Crafts Ideas

The most common types of yarn are made up of fibers like acrylic, nylon, and polyester, which contain plastics that add to our growing landfill problem with their inability to completely break down. Thankfully, we’ve seen a shift in recent years within the DIY industry, with more yarn brands moving towards ethical and eco-conscious crafting.

Try this fun painting technique using salt, PVA glue and watercolour paints to create this pineapple picture. Salt painting is a fantastic way to combine science and art together. Children learn how water colours or food colouring are absorbed into the salt to make a colourful visual image. This activity is great for the imagination.

Did you know you can make an easy tree painting using broccoli!? It’s so much fun painting with this unusual “paintbrush”. Who knew it was so easy to create beautiful fall leaves using broccoli as a stamp?!