Family October Half Term Hybrid Nature Craft

Creative making with nature and circuits

The Garden Museum and University College London’s Crafting Sustainabilities Collective, are pleased to offer a four hour workshop aimed at fostering connection between children and nature through craft.

During the workshop we will create a leafy lantern made with natural materials that we forage from our Community garden. The workshop will teach children to construct a light circuit for their lantern (children aged 8+) and to create artistic gel prints that give their lantern a distinctive identity.  During the circuit building, children aged 5-7 will take part in an alternative activity.

The workshop stems from previous UCL research which has found that exploring local nature places through the sensory, aesthetic and expressive medium of craft can support children’s connection to nature.

Schedule of activities

11:00-11:45pm: Nature walkthrough (Museum’s Community garden)

11:45-12:15pm: Lunch (Clore learning room) Please bring packed lunch.

12:15-1:15pm: Introduce leafy lantern, discuss techniques, and demonstrate circuit building

1:15-1:45: Child-led circuit building and testing for children aged 8 years plus, those aged 5-7 will have an alternative activity.

1:45-1:50: Break

1:50-2:00: Gel plate printing demonstration

2:00-2:30: Child-led gel printing

2:30-3:00pm: Lantern assembly and decoration