Design with scrap materials
Give materials a second life
- What
- From empty jars to egg boxes: children create art or something useful from scrap materials.
- Where
- At the participating school or lesson location.
- When
- The groups, lesson days and times are listed with your school's activities.
- Who
- A specialist teacher from Skills for Kids.
Programme
What is waste for one person can be the start of a design for another. Children explore materials and use their imagination to create something new from them.
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Seeing things differently
What shape, colour or possibility do you see in a used object?
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Come up with ideas
Children think of what they can make from the material.
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Make and experiment
They develop their idea into a work of art or something useful.
The teacher chooses materials and tasks that suit the group.
Skills children practise here
- Creative thinking
- Exploring materials
- Discovering reuse
For parents
Is this something for your child? On the school page you can see which activities are available, for which year groups and at what times. You can also register there when registration is open.
Find your school and view the activitiesFor schools
A one-off activity or a programme during, between or after school time? We work with you on the content, the group, the space and the timetable. Skills for Kids arranges specialist teachers, materials and coordination.
View the options for your schoolDo you enjoy teaching your subject? Let children discover what they can do. View the opportunities for specialist teachers.
This skill at your school?
Tell us what your school is looking for. We'd be happy to help with design with scrap materials, the programme and the organisation. Prefer to call? 070 850 99 55.
Register your child? View the activities and register via your school.
