Hatupatu

We read a shared big book called Hatupatu by Ron Bacon and Manu Smith. It was a fantastic story, which was set near Rotorua. We decided to make our own Birdwoman that we will hang in our room. We used bright colours when we painted the feathers for the body.

The children gluing the feathers onto Birdwoman.

Colouring Birdwoman's feet.

A close up of the feathers being added to Birdwoman's wings.

Putting some of the final touches on her face.

A team effort - finishing her face.