Sanikiluaq (May 31/04) - If you ask the teachers about the weaving classes at Nuiyak school, they will probably tell you about the value of woven art and how it connects Inuit to their rich culture.

Kids don't quite share that view.

Lucy Mangi Novalinga is in Grade 5. She just thinks weaving is fun.

"It's easy!" she said, clearly pleased with her latest project -- a scarf.

Last week, Lucy, and her cousin Lizzie Novalinga, both 11, were among a class of Grade 5 students at Nuiyak school in Sanikiluaq who got to learn the basics of weaving using a warping mill.

Rebecca Kavik, Grade 4, has been learning how to weave at school, too.

"We picked red, black and white colours," she said of the scarf she recently completed using the warping mill.

"It just looks nice," said Kavik, 9, when asked why she picked those colours.

Kavik thinks she will wear the scarf around her neck.

Lucy said she thinks her scarf, also red, black and white, looks very attractive on her.

Weaving is "beautiful," in her mind, and something anyone can do if they try.

"It's easy. It's fun," said Lucy.

Caroline Novalinga, Lucy's sister, is 12 years old.

She has also been weaving at school recently, and said she loves it because of the process.

"We make it, not machines."