As part of Book Week, Room 18 read and discussed 'Peter Rabbit', 'Benjamin Bunny' and some of the other books by Beatrix Potter. We talked about how mischievous and naughty theses little rabbits were, (and the ways that we were sometimes mischievous and naughty too!)
It was interesting to learn that Beatrix Potter started drawing woodland animals and writing stories about them to send to her nieces and nephews in letters.
Instead of drawing and painting, we decided to make Peter Rabbits out of clay. Later on, if we have time, we might make little blue jackets as well. Now the clay figures have to dry out for three weeks before going into the kiln.
Here is a video of us preparing the clay by slamming it down to ensure there were no air bubbles trapped inside, which can make the clay figures explode in the kiln.
Here we are shaping and attaching the (all important) rabbit ears:
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