By: Nuri Lee, Flemingdon Park | Outreach Worker
It’s difficult being at home all the time with nothing to do. I’ve been finding it really easy to just turn on YouTube in all of my spare time to relax and shut my brain off. But at the end of most days, I still feel drained because of the screen I’m always staring at! Maybe you’re also feeling this way. If you are, I’ve created this list of activities just for you so that you could find creative ways to spend your time without looking at screens all day. These crafts are made with simple materials you can find at home, so go take a look around your house, find your materials, and come back to do some crafts :D
Pop-up Cards / Book
Holidays are coming up soon, and if you like to make homemade cards for your loved ones, you can easily take some extra time to make your card look extra fancy. You can follow this tutorial, adding your own personal touches and pictures -- and if you stick a whole bunch of them together, it can even become a pop-up book!
Rock Painting / Colouring
Rocks are everywhere and already made so unique. Pick up some that you like and get painting! You can paint anything you could ever think of -- a creature you made up, your favourite animal, a character you like from a book, a quote you love, the options are endless. If you don’t have any paint at home, you can try using some crayons or coloured pencils. It’ll take some more time but it’ll be just as fun! Here’s a Harry Potter example my little sister made at home:
Leaf Animals
It’s Autumn season -- my personal favourite season. Look outside your door and see all the different shapes and colours of the leaves that fell off the trees. Find some that you like to use in this craft!
This website shows you how to make cute animals out of the different leaves you might find outside. If you can’t find the perfect shaped leaf, you can always use some safety scissors to cut the shape you want. Then, you can stick all your shapes onto a piece of paper to make an animal, or just a nice design! This can be as simple or as complicated as you’d like :)
Flip Book
If you don’t know what a flip book is, you’re missing out! The link below shares information about how to make your own and a video showing you what they are. If you don’t have a sticky note pad, you can always use regular paper that you cut and staple/tape together -- just make sure the paper you cut ends up being as similar in size as possible. With these, you can make any type of action happen on paper now like it’s a movie itself!
I hope you can find something that catches your attention here, and that you can spend the next while having some fun off-screen :) Stay safe!