and sculptures using cutters or by hand. Dry the shapes in the oven for 10 minutes at 100°C. When cooled, the objects can be painted. 7. Vegetable printing  Cut large potatoes in half. Carve out shapes and patterns, then stamp the vegetables into ink and press

on the beach afterwards. Children can spend endless hours happily decorating sandcastles with shells, and making interesting patterns using shells on the beach. Children can do some sketches of their favourite shells or take a digital photo so they have a

, then pierce the stem lengthwise and thread the next flower through. Now make necklaces, bracelets, garlands and crowns.4. Hopscotch  Use chalk to draw a hopscotch pattern on the ground or use masking tape on the floor if it’s indoors. There should be 8 squares

Doh with hairspray (so it will dry shiny instead of cracked) and let it dry.6. Line dancing  Create a repeating pattern of steps (such as 4 steps left, clap, hop, jump, jump; turn around and repeat), then repeat over and over again until you all know how to do

and some black cardboard. If you allow a few flakes to land on the card, you can examine them with the magnifying glass (and a torch if it is dark), looking at the different shapes and patterns. You may have to field some awkward questions about