WILD RUMPUS ACTIVITY DAY

Our final public test event as part Atom and Luna phase 2 was an activity day at Wild Rumpus Whirligig Woods, promoted by one of our original seed commissioners - Cheshire Rural Touring in association with Wild Rumpus. We designed a session which brought together and tested some of the participatory elements of the Atom and Luna project, and road tested some of the wrap around activity we hope to deliver as part of our Autumn tour in 2022. The sessions included:

• A game of Old Mother Redbeard’s footsteps (a rehearsal game) • A foraging walk with Lora • Murray telling the story of Atom and Luna (am) and a performance of Modern Cautionary Tales for

Children (pm) • The opportunity to take a story for a walk - using silent disco headphones and episode 6 of Tales from the Forest • An activity table including our story phone

Children’s art work created during the Atom and Luna activity day with Wild Rumpus

The event also allowed Murray (writer), Lora (forager in residence) and Matthew (producer) to spend the night together in the woods, experiencing life (in a small way) like Old Mother Redbeard! Much creative discussion, planning and exploration happened over dinner and into the evening!

One mum with autistic sons told us after the session how much she had enjoyed it, and how special it was to have an activity that both her boys could engage in and enjoy throughout without being stopped.