6 Fab Things To Make This Bank Holiday
Discover fun and free things to do this long weekend. From hands-on activities with the kids to DIY projects for the home, here's our round-up of simple ways to make the most out of your bank holiday weekend with our online craft courses.
Things To Do With The Kids
Make a paper weaving
Put scraps of paper to good use with this simple beginners guide to weaving. With Clare Young’s basic techniques, little ones can design and make geometric artworks fit to be framed, or can be used to decorate cards.
Make DIY alphabet stamps
As easy as ABC! Introduce young ones to the joys of printmaking with their own set of custom alphabet stamps. Show them how, with Stephen Fowler's illustrated step-by-step guide, to create rubber stamps which they can use time and time again.
Make a sourdough starter
Grab your aprons, and capture their imagination with the bubbling secret of sourdough bread. Charles Good Food’s simple and easy-to-follow starter guide will have you on your way to baking the perfect loaf every time.
DIY Projects For The Home
Make a hanging flower arrangement
Get your spring flower fix with Anna Potter’s introductory guide to flower arranging. Make a beautiful hanging decoration for your home whilst mastering techniques proven to energise, calm and soothe.
Make a concrete succulent planter
Create plant pots with personality with Hester Van Overbeek’s easy-to-follow guide. Perfect for beginners, this simple and stylish project will give you confidence to start creating moulded concrete items for the home.
Build a wooden planter
Get your garden or balcony ready for Summer with this simple outdoor planter. Hester Van Overbeek will show you how to transform scraps of wood using simple tools into a contemporary wooden planter, than you can paint in any way that you wish.