DIFFICULTY LEVEL: LOW-MEDIUM

Would you like to make your own bird's nest? This is a fun project and a great way to decorate the house for spring! 
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YOU WILL NEED
paper 
A bit of grass or a few twigs
rocks
paint (any type except watercolour)
paint brushes

GOLDEN TOAD THEATRE has been busy creating an on-stage musical adaptation of the book ERROL'S GARDEN. While we wait for the theatres to reopen, listen to a reading with Gillian Hibbs, author and illustrator of this lovely book! If you would like to purchase the book, you can ORDER IT FROM AMAZON. Please consider joining smile.amazon.co.uk and choosing our charity name: Golden Toad Theatre Company, and Amazon will donate to Golden Toad at no cost to you! CLICK HERE to watch Gillian's video. 

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: LOW
Do you want to try a crazy new way of painting? Painting with natural brushes can give you amazing textures!
YOU WILL NEED:
small sticks
small cuttings of greenery
rubber-bands
paint (acrylic or anything other than watercolour)

Attach the greenery to the stick with a rubber-band. Dip the green end in paint and see what you can make! Notices how the different plants create different patterns! 

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: EASY

Did you know you can change the colour of white or light coloured flowers with food colouring? White carnations work really well, but if you can't get to the florist, try this experiment on those little white daisies you can find growing in the grass.  

YOU WILL NEED:
food colouring
white flowers
​cup or vase

Pour a little food colouring and some water into your vase. Cut the ends of your flowers and place them in the vase. In just a few hours you will start to see changes!