Golden Time ideas and activities

Upper KS1 and KS2

Bunch of paper flowers - KS2 activity

Card games 6yrs+ beggar your neighbour, card dominoes , fish , donkey

Cd storage box- KS2 recycle

Comic store box - upper KS2,  recycle,

Denim bag - recycle old jeans,  11+

Desk tidy - recycle & make something useful

Display frame - recycle a cereal box to display your favourite little things, 9+

Dreamcatcher - banish bad dreams, simple weaving activity KS1+

Dreamcatcher -traditional style, upper KS2

Fan - traditional paper fan KS1

Felt brooches

Felt doll - a little doll to sew, age 9+

Felt flower- to hang up, longer project age 8+

Fish mobile - age4-9 suit mixed age group

Flower seller - a paper sculpture, 11+

Knitting brooch - tiny knitted brooch 10+

Land, Air or Water - a 5 minute filler 9-11

Lanterns - paper lanterns age 7+

Macramé pots - simple for 6-9yr olds recycle

Magnetic Fishing Game a maths game to make  KS2

Metallic picture frame - age 8-11recycle

Mice characters -  cute little characters made from paper cones, upper KS1 and 2

Miniature garden  - spring activity KS1 & 2

More macramé - use flat & spiral knots, a recycling project 10+

Ojo De Dios - (God's Eyes), a simple but effective weaving activity for KS1 and 2

Origami apple,  origami bananas

Origami Box - thought provoking

Origami fish - KS1 & lower KS2

Origami ice-cream upper KS2

Origami house - upper KS2

Origami Joseph coat - upper KS1

Origami penguin - age 7-9

Origami birds mobile - KS1 and lower KS2

Origami Swan-  KS1 & lower KS2

Origami Tulip – upper KS2

Paper fish -freestanding model KS1+

Paper hat - KS1 +, origami

Paper plate Puppets - KS1/lower KS2 activity

Paper bangles and beads recycle

Paper bin - not exciting but a great way to recycle your newspaper KS2

Paper roses - KS2, use as a stand alone decoration or stick onto a card

Peg rocking chair- miniature rocking chair, no sawing required, age 10+

Pencil pal - little character to sit on top of your pencil

Pine cone animals -KS1, lower KS2

Pirate model - make your own paper pirate KS2

Pirate ship- KS2

Pirate Treasure Chest KS2

Polystyrene relief picture recycle 4 years +

Pompom football fan - upper KS2

Pop up puppet - age 6-8

Quilled fish - KS1 and lower KS2

Quilling necklace - design and make with simple quilling techniques age 5-11

Quilled summer picture - KS1+

Rosettes - 7+

Rustic place mat -weave a place mat for an outdoor picnic out of natural materials

Sail boat picture - quilling picture KS1 & lower KS2

Salt dough fridge magnet

salt dough house plaque - upper KS2

salt dough door nameplate - KS1 &2

Seaside pop up picture upper KS2

Snow picture - age 5-9, ideal for winter

Spiral knot bangle - 7-11

SpongeBob Squarepants - make this cute little model -upper KS2

Summer boats picture -  origami & paint, 6+, make a class display, ideal for mixed ages

Team relay games- 5 games for rainy days

Weave a fish - an effective fish using twigs, wool and feathers 8yrs+

Weaving on a tin - recycle a tin into a useful container-  KS2