Green Magpie - Summer 2022

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Summer 2022

Exciting things to make and do for the Summer

Scrapstore behind the Blue Door: Manor Park Grove, Northfield, B31 5ER scrapstorebirmingham@gmail.com @scrapstorebirmingham www.facebook.com/birminghamscrapstore

Dear Green Magpie friends,

Creative Videos here

Welcome to the Summer edition of the magazine for creative young minds!

‘Bring it on Brum!’ is a programme that is helping Birmingham’s children, young people and their families have active, fun-filled and healthy school holidays. Part of the government’s new nationwide Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, ‘Bring it on Brum!’ is the biggest scheme of its kind in the country, and Birmingham City Council and their delivery partner, StreetGames, are really excited to bring it to YOU! The Summer HAF Activity Pack is filled with arts and crafts, cooking ideas and lots of sports and games to ensure a ‘fun-filled and creative time’ for young people that cannot access face-to-face provision over the Summer school holidays. In partnership with Birmingham PlayCare Network the contents of this magazine and pack has been created with their philosophy at the core… championing the child’s right to play!

This magazine will provide you and your child with guidance on how to complete various activities/crafts and provide ideas and games to get creative and make use of the equipment included.

Please enjoy having a go at some of the activities included but REMEMBER small children will need to be supervised and older children might need a little bit of help.

So, this Summer, why not give play a go, try not to worry about what the end product will look like, remember it’s the process children go through that is the most important part of play.

We have also created an online portal packed with free ideas and resources to keep the whole family busy, with indoor and outdoor games, quizzes, dance, nature trails, park activities, food videos and so much more. We believe that everyone deserves a good break and that school holidays are better when there’s a great choice of things to do.

Our website is now ready so read on and check out www.BringitonBrum.co.uk Share your creations and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @BringitonBrum.

#BringitonBrum If you have any questions please get in touch.

Our email address is:

Birminghamholidayactivities@streetgames.org

Recycle an egg box and 3 cardboard tubes Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum

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Step by step: Summer Planter

5 cm

Step 1: Cut 3 toilet roll tubes in half. Snip 4 evenly spaced slots into each as shown.

Fold in the flaps, overlapping them to form the base of pots.

Step 3:

fold Cut out

diamond shapes for bunting.

Decorate.

Fold in half as shown.

Glue together with string running through

Step 2: Place your mini planters into your egg box. Fill them with soil.

Plant some seeds from vegetables you’ve used in the kitchen.

Step 4: Tie string to sticks. Cut 2 small slots in either end of the egg box and poke sticks into them to secure your bunting in place.

Recycle scraps of wool and cardboard

Step by step: Yarn Dolly Step 1: Use a piece of cardboard packaging approximately 24 cm long. Fold in half (12cm) Wrap wool around until you have enough for your body.

Step 2: Pass another piece of wool between card and wrapped wool, and tie tightly. Cut wool at the bottom between the card, as shown.

Top Tip: Step 3:

SCAN ME!

Scan this QR code to find out the colours in the flags of the Commonwealth Countries.

Can you find the same coloured scraps of wool to make your own Commonwealth Yarn Dolly?

Video tutorial here

Wrap wool around points and to make body and arms. Tie off. For more variations watch out youtube video below.

Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum

Step by step: Flapping Butterfly Stick the middle of the butterfly to your peg.

Cut out the butterfly templates and colour in the wings.

Stick the middle of the strip to the bottom of peg. Stick each side of strip to butterfly wings as shown (with wings partially closed).

Squeeze your peg to make your butterfly flap!

Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum

Step by step: Cute Commonwealth Caterpillar Recycle some scraps of wool and a plastic or wooden fork or spoon Gather some pieces of scrap wool – Can you match them to one of the flags of the Commonwealth countries?

Wrap scraps of wool around your fork and tie them, leaving extra for legs!

Cut out some googly eyes from the templates in this book, or make your own, and glue them on.

The Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing butterfly lives only in the forests of Papua New Guinea. This is their Flag.

Scan to watch our YouTube tutorial!

Did you know that Female Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world, with a wingspan of around 27 centimetres!

Template: Flapping Butterfly

Templates: Crown / Paper Vase

Wordsearch – Find the words in the list below

Name an animal starting with each letter

A B C D E See how far through the alphabet you can get!

Play Summer

Recycle Craft

Match the number to the picture

Creations Sport

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Anagrams – unscramble the letters O

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Guess the flag and fill in the missing colours

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Find the puzzle answers here

3 4 Maze – find the path from start to finish

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Meet Perry! Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth mascot! Download Perry the Mascot colouring pages here

Colour Wheel

Cut out: Googly Eyes

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Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum.

Colour wheel – flower finding

Cut out the template in the middle of your booklet and collect as many flowers or leaves that match each colour on the chart.

