One Drum - African Drumming Workshops For Schools

Hello everyone. I'm sorry that I couldn't post for a while - exams and all that boring school stuff! However, I hope I'll be able to post more frequently now.

This week was AFRICAN WEEK in my school, and we had a variety of workshops each day. Most lessons were African-based and it was really great fun. On Tuesday we had African dancing, while on Wednesday it was African singing for the first half of the afternoon (although we then had to return to our classrooms for some RE, which was not quite as interesting). During lunchtime on Thursday and Friday I was lucky enough to be selected to make African masks to go on display, while Friday morning included my favourite thing of all - African Drumming!

The Victoria And Albert Museum!

Recently, I visited the Victoria and Albert museum in London. I had an amazing time and if you want to find out more, I have linked to the website here. First, we (my grandma, Robbie and I ) visited the Imagination/Creation Station - I cannot remember exactly what it's called- and we were given materials and told to design a boat. They gave us pictures and references of rooms that had boats in for inspiration, and there were instructions on how to create a paper boat. We were equipped with fancy paper, coloured paper, scissors, pencils, a lolly stick and sellotape. It was great fun.

Amy's Kitchen: Spinach Lasagna

I love Amy's Kitchen. The food is yummy and appealing, plus everything is organic. So far, I have tried the macaroni cheese and the Spinach Lasagna. The macaroni cheese is lovely; bite-sized bits of pasta in a smooth, silky cheese sauce. However, I prefer to focus on the lasagna. Resting in an flavour-full Italian style sauce, there lie long pieces of bumpy pasta that melt in your mouth. Sandwiched in between is a smooth, delicious mixture of spinach that I'm sure is appealing to everyone - even though it is a vegetable!

Puffin Post!

Puffin Post is one of the best magazines I have ever come across. Puffin Post is for children aged 9 or older, and Puffin Post For Pufflings is for 7-9 year olds. Both magazines are about books and puffins, and every issue is fun and enjoyable. The Puffin Post website is here. There are six issues of Puffin Post a year, and each one has a selection of books. You can choose one and they will send it to you!

My new slippers!

Hello everyone,
Summer has ended and winter is soon to come! Yesterday, I realised that my old slippers are WAY too small for me, so when I went with my grandma to get some presents for people, I was allowed to get something. It was a hard decision, but I decided to get slippers. They look like the ones in the picture, but are striped and are purple, grey and black. They are called Totes Isotoner Pillowsteps and they are absolutely lovely!

PicGifs.com!

If anyone has a blog already, http://www.picgifs.com/ is a great, fun website and its graphics add fun and colour to any post. My cousin blogged about it, and now I use it for my name at the end of each post, or just for fun. Picgifs has millions of different things to choose from. Here are some...

Klutz Paper Fashions: Fancy

While looking online just now, I  came across a toy that I used to own. You can see more details here. Klutz Paper Fashions: Fancy is a book filled with advice and ideas on how to make mini, fancy paper clothes such as dresses and jackets. It comes with lovely coloured papers in all sorts of patterns and colours, that get your mind whirring. Next comes the ribbons and the sequins, along with the glue and mini hangers.