Last Thursday was the first meeting of Aycorn east, arts and young children regional network. I delivered a workshop alongside presentations by Charlottle Arculus of Magic Adventure and Joy Haynes of Norwich Puppet Theatre. 

In the east of England we have a wealth of enthusiasm, expertise and appetite for high quality early years arts practice, across all art forms.  This network will hopefully grow to include other venues, artists, nurseries and organisations with passion for this exciting and crucial sector. 

You can find Aycorn East on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on future events. 

This photo was taken near the end of my workshop. We are all lying on the floor looking up at the extraordinary "thing" we have just made. Tower workshops are not only a great way to work with young children but are a fantastic team building, ice breaking, mind opening activity for everyone. 

What a fine tower, not wafty at all but a sturdy bit of team work executed by the members of Just4Dads, a weekly stay and play session for dads and their preschool children. There was a teeny bit of competitiveness which was actively encouraged and the result was the tallest tower built... so far. 

(And they make a mean bacon and sausage sandwich at snack time too!)

This is just one shot from probably 1300 I took at the Early Arts UnConference this week. I will be making them into a short film of sorts soon. It was lots of fun, as you can see, but there was also a lot of debate and discussion about early years practice and creativity. All good stuff. Got the brain whirring and buzzing and looking for more!