Calling all fashionistas, fashion-resisters, fun lovers, fun makers and cool creators! Join Maxine Beneba Clarke as she reads her book Fashionista, leads us in craft activities and finishes in a flurry with a fashion face-off finale! All are welcome, all are unique, and all are celebrated in this seriously stylish story time!
We’ll be crafting amazing accessories so come prepared with:
- An A4 size piece of cardboard
- Pencils or textas
- Decorations like foil, cupcake wrappers, washi tape, stickers, magazines for collage, wrapping paper and glitter for a bit of bling!
- Scissors (remember to ask for help with these if you need it!)
- Elastic – about 30cm
- Sticky tape and/or glue
- Maxine’s template [pdf file] printed on paper/cardboard, or a favourite toy and piece of paper/cardboard big enough you can trace around
This program is Auslan interpreted and designed for ages 4-10 years accompanied by their grownup.
Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer and illustrator of Afro-Caribbean descent. She is the author of over ten books, including the short fiction collection Foreign Soil, the memoir The Hate Race, the poetry collections Carrying the World and How Decent Folk Behave and the children’s books Fashionista and When We Say Black Lives Matter. She is currently Poet in Residence at The University of Melbourne.
Made possible with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC.
