the chance to give to others. They like to draw but aren't so good with paint.

Up the road from them there are a group of elderly people who live in a residential home. Sometimes they are a bit lonely and want something to do. They like to paint but find it hard to see to draw.

There is a youth club and an artist.

What they did

The young people created drawn canvas' and packaged them up with paint and brushes. Then they took them along to the home. Whilst they were there a lovely resident called Val showed them to watercolours they create at their Monday Art club. The group chatted to an elderly chap who said "We are important today"

Why go to all that bother?   

Feel free to join the debate and leave a comment below.

The shed as it was when we began

The story of our shed then and now is told in wonderful technicolour at the Lower Kersal Young Peoples Group Website

 http://lkypg.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/historyallotments/

Perhaps From This To Something Like This

Just a few images to get us thinking outside the shed.

From this:

 

 

 

To this:

Ideas from week 2