The school holidays brought images of a family in Leeds. They were used as an example of children being distressed because their mother had to withdraw their plastic toys which had been produced with leaded paint. She had spent more than £200 and everyone was clearly upset.
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, where admission is free, sees many young visitors in the summer holidays, including my group. This year's bonus is a new Andy Goldsworthy exhibition. Seeing the sculptures through the eyes of a one-year-old and her four-year-old brother is enlightening.
The indoor exhibits are quite fragile and the curator is clearly sensitive to the need to get up close while ensuring that nothing is damaged. He soon relaxes when watching and listening to the children. They are both fascinated by the contrast between light and dark, the way that natural materials, branches, rocks, stones and mud have been so carefully put together.
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