{"id":20506,"date":"2022-03-23T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=20506"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:58:26","slug":"junk-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2022\/03\/23\/junk-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Junk DNA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the children have been exploring their creativity and imaginative skills through use of Junk DNA! They loved using the book as a stimulus.\u00a0 We put our thinking caps on to create lots of little stories and creations using different resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/D443DB0C-0590-4EF7-9FCC-8858F0760DCA-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20507\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/D443DB0C-0590-4EF7-9FCC-8858F0760DCA-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/33153F50-FC5A-4A25-BC95-727CC05CBC43-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20508\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/33153F50-FC5A-4A25-BC95-727CC05CBC43-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Junk DNA can be whatever you want it to be! Some of the children made weights \u201cto do press-ups\u201d, and some children made some letters from their names.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/12F9CA5A-10B7-4324-99B3-86DEB6F1194B-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20515\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/12F9CA5A-10B7-4324-99B3-86DEB6F1194B-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/64F44118-CAD6-4202-A1D8-1F2AD3E14B1E-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20516\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/64F44118-CAD6-4202-A1D8-1F2AD3E14B1E-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/12F9CA5A-10B7-4324-99B3-86DEB6F1194B-rotated.jpeg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/8AF68DEC-C449-45B3-8DC9-2A23DC462C42-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20511\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/8AF68DEC-C449-45B3-8DC9-2A23DC462C42-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need 3 lines to make an E. That\u2019s my name!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the children were very interested in making small world using the junk, and made a little home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/0FD26014-5E07-414A-AFC7-CDE9C6F71C85-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/0FD26014-5E07-414A-AFC7-CDE9C6F71C85-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/F9693BA9-030F-4AE6-9C53-31C5A2B0D7D0-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20513\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/F9693BA9-030F-4AE6-9C53-31C5A2B0D7D0-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They even made a little garden and a vegetable patch!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/C518EDD4-58AE-4BCF-B991-B06969ED76CC-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20514\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/C518EDD4-58AE-4BCF-B991-B06969ED76CC-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook I\u2019ve made a little vegetable patch. And that\u2019s the conservatory, look there\u2019s a little doorbell!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some children loved making robots too, and even some space robots with \u201cmoon boots\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/42939C06-95F0-43A0-950F-BAFDA1ED93B1-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20517\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/42939C06-95F0-43A0-950F-BAFDA1ED93B1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/9E7C732D-C436-48EC-B09F-F362DDBE30B2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20518\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/9E7C732D-C436-48EC-B09F-F362DDBE30B2-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/01008081-2056-4A9B-8CF2-BD07B2EE351A-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20510\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/files\/2022\/03\/01008081-2056-4A9B-8CF2-BD07B2EE351A-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got moon boots so he can walk in space\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junk DNA is a really fun way to develop our creativity skills, and the great thing is you can use anything at all. Have a look and see what else you can find in your homes or garages, and see what your littles ones can create from them. It\u2019s also a good way for us adults to use our imaginations too and think outside the (tool) box! Good luck everyone!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the children have been exploring their creativity and imaginative skills through use of Junk DNA! They loved using the book as a stimulus.\u00a0 We put our thinking caps on to create lots of little stories and creations using different resources. &nbsp; Junk DNA can be whatever you want it to be! Some of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2022\/03\/23\/junk-dna\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Junk DNA<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2508],"tags":[9125,446016,447008],"class_list":["post-20506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-expressive-arts","tag-creativity","tag-imaginative-play","tag-junkdna"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20506"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20521,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20506\/revisions\/20521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}