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Aim of activity Get your fingers folding as fast as they can and make an eye-catching upcycled bowl to use in your home.

What you’ll need For the unit:• Newspaper• Timer• Stickytape,2pergroup

For each girl:• Magazine• Scissors• ApotofPVAglue• Paintbrush

Note to leader Askgirlstobringinmagazinesfromhome or collect free ones.

What you’ll get out of it • Explorehowwasteitemscanbeupcycled

into something useful and attractive.• Developyourpapercraftskills.• Workasateam.

3D craft and design

60 mins

Give it a go

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Before you startSetoutaspacecoveredinnewspaperwiththePVAglueandpaintbrushes.

Weallcreatealotofwaste.Butwecanreduce this by turning our rubbish into something useful and beautiful. Have a go at creating your own upcycled bowl.

What to doGetintoPatrolsandeachtakeamagazine.

Thefirstpartofyouractivityisatimetrial to create the material for your

bowls. Fold as many strips as you can. You’ve got ten minutes. Go!

Strip making

• Tearapagefromamagazineandfolditinhalf lengthways.

• Tearorcutalongthefold.• Takeoneofthestripsandfolditinhalf

lengthways,thenunfold.• Nowfoldeachsideintothecentre,asin

pictureA.• Foldthesidesintothecentreagain,then

foldinhalftomakealongstrip,asinpictureB.Yourfinalstripshouldbeabout1.5cm wide.

• Makesureyouleanonthefold,soitdoesn’tcome undone.

Whentime’sup,sharethestripsoutequallybetweenyourPatrol.Layyours

outendtoendandtapethemtogether,likein picture C.

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Takeoneendofyourstripandstarttotightlyrollitup.Makesureyoukeep

yourrolltightanddon’tletgo.Whenyoureachtheend,tapeitdown.

Top tipRolling your strip flat on the floor can help keep it tight.

Your rolled strips will now look like adisc.Turnitintoabowlbygently

pushing down each layer and spreading out thecoils,asinpicturesDandE.

Whenyou’rehappywiththeshapeofyourbowl,sealtheinsidebycoatingit

withPVAglue.

Top tipMixalittlewaterintotheglueforeasierapplication and to hold the shape of your bowl.

Allowtodryforfiveminuteswhileyouadmireyourbowls.Whichonestands

out,andwhy?Howwouldyouchangethebowldesignifyoumadeitagain?

Whenthefiveminutesisup,turnyourbowl over and cover the outside with

PVAglueandleavetodrywhileyoutidyup.Whatcouldyouuseyourbowlfor?

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