The final mosaic

above: there's only a little bit left to do!
The mosaic will be completed at the end of January 2011

animals

Above: The emu chicks and a swan with babies on the pond

Above: Mama Emu with her sunhat on

above: kangaroo with joey
and a long nosed bandicoot nearby

above: A koala in the tree with his sunnies on

Some animals having a picnic, a wombat, snake, echidna and some ants.

the mosaic half-way there

The mosaic is half-way there!
Half the wall has been covered with mosaic. most of the animals are up. I have made two new animals to fill in some gaps which are in the process of being fired


Here is our kangaroo and emu.


Here are the koalas, mum and baby in the tree and the possum, an owl and her three babies (which are from a storybook that you have at kinder)

the mosaic has begun

Above:Willeka's frog has settled into the mosaic wall surrounded by blue tiles and parts of the tree that was made by the children


The toadstool with its little frog has also settled into the wall
Thankyou to Lucy and Debbie who made it for us. Underneath you can see the turtle by Aumna swimming in the new pool.



The snake by Kathleen and Filize and the platypus by Mena are also on the wall.

Mena's Emu and Beatrix's chicks

Mena came in to kinder the day after the parent workshops and asked if I would like some help. "Yes I need to make an emu", I said. I suggested she start it and I would help her with it. But I spent most of the day running workshops and making a giant tree with the kids. So Mena made most of this life size emu. Well done Mena!



(Below)Meanwhile in the other kinder room, Beatrix also offered her time to make something else. Irena wanted emu chicks, so Beatrix set to work to make them. A difficult task because she also had a baby with her. Here's the photo of the wonderful emu chicks.

What did the parents make?

The parents have been working hard too!
They have been making animals and insects that will be in the mosaic.


Above: butterfly by Francesca Ross




Above: Barn owl by Debbie made as a demonstration to the parents in the afternoon workshop



(Above) Here is the dragonfly that Tania made.



(Above) Here is the caterpillar that Alexia made.



Here are two cupcakes for the animals to eat on their picnic.
Lily made these.