1. Take a wooden (preferably) cotton reel and hammer four nails into the top so that the nails are protruding fully.2. Thread some wool through the middle of the reel.3. Wind the wool once around each nail so that each nail has a ‘loop’ around it.4. Wind the wool once around the ...

1. Cover the floor with newspaper, as this is a messy activity.2. Blow up a balloon; sit the end in a cup.3. Tear newspaper strips about 15cm long, dip them in papier mâché paste (one part flour, two parts water) and spread them across the balloon, covering everything except the ...

1. Fold the two opposite ends of a square piece of paper to make a triangle, then fold the opposite ends of the triangle to make a smaller one.2. Open the paper up and fold a corner into the centre point, repeat with the opposite corner – you should now have a square.3. Turn the ...

1. Look at some examples of mosaic designs, then choose a central image – it could be a truck, a moon or a face that inspires your designer.2. Sketch your design or paste a picture of the object on the back of a paper plate to create a template.3. Using colourful magazine pages, ...

1. Cut two circles from cardboard about the size of the pom poms to be created.2. Cut a circle out of the middle (fold the card in half to cut out this circle).3. Place the two cardboard circles together, then wind a ball of wool through the centre hole and around the outside.4. ...

this object (if it’s a funny story, write it on the back of the card). Then have your child draw their illustration in the right-hand box.10. Hold an art exhibition  Chalk and chalkboards, paints, brushes, a sketch book and modelling clay should have your