Art & Design projects

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Projects

Ages 6–11⏱ 30 min

Recycled Tube Kaleidoscope

Children learn about light reflection and optical symmetry by creating repeating mirrored patterns.

Art & Design

Ages 5–10⏱ 40 min

Vegetable-Print Tote Bag

Dipping cut vegetables in fabric paint and stamping them shows how a shape can be printed again and again, and reveals the surprising patterns hidden inside everyday veg.

Art & DesignTextiles & Sewing

Ages 5–9⏱ 30 min

Symmetry Butterfly Puzzle

Making a butterfly whose wings match exactly teaches line symmetry, where one half mirrors the other. Recognising patterns and mirror images is an important part of maths and visual problem-solving.

Art & DesignCoding & Puzzles

Ages 3–9⏱ 20 min

Leaf & Bark Rubbings

Rubbing reveals the hidden textures — veins on leaves, ridges on bark.

Nature & OutdoorsArt & Design

Ages 4–9⏱ 20 min

Blow-Straw Painting

Moving air pushes the runny paint into branching, spidery shapes.

Art & Design

Ages 4–12⏱ 45 min

Junk Robot

Design and imagination - planning a build from the parts you have.

Junk ModelArt & Design