Leonora Bamford and Nanny Anita share a few easy crafts for families to try at home
Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent or currently working from home, you’ll no doubt be looking for a few ways to keep your children entertained over the coming weeks. Crafting is a brilliant method of distraction for kids, and you can conjure up all sorts of creations using the items you already have in your house. Here are a few ideas for easy crafts to do at home…
Drip painting

You’ll need:

Pipette
Concentrated liquid watercolour paint
Paper
Tray

Method:

Stand a sheet of paper upright in a tray, to collect any excess paint and avoid mess.
Using a pipette, add drips of paint to the top of the paper, then let it run down the paper to form lines.

Ice-skating Lego
You’ll need:

Tray
Water
Lego figures
Ice-cub tray
Freezer

Method:

Fill your tray up with water and place it in the freezer overnight.
Fill up an ice-cube tray with water and add your Lego people to it; make sure that they are standing up.  Then put it in the freezer overnight. We’ve used a heart-shaped ice cube tray.
When it is ready take it out and play.

Glass bead magnets

You’ll need:

Glass beads
Glitter
Glue
Superglue
Mini magnets

Method:

Cover the underside of the glass beads with glue.
Sprinkle glitter all over the glue and leave them to dry.
Once dry, add another thick layer of glue and leave them to dry overnight.
Using superglue, attach mini magnets to each of them....