This page contains quotes and feedback from the children who have attended our school art workshops with Jelly. All workshops have been held at the archive’s home, Watlington House. For more on school workshops, and exactly how they work, visit this link.
Year 4 - Mixed Media Panels
“I felt happy! Because we never do these things in class 🙂 Also we never scribble in school!” – Nyna | “COOL aotwort dude :)” | “the thought I was free was amazing. It was amazing. Happy-sataisfiying-outed” – Miah |
“I felt very satisfied after painting and alaso drawing with the markers. – Ishvani | “I felt happy because it was my 2nd scribble on paper! 🙂 and the toilet’s were silent and cool” | “I felt really happy and felt free to do anything I want, scribble, stick, experiment. I had A really good experience here” – Sahasra |
“I felt relaxed and exited because I never did this befor and the water splashes were relaxing.” Elisa | “it made me feel happy, bored, free and joyful. Happy joyfully free kind sad”. | “I feel happy, joyfull, free” – Carl |
“I felt relaxed because it’s fun to scribble. Thank you for letting us scribble. I enjoyed visiting Wathlington house I felt happy 🙂 Thank you for letting us scribble because my Mum doesn’t let me waste paper.” – Amina | “While I was doing the scribbling I fewlt really good because it made me feel free. 🙂 It made me feel happy and cheeful. 🙂 Zooey!” | “I felt happy and satisfaction” |
“I enjoyed representing Energy”. | “I got the feeling of playing again here. 🙂 and nostalgic. Thank you for inviting us. This is the best place ever. This is a good place. I felt happy” | “I enjoyed the work. I was happy because it was very satisfing and how stuff flour” – Yaarnel |
“Energy, water, wind are amazing amazing” | “I feel happy” – Hana | “I learned: wind, electricity, water ABOUT IT. And I enjoyed it. Happy excited surprised fun and interesting making me learning” – Retay |
“I love Art because I want to be an Artist.” – Mohammed | “Content (Happy) Enjoying Satisfying Because I like doing something new” – Aarohan | “I liked the garden :)” – Brielle |
“I felt happy in the garden because it was beautiful. I fellt yumger because old children dont scrible but we did.” – Kara | “I felt happy! I feel happy!” | I like to color happy :)” |
“It made me feel happy and younger.” – Liyana | “Thank you. Your art is goo”. | “I love willington house” |
It make me full happy.” – Rohan | “I felt excited because I don’t do this that often. I learnt about electricity.” – Hrishaam | “I understand wind filling whole world and wind is very important. Happy” – Jance |
“I learn’t that wind never goes ina straight line!” – Ram | “I had gossbumbs because when I 3 I use to scriblel. I enjoied it and I very great fly to be in a hall with art. I feel calm” | Happy face. Me when I was a nursery kid (drawing of child) – Me scribbling. Scribbes on paper. I understand art is beyond the word we love. Great scribbling” – Ishaan |
“Nothing is good exercct art” | “I liked the gardents. I felt happy :)” –Â Riley | “I learnt that passion is the secret for art. I felt passionate. Art might be hard but its relaxing. Art is a hobby for everone” – Anighna |
“I felt so happy because here in Walington house we art and we scripble with pencil 🙂 Well in the school we can’t scripble and write in our best handwriting like me. This is so cool in here I wish I was a artist. You guys are the best. I wish I was here. I never leave. Wish you guys good luck.” Aaron | “The activity made me express freedom as I skrible through the art :)” – Shuda | “I enjoyed it. Loved. Happy :)” – Amilia S. |
“Happy. I was in Nursey and scribbiling on a piece of paper. Happier. Happy 🙂 I loved it. It was satisfying”. | ” I liked the garden mist because I spent time withmy friends” – Huseyeh | “Happy. Excited. Loved it :)” – Alexia |
“Art can be anything” | “It felt like my childhoos came back when I was 5 and I felt good. I am hungry 🙂 just outting my information” – Dorcas Cherry | “THANK YOU!” |
I LOVE SCRIBBLING Thanks! I AM FINALLY FREE LIKE BABY!” – Saunak | “I felt very exited because all the activities were fery fun 🙂 Energy water wind” – Abhinaya | “I <3 Watlington HOUSE! I felt HAPPY cause it really is inspired and I’ve never done this befor!” – Shriya |