Ask permission to pick flowers.

Draw a picture of a vase on a piece of card. Colour it in or use torn up pieces of an old magazine and stick them on to make a pattern.

Cut holes in the top and pop your flowers in to make a flower posy picture!

Leave some stalk on the flowers for the next step!

Challenge yourself: Flower Printing

SCAN ME!

1: Collect some flowers. 2: Place flowers face down on a piece of paper. Place another piece of paper on the top and rub hard with the back of a metal spoon. Lift paper and see what’s happened!

Lift off any bits you don’t want. You might want to leave the coloured petals on your picture.

Scan to watch our YouTube tutorial!

Recycle cardboard tubes, scrap paper, magazines and bits of wool, sticks.

Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum.

Fun fact: There are over 400,000 flowering plant species across the world See how many different flowers you can find in your garden!

Did you know?

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Video Tutorial here

Step by step: Paper Vase

All worker bees are female A bee produces a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime

Challenge yourself: Bird Feeder From this…. to this……

Step 1: Wrap a piece of card or stiff paper around a cardboard tube twice. Mark and cut.

Step 2: Cut card in 2 pieces.

Place around tube and glue or staple together.

Cut a pattern into sides if you’d like to.

Step 3: Make your own flowers and garden critters using scrap card and paper. Glue them onto a stick and pop them in your vase

Recycle a glass jar and scraps of wool or string and a stick Wrap wool or string securely around your jar, trapping a stick as you do, so that the birds have something to land on.

Tie on more wool to hang it. Add bird seed and hang it on a tree outside.

How many different birds do you see?

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Recycle old beads, buttons, and bottle tops as jewels for your crown

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If you were King or Queen what speech would you make to your people?

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Share your creations with us at #BringitonBrum.

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Did you know? The Queen’s crown has more than 3,000 precious gems in it.

Step by step: Frilly Paper flower

Cut a rectangle of paper. Fold in half lengthwise.

glue

Scan to find Scan to watch our out about YouTube tutorial! the Queen’s Baton Relay!

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Tutorial SCAN here ME!

Collect paper, card, ribbons and shiny things!

Cut slits along folded edge as shown.

Roll paper around the stick. Glue down at the end.

TIP: Gently pull it Down the stick to Make it fluff out.

Open out the folds.

Glue wooden stick to one end.

Step by step: Crown Step 1: Using your silver card, cut out your crown shape.

Step 2: Measure around your head with the card.

Cut 2 slots , ½ way only (dotted lines in picture).

Slot into each other.

Step 3: Decorate the crown as you like. Try wrapping ribbon, wool or fabric strips around. You could add bottle tops too!

Step 4: Step 4: Attach your Draw and cutpaper out flowers to your some flowers or crownand using jewels stick onto your sticks. crown. wooden Enjoy your crown!

Enjoy your crown!

GAME: Animal Antics Balancing Flamingo: Can you stand on one leg for a whole minute like a Flamingo?

Did you find it easy? Try closing your eyes!

Starfish jumps: Jump up and down, spreading your arms and legs wide in the air.

How many can you do in 2 minutes?

Duck Waddle: Waddle like a duck around the room 3 times! Can you make a duck noise too, and shake your tail?

Frog Squats: Squat with your knees apart. Touch your hands to the ground between your knees. Count to 4 and then leap up like a frog!

Slithering Snake: Slither around the room like a snake.

What noise does a snake make?

Elephant Stomps: Stomp around like an elephant. Use your arm as your trunk.

Elephants use their trunks to pick things up.

What can you find to pick up like an elephant?

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Game: Animal Antics!

Roll the dice.

Using the chart opposite, find your number and complete the activity.

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Challenge yourself: • Make up your own animal chart, with different activities!

Top tip: Glue this page onto some card before you cut it out to make your dice stronger.

You could use the packaging from your parcel or a cereal packet.

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Cut out the die template along solid lines.

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Fold along the dotted lines.

Glue flaps and stick inside your dice.

Wishing you an active, fun-filled holiday from the Bring it on Brum Team

and Birmingham Playcare Network

Special thanks to all our donors, supporters and volunteers who make this possible.

For the resources in this edition, we especially thank:

Our facility is open to the everyone and provides an endless supply of crafting and play resources and materials that are donated by individuals and local businesses to reduce waste to landfill.

Our shop is open to everyone Tues – Fri 10am – 4pm Birmingham Scrapstore Hollymoor Centre 8 Manor Park Grove Northfield B31 5ER Some of the crafting materials in this pack are recycled, so your creations are making a positive environmental impact!

Are you a business who would like to donate your CLEAN business waste to help reduce waste to landfill AND positively contribute towards children’s play? contact Pip at Pip@BPCN.org.uk