The Starcatchers Podcast

We're back with Skye Reynolds ! In part 2 of our conversation we focus on putting developmental movement patterns into practice, and fun movement ideas you can use in your setting with the children you work with. The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. To access this episode’s Reflective Practice worksheet, videos and...

For the seventh episode of our podcast, we were joined by Skye Reynolds : dance artist and movement practitioner! In part 1 of this conversation we spoke about developmental movement patterns, and how children learn through movement and touch. The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. To access this episode’s Reflective Pract...

For the sixth episode of our podcast, we were joined by Charlotte Allan : theatre-maker, puppeteer and researcher! Everything is better with puppets, so Charlotte teaches us her top tips for making your own, as well as how to make your own wow sensory moment! The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. To access this episode’s...

It's Children's Mental Health Week and the theme is Express Yourself - so we couldn't help but release a bonus mini episode. Heather Armstrong looks at ideas that have come up in Creative Skills training sessions: self-expression and creative flow. Find out more at: www.starcatchers.org.uk/bonusepisode1

For the fifth episode of our podcast, we were joined by Brian Hartley : multi-disciplinary visual and movement artist! Brian shares insight into his background as a photographer and visual artist working directly with Stirling early years setting, and we speak about how you can use the expressive arts together and across the curriculum!  The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Onlin...

For the fourth episode of our podcast, we were joined by Amy Hall-Gibson : freelance creativity and drama facilitator extraordinaire! We spoke about how to use storytelling with wee ones including children who don't like changing books, as well as how to create voices that make storytime that bit more engaging. The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources fo...

For the third episode of our podcast, we were joined by Hazel Darwin-Clements , Edinburgh-based theatre-maker and puppeteer. Hazel shared some ideas for taking drama and imaginative play out into the outdoors including finding your own miniature worlds, creating stories together and playing with dramatic tension! The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for t...

Welcome to the Creative Skills podcast where we chat to early years artists about their practice, some fun expressive arts ideas and how to continue creative delivery in early years settings. For the first episode of the Creative Skills Podcast, Creative Skills Manager Heather Armstrong spoke with Bex Carter, Quality Improvement Education Officer at the City of Edinburgh Council and host of the Ed...

For the second episode of our podcast, we were joined by Pearl Kinnear , Glasgow-based visual artist. We talk about taking visual arts outdoors, including breadcrumb trails, action painting and a very unique gingerbread man. The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. To access this episode’s Reflective Practice worksheet, vide...