Crafts

Use science to make colourful blooms for Mother’s Day on 30 March.

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Celebrate the New Year and learn about energy transfer at the same time.

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Harness the force of gravity to go to the races.

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Preserve memories of life in the 2020's for the future.

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Craft a thoughtful present.

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Preserve your precious artefacts using plaster of Paris.

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Create cook coloured chalks shaped like eggs.

Give your friends and family the gift of flowers with these DIY plantable cards.

Fill someone’s life with colour by making them a brilliant rainbow T-shirt.

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Create a card using home-made paper for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.

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Discover a clever design that travels fantastically far. 

It's easy to build your own simple flying machine.

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Food is scarce over winter, so give your local birds a helping hand with this easy-to-make seed teacup.

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These "super cool" decorations are perfect for hanging outdoors.

With its falling leaves, ripening nuts, acorns and conkers, autumn is a beautiful time of year. So, grab your pens, pencils and paints and let the season inspire some colourful autumn-themed nature art.

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Use science to dominate every conker game this autumn.

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Attract feathered visitors with this easy feeding station.

Put creepy-crawlies' instincts to the test.

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Turn a sweet and fluffy treat into a modelling material you can eat.

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Keep your drinks and snacks cool when camping with this clever clay device.

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Unlock your inner engineer and discover how paper tubes can make amazingly strong structures.

Create your very own bouncing ball using just three ingredients.

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By mixing a few ingredients, you can make a body scrub that is good for your skin.

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Create colourful light patterns with a kaleidoscope.

Help to save trees by creating your own paper.

This device uses energy to propel objects through the air.

Try making this great glider, which doesn’t need wings to fly.

Turn a baggy old T-shirt into a bag for life.

Perform a random act of kindness to make your furry friend – or someone else’s dog– happy.

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Discover the science of sounds with this homemade musical instrument.

Make your windowsill or garden a happy place for insects with a bug hotel

Make a cosy home for butterflies and help protect the insects.

Build an ancient clock that tells the time using the Sun.

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Make a house and home for birds with these simple instructions.

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Attract butterflies with this beautiful feeder perfect for placing on your windowsill.

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Get mucky with this exciting new project, which in turn will produce food for vital insects.

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Experience the mysterious “overview effect” without leaving the planet. 

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Test the principles of floatation with just one piece of A4 paper.

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Bathtime will go with a bang with this bubble experiment.

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Write your resolutions on a strip of paper and fold them into stars to pop in a jar.

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Make your own spooky glowing night light.

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Become an animator whizz with this simple project.

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Celebrate National Tree Week with this simple project.

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Turn an old toothbrush into a mini robot.

Engineer a mechanical model.

Write two things at the same time.

Make spy specs that read secret messages.

The Wildlife Trusts teach you how to make a charming crab made out of egg carton.

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Get into the Christmas spirit and use chemistry to create some home-made festive ornaments.

Make some pretty marbled paper to wrap your festive gifts.

Using household ingredients and some clever chemistry, conjure up some simple, eco-friendly plastic decorations. 

These explosive chemical creations will make fantastic fizzy gifts for friends.

Recycle wrapping paper and packaging to keep your pens and pencils in order.

Give the gift of music this month with this fun craft project.

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