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Douanier Rousseau Jungles
Within the framework of the Auderghem initiative “Carrefour des Arts” (Arts Crossroads), two classes came to the library to invent murals inspired by the jungles of the French painter Le Douanier Rousseau. A workshop based upon the book “Sortie de joueur”.
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Workshops at the Ixelles Library
8 sessions during one year to create your own book Based upon the book “Sortie de joueur”, every child will choose a painting he recognizes in the pages. Let’s make up a travel story ! Every showed techniques help to tell something different. For instance, the black card. What happens when all is dark ?
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Kamishibaï at the Molenbeek Library
During one week every child will create his own Kamishibaï ! From the Japanese, kami : paper, and shibaï : theatre play. Inspired by existing stories, they adapt texts and drawings according to their imagination. Painting and drawing techniques (prints, colored inks, collages, crayons…) are showed to allow the fabrication of their illustration. The storyteller
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Trip to the museum at the Atelier des Petits Pas
Painters’ works are displayed for children to see. They immerse themselves in the images by looking at them, decrypting them, redrawing them, then putting themselves in the place of one of the characters who suddenly comes to life. A story then emerges, from this visit, of an imaginary art gallery. The reading from the book
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Player’s Escape – Workshop
Jean, the character painted by Henri Rousseau, is admired by thousands of visitors. Exhibited in New York’s famous Guggenheim Museum, he looks at all the faces observing him; that of a little boy intrigues him, and, just next to him, the yellow coat that seems to belong to a painter, attracts his attention… The story
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Citywalk – Week session
4 days to explore the city! So many alleys and detours to follow, to better lose your way in our real and imaginary cities. The programme includes: making a book, postcards, models, paintings, collages… According to the books of Sasek, Joëlle Jolivet, Bruno Munari, Eric Battut, Sendak, but also the last book which is set
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La langue française en fête (Celebration of the French language)
“Dis-moi dix mots … en langue(s) française(s)” : tell me ten words in French. Explore the richness of the French regionalisms. This new edition celebrates the diversity of this language. With the words : “chafouin” (from France), drache (from Belgium), poudrerie (from Quebec), tap-tap (from Haïti).
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On tracks of Tomi Ungerer
From the adventures of the Mellops family, to those of les Trois Brigands (The Three Robbers), Nuage bleu (Blue Cloud) , Jean de la lune (John of the moon), through to the adventures of Crictor the Boa Constrictor, Adélaïde the Kangaroo, Emile the Octopus or even Rufus the Bat. Come and have fun inventing stories
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One book : one surprise ! (week session)
A course for children aged 4 to 6 years. They will have fun imagining, creating and producing lots of little books with all sorts of different materials. at Fourquet. Collaboration with the Library of Berchem From July 13th to July 17th (2015)
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The owl in the tales’ country
Cycle of five workshops in the Kindergarten of the school La Flûte enchantée in Molenbeek. The class of “Owls” explored the world of the tales and made a kamishibaï where their animal meets strange characters the Tom Thumb, Puss in Boots, Jack and the Beanstalk, the princess in the pea and many others!
