A new Scots animation of The Boy and the Bunnet aims to help schools after coronavirus lockdown
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With lockdown continuing Highland-based production company, Big Sky, has made a new full-length animation of their award-winning musical adventure story available for free streaming.
Big Sky is also promising to donate free books and CDs to education authorities based on the number of views it receives.
James Robertson, the show's writer, said: “The Boy and the Bunnet introduces children to traditional music and musical instruments, as well as the Scots language, and I’m delighted the animation will have free watch-at-home access.
“When we first did the book and the live show the response we got was terrific – it was clear it appealed way beyond the seven to 10 year old category we originally aimed at."
Additional SQA approved education resources have also been made available during lockdown to try and alleviate pressure on teachers, parents and children alike.
Composer James Ross said: “I love the fact that folk can take it as a piece of pure entertainment, or if parents are looking to teach kids at home during lockdown, they can use the free education material.
"And we’ve made the sheet music available too for all the tunes, so older kids and adults can play along or use it to teach themselves.”
John McGeoch of Arts in Motion, who created the animation, said: “This grew out of the short animated sequences we used during the live show. It just seemed the right thing to do for lockdown – kids love the story so much it’s nice to give it life in another format.”
Big Sky has confirmed that for every 250 views of the animation they’ll donate a Boy and the Bunnet book or CD to an education authority to share in schools after lockdown. The animation and associated activities and resources can be found either here or here.
