Art & Craft

There’s a much greater awareness now of how important plants are for the ecology of the planet and keeping us alive. However, it’s perhaps less known just how intricately interwoven…

Playing and experimenting with light is a lot of fun. Especially for children. Light painting is a particular photography technique that captures how any torch or light source is moved…

There’s lots of things you can do with bubbles. Experiment yourself with bubble mixtures (look out for the ‘catchable’ bubble mixtures which allow you to catch and hold bubbles without…

A good way to encourage upcycling and reuse of scrap materials. The challenge is for teams to source the materials, design and build a go-kart they can use to race.…

Simple, but fun team, family or just individual challenge. Taking advantage of what smartphones (or if you have them digital cameras) you have available. As teams or individuals seek out…

Art & Craft idea A simple but effective gift box that can be made and decorated from A4 thin card or other, to take small gifts of sweets or items…

Art & Craft idea Modern inks have the advantage of intensity, colour fastness and flow, but don’t let that stop you from making and trying out your own from natural…

Art and Craft idea. Adapted from suggestion by Pat Adams You may have had a book like this when you were very young, a book where each letter of the…

Origami is the art of folding paper to produce boxes, decorations, toys, models or just art! There’s a huge following out there and you do not need special paper or…

Art idea supplied by Ewan McDougal When it comes time to redecorate your child’s bedroom they are bound to want to get involved and help, this is great it really…