Struggling to keep your children occupied during
WHEN the stress of homeschooling starts to heighten, break out the craft – easy, fun projects are great for encouraging kids to be creative, and can be relaxing too.
Hobbycraft’s Ideas Hub is full of fun and simple projects. Katherine Paterson, its customer director, says: “We’ve also launched an online Daily Kid’s Craft Club, with a different theme posted at 11am Monday-Friday on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
“The craft club is focused on a theme, rather than a specific project, so more children can get involved, using whatever materials they have at home. We’re seeing some really fantastic creations.”
Need some ideas? Try some of these crafty creations for yourself...
A ROCKET MADE FROM RECYCLABLES
LET little ones raid the paper and plastic recycling and build rockets which can be painted in brilliant colours. You can even make one into a rucksack by adding string straps.
DECORATED STONES
PAINTED pebbles are a must – they’re super easy and gorgeously pretty. Get the kids in the garden, or searching for stones on your daily walk. From ladybird pet rocks to crazy aliens, there are endless designs to be created. You can paint NHS rainbows and hide them in the woods for other children to find and re-hide, or get really arty by painting on beautifully intricate patterns.
MAKE A SCRAPBOOK
NOW is a great time to start scrapbooking. Buy a book and let the kids stick stuff on the pages, write about their day, draw pictures and create collages. It will be something to look back on once life returns to normal.
MASTER BRILLIANT BUNTING
EVERYONE loves a bit of bunting –