I love working with magnet paper. You can use it in a printer, but it is also fun to draw on. I took a sheet with me to York and drew up a set to use for the lost sheep story. It was inspired by Butterworth and Inkpen's story
The Lost Sheep, though I added in dark shadowy places (like the godly play story)
. The boys loved listening to the story and Rowan especially loved telling it again and again hiding the lamb somewhere new each time.
I've drawn sets similar to this (but different stories) and copied it off on the magnet paper for kids to color and take home after church in the past, but haven't since leading godly play. I do love that kids can retell the story to parents and play with it on their own at home through the week. What do you think, is there room for a work a less open-ended option like this in a godly play setting?
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Surely, there is. Perhaps have a sample made and out and present it as a possible idea for the art type time. If the supplies are ready than those who choose it are ready to go and others who would prefer a different creative expression can still do that? It would be like providing the kids with their own godly playset to reenact the story at home, likely most of them do not have the play silks and peg people your kids have, so this would be a substitute.
I have recently begun reading blogs mentioning magnet-paper but haven't experienced it myself yet. What a great medium, and *beautiful* materials you've made.
Not sure if your question is about making GP materials of magnet paper for storytelling or for use in Response Time or if you wanted to let children draw on magnet-paper during Response Time... but I would think that any could potentially work. Particularly for parables - there's not much difference surely between flat materials mounted on thin board and ones mounted on magnets, right? And Rowen's already shown it to be somewhat open-ended!
I was thinking of having sets for them to color in during response time. Just letting them draw there own is an interesting idea and would use up the scraps I have - I'll bet they would love that!
Hi there, A dear friend introduced us to Nick Butterworth's art several years ago and we are also fans. How fun that you also have a book of his about the Good Shepherd! I think the magnet paper idea is lovely. Although some in the GP world would object to a less open-ended activity, I think there is room to experiment with different ideas. Be sure to reflect on how the children respond in a future post. Thank you for being a part of Celebrating Lent!
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