Having watched Lunicorn evolve over these past few years, I decided to sit in on one of their two-hour children’s workshops recently at the Burnside Gallery on the beautiful Island of Arran. As it is known as the Isle of the Faeries, I was somewhat intrigued to see what the session would consist of.

So the kids tumbled in, average age about seven or eight. They were met by the Lunicorns in fairy wings and introduced as Fairy Lyn and Fairy Laura, a detail that would trip them up later in the day, when absent-mindedly Lyn called to Laura, only to hear one child say “I thought she was Fairy Laura!” Oops. Starry name badges and unicorn tattoos were adminstered before the choosing of their magical accessory. Today the choice was between a light-up fairy tiara, a sparkly wizard’s wand or a purple feather angel boa. Remarkably, the tiara’s were the least favourite, with the boys opting for the wands, and the girls, well, the wands too. These transpired to serve as batons on each other as the day progressed. Still a bit of healthy playful wand bashing never hurt anyone. After an explanation of the historical, Scottish and spiritual context of unicorns, not to mention a discussion of Harry Potter’s final book, Laura then invited the children to sit in a circle and led them through a simple unicorn meditation which calmed the children down immediately. The kids took to the relaxation effortlessly. Then Ivan Imagination brought in his baby unicorn to introduce to the children. Grown-ups would call this creative visualation.

After that, the children went off into the Burnside greenery in search of fairies and unicorns in the magical treasure hunt. Once they found one, they had to stand by it and put their hand up. They were amazingly serious and well-behaved on this front, for under each unicorn or fairy was a special envelope with a positive message inside. They didn’t open their envelopes until they returned to their seats, and then the Lunicorns explained what all the messages meant.

Then it was time for the boxes, pebbles, paints, glitter, glue and crafty bits and bobs. This is where the disposable aprons came into their own. The Lunicorns explained that this was an opportunity to create their very own magical heart shaped wish book. The children took to this creatively and suddenly became very quiet and intent. The diversity and impact of some of the boxes was amazing.

After this, the children were all given “I wish...” strips and invited to write down things they would like to see happen, and then place inside their boxes. Much thoughtfulness and secrecy on this one. Although one eight year old boy did pipe up “I wish my mum could earn more money” Awhhh. Once finished, the children were taken through a magic box sealing ceremony, asked if they really believed everything they had put into their special box, then given a wand (charmed by the feather of phoenix), summoned the energy of the unicorns, waved it over, and it was sealed. After that, colouring in packs, and another fairy treasure hunt, when the kids hid the fairies and unicorns from the Lunicorns. And finally, a bubble blowing ceremony outdoors to send positive vibes out to the universe. All in all, a very educational, interactive, and most of all fun, experience. And the children got to take away their boxes, their wands and their colouring in packs. I only wish they’d do one for adults....

What’s that? They DO do one for adults? Book me on now!

To find out more about Lunicorn's unique workshops for ADULTS and CHILDREN, visit their website: www.lunicorn.com, or just indulge in some retail therapy at their site! 

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