OCEAN FACTS AND CRAFTS THAT ARE SWIMMINGLY FUN

  Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – ocean facts and crafts to celebrate World Ocean Day (June 8). Whether you’re looking for treasure, the craziest creatures, the world’s longest mountain range, beautiful waterfalls or just air to breathe, the ocean has it all. The ocean covers around 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface.

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5 FUN AND EASY SPACE THEMED CRAFTS TO MAKE

  Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – space-themed crafts. Have you ever seen a UFO – Unidentified Flying Object? If you have you are not alone. There have been more than 12,000 reported sightings – at least six per cent of these have remained unresolved. Meaning nobody knows what the objects actually were. Sightings

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HOW TO BUG OUT WITH THESE FUN CRAFTS

  Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – making bugs from paper and paddle pop sticks. Why make bugs? Insects are fascinating little creatures. Did you know grasshoppers have been around since before the dinosaurs? Or that ladybugs ‘bleed’ from their knees to deter predators? We could not survive without the humble little bee. Discover

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HOW TO MAKE A PLAY JUNGLE – OODLES OF FUN

  Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – how to make a play jungle. This is a favourite with the grandchildren and my private students. The mystery, danger and magic of the jungle and its creatures have captured the imagination of people for centuries. The jungle is a magical setting where anything is possible. From

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PLAYING WITH PATTERNS IN NATURE

      Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project – fun activities for playing with patterns in nature. We are surrounded by beautiful patterns everywhere we look. Some are manmade, but nature provides us with a feast of patterns, from symmetries, spirals, meanders and spots and stripes to tessellations and fractals. Helping children spot and

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