Day 170: Stringing along

It’s Arts & Crafts day!

Today’s Activity: Go 70s by making a macrame wall hanging.

Macramé, creating material by tying knots in decorative patterns, is a craft of ancient origins. Here’s a great overview of how to get started. Once you have the basics, the possibilities are endless.

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Catch up on previous Arts & Crafts days

• Grow your own crystals

• Design your own coat of arms

• Fun with origami

• Make a miniature

• Put googly eyes on something

• Make a friendship bracelet

• Press some flowers

• Create a self-portrait

• Repurpose a cardboard box

• Make the fun kind of mask

• Make art out of text

• Fold some towel animals

• Assemble a papercraft optical illusion

• Craft a bouquet of paper flowers

• Make a pop-up book or card

• Repair something with visible mending

• Try quilling

• Create a phenakistiscope

• Draw a map of your neighborhood

• Stage a paper airplane race

• Illustrate your family tree

• Design your own flag

• Make a hat

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Share your ideas

Got ideas for things to do with the stuff you already have in your house? We’d love to hear your suggestions.

Everyone’s welcome at Sleepathome Camp

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