Kendal Library Kaleida Workshop | ArtFly Projects

Child looking at large vertical screen showing kaleidoscope image of drawing.

We took our upgraded Cupboard Kaleida and Slow Water Tank to Kendal Library for a day of creative play.

The last time we took our digital Kaleidoscope out and about children naturally started drawing to see what their creations looked like "Kaleido-ised".

So for this outing we updated the cabinet allowing people to use buttons and dials to:

Show each segment in turn as a kaleidoscope pattern.
Animate the pattern, controlling the speed and direction.
Show a guide image to play with positioning - or get your fingers in the right place to make freaky starfish!

Group of grown-ups and children drawing and painting leaning over a table covered in sheets of paper, paints, pens and mirrors. — Visitors could design circles split into wedges, using angled mirrors to check their creations.

Two children one smiling at the camera, the other looking away, in front of a green tinted reflection shown on a screen in a grey cabinet. — In-between creating Kaleidoscope patterns, people wibbled in the slow water tank.

Children and grown-ups sitting and kneeling around a table drawing on sheets of paper. — We had a great turn out with a constant flow of people joining in. 59 in total over the 4 hours.

Eight kaleidoscope patterns ranging from trees and ladybirds to abstract colourful tile-like wonders. — It was lovely to see the faces of everyone seeing their creations becoming animated masterpieces on the big screen!

Paper notes on a wall with written feedback like: Curious, interesting, Amazing. Absolutely entrancing! Fantastic - all adults and children loved exploring the effects. I would come back again and again. — Blush! 😊

More feedback written on paper on the wall. E.g. So Cool! Lovely. — "Funky 😉" - I like it!

Strange + Magical written in red pen — "Strange + Magical". Our fav feedback so far.