Janus is the Roman god who gave his name to the month of January. He was the god of doors, gates, and transitions, who oversaw seasonal changes including the new year. Janus is always portrayed with two faces—one facing the past, and one facing the future.
Lucy Grant has designed this simple creative make that could be a prop for play acting – or simply a reminder that happy and sad are flip sides of the same thing.
To downloaded the instructions as a PDF file click here.
Think and Makes are starting point ideas to get little minds moving. Everything is adaptable and an invitation to resourcefulness and creative imagination. The lock-down offers us the unique opportunity to slow down, apply ourselves in a more patient and measured way. There is no rush or competitive scramble for resources and attention, but instead there is time and plenty of it, to explore and make at leisure – to find and immerse oneself in the treasure of creative flow.
There are no strict instructions and there is no right or wrong – just ideas, materials and imagination – and hopefully new skills and patience learned along the way.
If you decide to try out some of these ideas we’d love to see the results. If you use social media please tag @thinkandmakeatCAST on Instagram or Facebook. Perhaps you might also like to create a display in your window that others can spot when out for exercise.