Yesterday was the second day making a life size family of Asiatic Lions with Primary Schools at Edinburgh Zoo. Every year for the Dusshera Festival, a parade of icons made by Carnival Chaos is taken down Princes st and up Carlton Hill. There a Giant Paper Mache idol made by inmates from Saughton Prison is fired at with a flaming Bow and Arrow, Fireworks go off and every one celebrates. This year Carnival Chaos has asked me to lead workshops with school groups at the zoo to make a family of Lions which will go on the parade and then be displayed permanently at the zoo.A little kid wandered into the workshop when it was in full swing and said, "Dad, what're they doing...?" and the dad said knowingly "They're making lions, out of......tape"
We have been looking for names for the Lions from the kids, and my favourite so far came from a little boy who on his way out patted the male lion on the head and said " see ya later, Big Man"
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