Fashioning tin cans and recycled materials into robots kept Nathan Williams (11), of Galloway, occupied yesterday afternoon.
The workshop was one of the activities which form part of the Alexandra Thyme Festival.
The event opened at the weekend and it features performing arts, craft and food workshops, all based in and around Alexandra.
The focus is on sustainable living and follows the theme ''Cherishing our environment''.
The festival finishes on Sunday with a talent quest, buskers, markets, a ''food swap'' and community garage sale.