4 easy activities to keep the kids occupied

4 exciting family bonding activities

Engage the little ones at home with 4 fun craft activities using recyclable items & ingredients from FairPrice!

Homemade musical shakers
Get in the musical groove together!

Materials needed

Wrapping up the recycled container

Filling up your container

Tadah! Completed!

Materials needed

• Empty Milk Tin, toilet paper roll, kitchen towel roll
• Pasta, Rice, Kidney Beans
• Double sided tape
• Clear Tapes
• Colour Markers
• Scissors
• Rubber Bands
• Aluminium Foil
• White paper (to wrap the milk tin and empty rolls)

Step 1: 

  • Wrap the milk tin and empty rolls with white paper.
  • Wrap one end of the shakers with aluminium foil and secure with rubber band.

Step 2: 

  • Pour in the pasta, rice, kidney beans into each shaker.
  • Wrap the other end of the shakers with aluminium foil and secure with rubber band.

Step 3:

  • Decorate the shakers as you wish and start shaking to create your own musical beat!

No-glue gooey slime
Let your imagination run wild with this homemade gooey mixture which makes an engaging hands-on activity!

Materials needed

Adding the ingredients

Mixing the ingredients

Tadah! Completed!

Material needed

• ½ cup Shampoo
• 1-2 tsp Conditioner  (optional, to keep slime from drying)
• 1 cup Cornstarch
• Food Colouring
• Water
• Gloves

Step 1: 

  • Put shampoo, cornstarch and conditioner in a bowl. Mix well
  • Add water and stir. Add more water and stir well.

Step 2: 

  • Knead the slime for about 5 minutes, until you reach the desired consistency.

Step 3:

  • Divide the slime and add food colouring.

Rainbow foam sensory play
Everything’s better in rainbow colours! Keep the kids busy with this colourful & fun-filled activity.

DIY lava lamp
Experiment with science together at home through this cool lava lamp!

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