At the Sörgårdsskolan in Skillingaryd, I held workshops for students of age 7 – 8 years old. I wanted to explore how children of this age group indulge in collaborative making using elements from the imaginary world, how they arrive at collective decisions, and what kind of narratives they create based on their fictional creations.
STAGE 01: Children identified and introduced themselves as animals and made a badge representing that.
Stage 02: Children worked in a group of three to make a cross creature with their chosen animals. Then, each group made stories based on what that animal would look like, what he would eat, and who are his friends.
CROSS CREATURE STORY ARCHIVE 01
Mr Glass Bajsaren - Combination of a cat and dog and pig.
“Mr. Glass Bajsaren poops ice-creams. Some people carry it to a store in a carton and sell it at the store. It is so popular people stand in queues for hours to eat the poop ice cream."
CROSS CREATURE STORY ARCHIVE 02
Alexia Ester Lykee - Combination of a cat and a pig.
"The creature likes all sorts of entrances; that's why its home has many like doors, windows and peepholes. It likes to go out, come in, go out again."
CROSS CREATURE STORY ARCHIVE 03
Ida Max Nickelpigkat - Combination of a cat, a pig and a ladybug.
"Ida Max likes to eat everything sweet. It has a three-floored house and a trampoline on every floor. It jumps there all day eating candies."
CROSS CREATURE STORY ARCHIVE 04
Space dog -Combination of a space animal and a dog.
"When Space dog gets hungry, it drools with all three mouths. It likes eating rockets for lunch. Moon is its best friend."
