Telling Tales Festival
Back this year to our Fall Festival Favourite, Telling Tales http://www.tellingtales.org/
Our beloved school bus ride begins the day, from Rockton Parking to Westfield Heritage Center.
Next up (mom and dad's favourite stop!) is the Book Sale and Swap!
This year we brought a stack of old books, which you can swap for new-to-you books!
Everything else is under a toonie!
O was keen to sport the giant book-bearing backpack and pose with scarecrows.
While Baby C was getting cozy with as many scarecrows as she could get her mini hands on.
Suck-Face Scarecrow
Along with characters from literature, dressed up and playing their part throughout the grounds, the Heritage Center opens their doors to the village for the event.
There was a buzz about Werner Zimmerman.
We happened upon his presentation, which was a short session in animation!!
He explained that all drawing starts with three simple shapes: the triangle, square and circle.
From there, you can create 3D forms.
Then he went on to create something more complex, based on his theory of Three Shapes; a Dragon!
He stuck to the rule I have heard time and again from every art teacher out there: KISS Keep It Simple, Silly.
Not only was he brilliant at teaching his sample sketch class, he was a fabulous story-teller.
He described an old story about a boy who wanted to draw like Chuck Jones (Looney Toons).
When the boy came face-to-face with the famous Jones, he asked how he could draw like him.
Chuck Jones replied, "Create 500 bad drawings."
Zimmerman encouraged parents and children alike to not be disheartened by ten, twenty, a hundred bad drawings.
It simply leads to better work.
Anne of Green Gables outside Westfield Train Station
Storytime with Sheree Fitch
O and Baby C saddled up front and center for storytime with Sheree Fitch, the female Dr. Seuss!
She kept the crowd busy with rhymes and tongue twisters from her work.
Paper Bag Princess
Puppet Show Audience
Before boarding the bus back, O & Baby C took some time to check out 'the airplane' as Baby C called it.
It's the Bookmobile! A traveling library!
Beautiful way to spend a Fall afternoon with your family...all for free!