[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-shape-challenge-aliens":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"They come in peace. (Click \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/shapechallenge?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;src=hash\">here to see other #ShapeChallenge drawings\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/56383_original-a7df41cf8f.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nI was really taken with these #ShapeChallenge drawings by kids; in some ways, they're more proficient than mine, in their bold use of colour and pattern. \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MrsJTeaches\">@MrsJTeaches\u003C/a>, who tweeted them, explained that she had the kids look at the shapes for two minutes and think about them, then spend ten minutes drawing inside the shape and ten minutes drawing outside it. What a great way to pace them! (She said that, if she doesn't do that, they just tend to colour inside the shape.) I'm packing away that tip for future use! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/57754_original-93639ea321.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\nThese would make amazing abstract tapestries. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/56754_original-f7f49445da.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/56876_original-7012a05536.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/57290_original-29a8f267dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/57464_original-e78183edbf.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">","2016-02-08T19:34:00.000Z","shape-challenge-aliens",[],"shape challenge aliens",1776628728198]