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Make a jumping jack Activity

by David Shaw, 12 May 2022 | 0 comments

Cardboard robot toy with moving arms and legs

This cardboard doll loves to leap! It takes a bit of crafting, but the results will make you jump for joy.

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Make a spinning helicopter Activity

by David Shaw, 28 April 2021 | 0 comments

Paper helicopter with paper clip weights.

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made history by flying on Mars. To celebrate the first flight of a copter on another planet, here’s a simple unpowered helicopter you can build at home!

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Make a 3D shark Activity

by David Shaw, 28 May 2020 | 3 comments

Written by Natalie Kikken   To honour World Oceans Day 8 June, get crafty by making your own 3D grey nurse shark.

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Eye’ll follow you Activity

by David Shaw, 14 May 2020 | 0 comments

Drawing of a cat with cut out eyes.

Are you looking for a way to make your drawings look alive? Try this activity and make an awesome creepy face whose eyes follow you as you move around the room. By Mike McRae

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Discover the maths of gift wrapping! Activity

by David Shaw, 12 December 2019 | 0 comments

A present wrapped in green paper

Have you ever got halfway through wrapping a present, and then run out of paper? Follow our foolproof method and discover the maths of gift wrapping!

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Levitating card Activity

by David Shaw, 5 September 2019 | 0 comments

Man blowing through a cotton reel.

Normally, when you blow on a piece of card, it flies away. But in this activity, you can blow to pull the card towards you with the science of air pressure!

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Air cannon Activity

by David Shaw, 22 August 2019 | 0 comments

Cup with plastic wrap and ticket targets in the background.

Want to reach out and touch something with a puff of air? This tiny air cannon shoots vortexes of air that can be felt from metres away!

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Upside down bottle Activity

by David Shaw, 21 February 2019 | 2 comments

Plastic bottle half filled with water with a screen tied over the opening and the whole thing inverted upside down.

Here’s a classic activity with a showy twist. Surprise your friends by inverting a water bottle without spilling its contents!

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From silly straw to annoying instrument Activity

by David Shaw, 15 November 2018 | 7 comments

A man blowing into a straw.

Do you get annoyed when you get a plastic straw with your drink? Instead of throwing it out, take it home and use it to make a musical instrument!

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Gravity well Activity

by David Shaw, 11 October 2018 | 1 comments

A hand placing a larger pink ball onto a piece of blue fabric which already has a small black ball on it.

Have you ever wanted to experiment with the orbits of moons and planets? Time to make a gravity simulator!

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