Golden Time ideas and activities

Upper KS1 and KS2

Banana ice-cream no need to mix again while freezing

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

Comic store box - upper KS2,  recycle,

Desk tidy - recycle and make something useful

Fan - traditional paper fan KS1

Felt brooches -

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

Flower seller - a paper model, 11+

Ginger Cake - mum's recipe, a hit with kids

Gingernut biscuits- recipe

Land, Air or Water - a 5 minute filler game for upper KS2

Lanterns - paper lanterns age 7+

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

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

Origami apple,  origami bananas

Origami book -  minimal preparation

Origami Box - thought provoking

Origami fish - KS1 & lower KS2

Origami ice-cream upper KS2

Origami house - upper KS2

Origami penguin - age 7-9

Origami birds mobile - KS1 and lower KS2

Origami Swan-  KS1 & lower KS2

Origami Tulip – upper KS2

Magnetic Fishing Game a maths game to make  KS2

Paper fish -freestanding model KS1+

Paper hat - KS1 +, origami

Paper plate Puppets - KS1/lower KS2 activity

Paper bangles and beads recycle

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 polystyrene sheets 4 years +

Pompom football fan - upper KS2

Quilled fish - KS1 and lower KS2

Quilled summer picture - KS1+

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

Simple dreamcatcher - banish bad dreams, simple weaving activity KS1+

Summer boats picture - combine origami with paint, age 6+, make a class display, ideal for mixed age groups

Team relay games- 5 games for rainy days

Traditional dreamcatcher - uses a simple weaving stitch - upper KS2

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