On Saturday 12th July 2014 I held a wooden toy making workshop at
the World
Peace Garden.
All of the wood that we used was left over from my workshop, mostly
from the Museum of Childhood desk
and the Kvadrat stools. The children taking
part learnt to saw, sand and drill and then we put the bits of wood
together using nuts and bolts. We then added elastic bands, strings
and wires to make the toys move. People made dinosaurs, boats, butterflies,
dragons, a dancing wizard, swords a giant crane and other wonderful
things.
The World Peace Garden is an amazing secret place next to Hampstead
Heath train station. A piece of derelict land that was in terrible
condition that has been transformed into a beautifully landscaped
environment by some generous and dedicated volunteers.
Please see their website
or
facebook page for more information.