Weekly craft tutorials to help you stay creative during lockdown
We know it can be challenging to find fun things to do at home during the Coronavirus lockdown – for your kids as well as for yourself! That’s why every Monday, we’ll be sharing craft activities that you can try out at home – including some top tips from our Craft On: Needlecraft for Wellbeing group.
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Monday Makes: Make your own gift box
Sun 02 AugIn this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to make a hexagonal gift box from one A4 sheet of card, which you can fill with smaller sweets and treats. We'd love to see your efforts, so please do share your photos with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. https://youtu.be/2ZaSs1CdvfA
Monday Makes – Make your own mobile phone stand
Mon 20 JulIn this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to make a simple stand to prop up your phone - a perfect quick fix for lockdown video calls to keep things steady and stop your arm from aching. Even better, all you need to make it is a single sheet of paper and a ruler!…
Monday Makes: Make your own pop-up flower card
Mon 13 JulKnow a friend or family member who needs a bit of cheering up? This week's craft tutorial shows you how to make something you can send in the post to brighten up their day. Today, we're showing you how to make a card that opens to reveal a pop-up flower bouquet. We'd love to see…
Monday Makes: Make your own puppet theatre
Mon 30 MarFind out how to make your own puppet theatre at home during the lockdown with our first Monday Make
Monday Makes: Make your own paper puppet
Mon 22 JunIf you're missing the theatre, here's a great idea for how you can put on a show of your own at home. For this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to make your own paper puppet. Today, we've made a duck, but you could get creative with different designs and assemble a whole cast…
Monday Makes: Make your own improv game
Mon 11 MayFor this week's Monday Make, we're showing you how to create a game that you can use as a fun warm-up or kids' activity again and again. The game is made up of a paper dice and card spinner, which you can use to match up different characters and actions to perform. Download and print…
Monday Makes: Make your own paper butterflies
Mon 29 JunThis week's Monday Make is a simple, quick activity, perfect for keeping the kids occupied or just unwinding on a sunny summer afternoon. Head to our Monday Makes page to find all of our weekly craft tutorials. https://youtu.be/8TKlP-1WcmM
Monday Makes – Make your own desk tidy
Mon 01 JunIn this week's craft tutorial, we're showing you how to declutter your workspace by making your own desk tidy to get your stationery in order. We'd love to see your efforts, so if you try this out at home, please do share your photos with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, using #MondayMakes. Look out…
Monday Makes: Make your own Eid lanterns
Mon 25 MayAs well as ending with a bank holiday in the UK, this weekend also marked the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr worldwide - a huge celebration at the end of fasting during Ramadan. Eid officially begins with the sighting of the crescent moon, and as such, images of moons often feature prominently as part of the…
Monday Makes: Make your own milk bottle piggy bank
Mon 18 MayThis week's Monday Make is a simple way to get the family saving up ready for big treats once the lockdown is over, and all you need is an empty milk bottle and things to decorate it with. You'll need a grown-up to cut-out the slot at the top, but kids can get stuck into…
Monday Makes: Make your own paper hyacinths
Mon 04 MayFor this week's Monday Make, we're showing you how to brighten up a shelf or create a handmade gift with a DIY hyacinth bouquet tutorial. We'd love to see how you get on, so please do share your pictures with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, and keep an eye out for more lockdown craft…
Monday Makes: Make your own bird feeder
Mon 20 AprYearning for nature during the lockdown? Luckily, you don't always have to travel to enjoy wildlife! This week's Monday Make shows you how to make a simple bird feeder to hang up outside your house using an old milk or juice carton. Just add bird seed and you're ready to go! We'd love to see…
Monday Makes: Decorate a cardboard heart
Mon 13 AprThis week's Monday Make comes from our Craft On - Needlecraft for Wellbeing group leader, Niki Lee, who takes you through the steps of creating a pretty heart-shaped decoration, which you can put up at home or give away as a gift. Follow the steps below to have a go. If you enjoy it, make…
Monday Make: Patchwork Desk Tidy
Mon 27 AprTrying to get your workspace organised now you're spending more time at home? In this week's Monday Make tutorial, Craft On - Needlecraft for Wellbeing group leader Niki Lee shows you how to transform an old tin can into a pretty patchwork-effect pot. Perfect for holding pens or brushes, it's a great way to brighten…
Monday Makes: Easter Egg Piñata
Mon 06 AprEvery Monday during the lockdown we'll be sharing Monday Makes - craft activities that you can try out at home to help keep the kids (or yourself!) occupied. With Easter Sunday coming up this weekend, today's first Monday Make is an Easter Egg Piñata - perfect for when you're limiting trips to the shops as…