“My favaarate part was the garden because It had lots of pretty colous and of flowers and the smell was amazing. It made me feel happy because I could do what I want but sometimes I felt sad because sometimes people destroyed my art.” –Â Zuzunna | “I was nerous and then after all the work I realised How good of a art work I did and that made me happy. Nervous –> Happy” | “I felt cheerful because it was really satisfing doing it. I <3 WATLINGTON HOUSE!” – Srihitha |
“I felt excited 🙂 because I could finally scribble on peice of paper. Thankyou for letting me scribble on everything (great garden)” | “content hapy because have done this and I and I new what to do” – Ahmed | “Amazing! COOL! WATLINGTON HOUSE: *****” |
“free and joyfull doing the activity :)” Shuda. | “I felt happy as it made me remember when I was 5 year old. As well as garden with the beatiful flowers.” | “I <3 Watlington House! Watlington House is the best. Nostalgic. What I enjoyed the most the garden it felt like a dream 🙂 <3 Nature is the best. Positive words come from positive thoughts. I felt those scribbles in my eyes. BEE-positive ” – Elinca |
“Amazing! Watlington house is Amazing. I felt happy because it is a good expererment and I have never did this before. I love Watlington House! Watlington House is fun. It was a good experement” – Miya | “Freedom!” – Shuya |  |
Year 6 - Weaving and Textiles
“Today was fun, I enjoyed weaving the yarn 🙂 🙂 :)” – Rian | “I really enjoyed getting to experience what the people experienced in the olden times. Of course my FAVOURITE activity was making the friendship braclets. LIKE I JUST CAN’T STOP!!! Friendship braclets are definetly my new hobby!” – Macie D’Souza | “Today I learned some new think – that I was dont know and It was realy good” |
“I really enjoyed this experience and today was so fun this school trip made me unlock a new hobby I will forever cherish!” – Andira Maria | “I liked the way you got to do lots of different types of things but with the same thing it was intresting. Love you guys” – Olivia-Nyasuze | “Thank you so much for this class. We won’t forget this” |
“I enjoyed weeving it was very fun and entertaining but it was realy easy at the same time.” – Josh | “I really enjoyed this day, becouse not only did it teach me how to experiment with threads, in my opinion it was a great opportunity and I would try this again, definetly. THANK YOU!” – Aarush | “I know this will be important so I think this wheaving class was amazing because I leaner how to wheave and more great things. I loved the friendship bracelets too! :)” – Yanis Lai |
“Thank you so much” | I learned to make a freind ship band. It made me happy” – Aayaan | “I learnt how to weave and how to make freindship braclets” |
“It was a wonderful day. Making things out of thread / string. I wish to come here again in the future! :)” | “Thank you! We hope every child gets this learning!” | “Awsome. It was amazing and my favourite thing was when we made friendship bracelets!!! Yay! Thankyou. Thumbs up!” – Vivaan T |
“It was the best time today I had so much fun! We learned how to weave” – Lance | “Thank you from Amanda Ada” | “It is adictive to thread and at the same time it is very fun and a bit hard at the beginning :)” Mo Sillah |
“I felt really happy and amazed of how many ne whobies I have discovered. Wow I am really obsessed!” – Medeea | “I learnt how to weaive small & big looms. I think this is one of the most fun experiences I had in year six” – Ada (Amanda) | “I learnt how to weave with different colours it was fun” |
“Today was preety awesome. The first task was a little hard for me but I try my best to get it done!” | “This made a big impact of our leanrning in DT. It is good to see you guys and I will remember this forever. Thank you #Dtproject people. Thank you very much. It is very fun aswell” – Nikhil – Walnut Student Leader | Â |
“I learned how to make a friendship band. It made me feel happy” – Varnit | This was so much fun we learnd a lot of things we didn’t know I had a lot of fun. I hope You guys teach it to others and help them.” – Zoya | Â |
“I learnt 79 trillion litres of water are used every year for fabric. Watermills power power electricity. Water turbiens help the dams to creat power. This was a very fun experience” – Jude | I learned how to make friendship bracelets in a unique way and how to weave. If I could I would come back. It was a lot of fun!” | Â |