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Summer of Sherlock Make and Take 2022

The Detectives interviewed and selected Splodge Designs to train them up to deliver make and take workshops to family audiences. These workshops were delivered in Portsmouth libraries at the following dates, times and locations:

Wednesday 3^rd August - Cardboard heads

Morning session 10.30am-12.30am: Beddow

Afternoon session 2pm-4pm: Southsea

Wolf called Docter Scribbles in a pink vest, black skirt and ballerina shoes Artist with her cardboard wolf head

Cardboard head of a lady with curly hear and red lipstick Cardboard Sherlock head with pipe

Wednesday 10^th August - Create spoon puppets of the characters

Morning session 10.30am-12.30am: Cosham

Afternoon session 2pm-4pm: North end

Wooden spoon with face with rainbow hair, fur coat and blue arms next to drawing of the same wooden spoons that look like elvis, a noble lady, someone with a top hat with a blue ribbon through it and a scarf and a lady with a red dress made of feathers

Wednesday 17^th August - Create willow magnifying glasses

Morning session 10.30am-12.30am: Central (Menuhin)

Afternoon session 2pm-4pm: Central (Menuhin)

The making of the willow magnifying glasses frames Four finished willow and paper mache magnifying glasses with Sherlock Holmes iconography

Wednesday 31^st August - Mystery trail

Start/end at Central: 11am-1pm

Group of people in front of the steps opposite Portsmouth guildhall Group of people and a person dressed like Sherlock Holmes in front of war memorial

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