So what was Human planet in the park? Big screen showing of the TV show? Not far off; it was music from the various cultures from the show performed by members of said cultures. This was more about the music than the cultures so more like a micro-Womad.Three children at Womad; sounds like fun. they also had a number of children's activities to inspire the little wonders to be tomorrow cultural leaders:
Proms poetry - Michael Rosen did not lead us on a bear hunt but did guide us through making a poem of our own based on a rhythmic structure. I helped 7-year-old write a poem about going to the beach while 5-year-old drew pictures of trains and 3-year-old jumped on me.
Junk Samba - made a shaker out of an old water bottle and then made music by shaking and hitting a tea tray with a wooden spoon. cocophonous fun? worked surprisingly well and all three loved it.
Head dress making - sticking feathers and things to a headband; to be worn at the children's parade. Did they? no; conversation went a bit like:
Me: "do you want to join in with the parade"
Children look desparingly at the parade
All "No"
7-year-old: "it won't make me famous"
So did they walk away full of the wonders of the world around them? sadly not; there could have been more about the people making the music which I think would have engaged them a lot more but, that said, they did have a great time and I think they all got something out of it.
Was there more? there was a PROM concert in the Albert Hall tied in but we, sadly, didn't go.
What: Proms Plus Family: Human Planet in the Park
Where: Albert Memorial; Kensington Gardens
Getting there: Short walk from South Kensington tube station
Cost: Free
Again: The BBC run family events connected to the PROMS every summer; I'll definitely look out for others. This year there will be a family concert based around horrible histories (sadly we can't go)
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