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Get crafty with these fun and informative arts and craft how-tos!

There's something for everyone, from the novice gardener, junior scientist to artsy artist-in-the-making!

 

Build Away!

Weaving with Wiradjuri artist Peta-Joy Williams
How to weave with Peta-Joy Williams
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How to make ice cube polar bear paintings
How to make ice cube polar bear paintings
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How to make polar pom poms
How to make polar pom poms
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How to make a paper planisphere
How to make a paper planisphere
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How to make a rope and net octopus
How to make a rope and net octopus
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How to make a bottle fish
How to make a bottle fish
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How to make a plankton net
How to make a plankton net
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How to make a woven turtle
How to make a woven turtle
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Make your own goofy gastroliths - prehistoric pet rocks
Make your own prehistoric sea monster pet rocks
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How to make your own sketchbook
How to make your own sketchbook
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How to make rope-wrapped corals
How to make rope-wrapped corals
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Whale and krill finger puppets
How to make whale and krill finger puppets
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How to make a no-sew Steampunk Soctopus
How to make a no-sew Steampunk Soctopus
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miniature garden terrarium
How to make a miniature garden terrarium
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Make your own ocean food chain, a print-out-and-make activity by the Australian National Maritime Museum
Make your own ocean food chain
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How to make Kirigami Squid
How to make your own squid kirigami
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Origami Paper Boat
How to make an origami paper boat
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How to make a 'fizzy' shipwreck site
How to make a 'fizzy' shipwreck site
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How to make a thong starfish
How to make a thong starfish
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How to make curiosity jars
How to make curiosity jars
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Mix it up!

A group of children playing with giant bubbles on the museum's performance platform
How to make the best-ever gigantic bubble mix
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How to make a carrot submarine
How to make a carrot submarine
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How to make a buttercream battleship cake
How to make a buttercream battleship cake
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How to make Viking gingerbread
How to make Viking gingerbread
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Pirate Treasure Cookies
How to make pirate treasure cookies
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Exciting Experiments!

Polar Science Experiment: creating an arctic ecosystem
Polar Science Experiment: creating an arctic ecosystem
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How to create brilliant buoyancy experiments
How to create brilliant buoyancy experiments
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Polar Science Experiment: how to make edible ice cores
Polar Science Experiment: how to make edible ice cores
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Polar Science Experiment: why do polar bears look white?
Polar Science Experiment: why do polar bears look white?
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Polar Science Experiment: why Polar bears have oily hair
Polar Science Experiment: why Polar bears have oily hair
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Polar Science Experiment: how water absorbs heat
Polar Science Experiment: how water absorbs heat
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Make it at home: miniature garden terrariums
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13 Jun 2017

Crafting a sensory forest
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Casting and mold making

29 Mar 2017

Casting the past: How to make cheap, easy moulds and casts
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17 Aug 2016

Swashbuckling Science
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21 Jun 2016

How to make a mini planetarium
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17 May 2016

Flying home: How to make a zoetrope
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Parrot pinata for kids arts and crafts

09 Feb 2016

Pieces of Eight and a Parrot Pinata
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Lighthouse shadow puppets

11 Aug 2015

How to create lighthouse story shadow puppets
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How to make painted polar pillows

12 May 2015

How to make painted polar pillows
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