DIY Sustainable Arts & Crafts
Stained Glass Candle Jars
Get inspired by the stained glass in the Goldie Chapel at Nano Nagle Place and create your own at home!
Cardboard Masks
Find some old cardboard around the house and use what materials you can find to create funny faces!
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Leaf Sorting
Inspired by the gardens of Nano Nagle Place collect leaves and sort them into different colours.
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Make your own Abacus
Did you know Nano Nagle would have taught Maths in her schools. Why not make your own abacus to practice your math skills!
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Toilet Paper Rockets
Inspired by space travel and the stars in Blackrock Castle, make your own space rocket!
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Make your own potato stamp
Make your very own stamps like the ones you can collect around the city! However yours will be made from potatoes!
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Tissue Paper Stained Glass
Inspired by the beautiful stained glass windows at St Fin Barres Cathedral, try out this easy and customisable stained-glass art project at home!
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Air Cannons!
Do you have any leftover paper cups around the house? Then why not try to create an Air Cannon Inspired by the cannons at Elizabeth Fort.
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Create a Mosaic Like the Ancient Romans!
Inspired by Cork Public Museum’s exhibit on Cork and the Roman world, make your own Roman mosaic using beans!
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Make A Self Portrait From Nature
Inspired by Crawford Art Gallery, create your own portrait from nature!
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Egg Carton Tree
Grab an old egg carton to make your tree, inspired by the tree at St. Peters!
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Pressed Flower Art Projects
Inspired by the art and gardens around the Glucksman, try these pressed flower activities!
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Make your own movie clapperboard!
Inspiried by the Triskel, we want you to create your own movie clapperboard out of old cardboard, with some grown ups help.
Lights, Camera, Action!
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Homemade Butter in a Jar!
Inspired by the Butter Museum, Try making your own butter in a jar. You will have a blast shaking the jar, learn a little bit about butter and hey, you might even get to sit back, relax and slather your creation on a piece of toast!
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Quill & Ink
Inspired by Cork City Gaol, Practise writing with a quill just like the Govenor of the Gaol would have. Find a feather and make your own homemade ink!
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Make your own Sundial
Look for some spare cardboard and old paper around the house and make your own sundial! Inspired by the famous clock at Shandon Tower, but we are making this clock a bit more old school!
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Make your own Waterwheel
Inspired by the Old Cork Waterworks, investigate what the power and force of moving water is capable of, by making a model of a waterwheel.
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Juice Box Puppets!
Inspired by the Everyman Theatre, Make your own puppets using juice boxes and perform your own theatre show!
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Cardboard Lace Hearts
Did you know that Nano Nagle used to teach the girls in her school how to sew. Find some leftover cardboard and practice your own sewing!