Spring in Rannoch

After Grandtully we were off over the hill to Kinloch Rannoch. Spring was in the air so Claire told the story of Hare rescuing the sun from Toraks. The hare was helped by Polar Bear, Wolf, Snow Bunting, Owl, Mouse and even Spider. All of these creatures were made by children from the school's Pupil Council for our final felt panel for this part of the Felt Story project.

Our last three sessions (Logierait, Grandtully and Kinloch Rannoch) were all funded by Pitlochry in Bloom, Scottish Cooperative Community Fund and Take A Pride in Perthshire. A big thanks to them for helping us bring stories and feltmaking to our local schools. We are hoping to have an exhibition of all the panels in the summer, so watch this space for more information.

Giants in Grandtully

Friday 27th March and we were in Grandtully Village Hall, beautifully redecorated with a lovely wooden floor, so we had to make sure we did plenty of mopping through the day. Claire told the story of Kitty Ill Pretts, a tale of a feisty girl on the make. After their mother died she and her sisters knocked on the door of the king and asked for a job. When she was asked what she could do Kitty said 'I can turn the moon into cream cheese and take the stars from the sky', modest eh? Anyway the king thought she was worth a try and sent her off to steal the sword of light, a set of silver bells and the most beautiful coverlet in the world from his neighbour, a giant. Being a clever girl Kitty successfully tricked her way through each task and eventually the king married her.

The children from P4 to P7 each made an image from the story and we added them to a colourful background, with a particularly gigantic giant and a sprightly Kitty.