Crafts & making
Cut, stick, build and create things with your own hands.
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- Lesson 1 · EYFS · 15 min
Collage pictures
Make a picture by sticking shapes and textures.
Learn: A collage is a picture made by sticking on paper, fabric, leaves or other bits. Rough, smooth, shiny and soft textures make it fun to touch.
Try it: Make a collage of your favourite animal from scraps.
Check: What is a collage?
A picture made by sticking things on
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- Lesson 2 · KS1 · 20 min
Junk model building
Plan and build a model from recycled boxes.
Learn: Makers plan first, then build, then test and improve. Joining materials with tape, glue or split pins changes how strong and bendy they are.
Try it: Draw a plan for a rocket or robot, then build it from clean recycling.
Check: What do makers do after they build?
Test it and make it better
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- Lesson 3 · KS2 · 25 min
Design a bridge
Test which paper shape holds the most weight.
Learn: Shape changes strength. A flat sheet of paper bends easily, but folding it into a zigzag or rolling it into tubes makes it much stronger, because the shape spreads the load.
Try it: Build three paper bridges and count how many coins each holds.
Check: Why is a folded paper bridge stronger?
The shape spreads the weight so it does not bend as easily
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