Pick Me Up! Special

WORK OF ART

Laying out her crayons, coloured pencils, paper and glue on the kitchen table, my little girl was all smiles as she got to work.

It was January this year, coming up to Burns night here in Scotland, and Alia, five, had been learning all about the famous bard at primary school.

‘I learnt

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