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The make lounge is a concept that can be copied for the skills you impart. You could create collectives that creates stuff - then learns to teach stuff (to the community for small fee) - collaboratively make it, and then sell it either as part of a charity auction or as part of your "portable charity shop" ;-)
For Bunny Ideas:
>Develop a puppet kit...
all the bits they need, instructions, ideas on paper element and an invitation to:
>> send you their puppet creation photos (to go into a book!!!)
>>send you their puppet movie to be put on your youtube channel (most viewed would be put onto DVD and sold - Vanity factor!!!
>>donate their first puppet to go into a puppet catwalk or puppet "celebrity" - voted by people (in a celebration event?)
>Develop animation kit...
perhaps animation kit that learners can use on the day then buy to take home and practice. They then could be invited to:
>>Share/send their story for the corresponding book
>>Share/send their animatin for inclusion in the youtube channel
For Xtine & ELiz, what could you think about for your activities?
>Story sack kit & instructions?
>character cakes? (dalek, etc.?)
>what else?