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Make A Pendulum Painting This activity can get very messy, so make sure you have an old table cloth or some newspaper on the floor. If the weathe...

Make a Skittle Kaleidoscope Follow our step-by-step instructions to make some sweet art using all the colours of the rainbow! You will need: ...

Paper Play: Make a Paper Creepy Crawly You will need: Card Straw String Pens Tape Scissors 1.Draw some big creepy-crawlies on your c...

Build A Floating Cork Boat Invent your own cork boats and have a race down a stream. Which boats are the most successful? To build your floating ...

Did you know that it’s Veganuary? During the month of January, families across the UK stave off meat and dairy products in order to limit their imp...

Children are motivated to play, but when they do, they’re not just entertaining themselves; it’s one of the main ways that they learn. In fact, pla...

From gravity to medicine, science has led to the discovery of – well, everything! OK, maybe not everything, but a whole lot more than we give it cr...

Make Your Own Plasticine Characters 1. In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients together to form a dough. 1 cup of Flour 1/4 cup of salt 1/4 cup...

Make a Marshmallow Catapult! Ready! Aim! Fire! Stick! Here's a science learn through play activity for kids that will really stick. Get ready with ...

Did you know that Olivier award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn pictures talking chairs when he lets his imagination wonder? Or that Grayson Perr...

When it comes to young children, it’s important to teach them about the environment and being kind to our planet. And what better way to do this th...

Looking to cut down on plastic? Hard when small scientists want toys to play with. Fortunately, sparking a life-long love of art and science doesn’...