Activities
Having fun is at the heart of everything that we do and after all, we know that children (and adults) learn best when they are having fun.
Here is a few fun activities* to help you and your little eco heroes learn more about our precious planet and how you can take action to protect it.
You’ll find exciting arts activities, cool science experiments and yummy recipes to try. We’ll get you raiding the recycling box for creative crafts and junk modelling and give you plenty of ideas to get outside in nature…
*Most activities have featured in our Tool Kits For Eco Heroes.
Arts & crafts: Paper mâché globe
Paper is made from trees and is a household item that we use a lot. It often gets wasted, but it's easy to recycle. Let's get messy and use some waste paper to make our own planet Earth using papier-mâché. A great creative activity for children.
Plastic FREE July: How to make beeswax wraps
A beeswax wrap is a reusable alternative to clingfilm. You can use them to wrap leftovers, cover bowls and wrap sandwiches and fruit for your lunch. Let’s have some messy fun and make our own. A great activity for families and just in time for Plastic FREE July!
Junk modelling: How to make a wind chime
The wind is air that is moving around the Earth, it can be a gentle breeze or extremely powerful gusts. Wind chimes are musical instruments that are played by the breeze. They are a lovely way to connect with nature and can also be a beautiful decoration. Let’s raid the recycling box and make our own recycled wind chime.
Gardening: Growing soil free plants
Bamboo is an amazing material and a sustainable alternative to timber. It can be used to manufacture many products from furniture and clothing to cutlery, baby products and even loo roll! Bamboo can even be grown without soil. So let's have a go at making our own soil free planter. This is the perfect eco activity for children to see quick results from their planing efforts, it’s also a great activity that doesn’t need a garden.
Recipe: Honey and raisin flapjacks
Everyone loves a little bit of sweet and delicious honey. But the way it’s made might surprise you! Unbelievably, it takes honey bees around 4 million visits to a flower to make a single kilogram of honey. Now let's use some delicious honey to make an easy plastic free lunchbox snack. A fun and easy recipe to make with your little eco heroes and help them learn a little more about the bees.