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DIY Telescopes

Recycle your cardboard tubes and make colour changing telescopes to hunt bugs with!

Mess
factor

2/10

Time:

20 mins +

You will need:

Cardboard tubes
Coloured cellophane
Elastic Bands
Scissors

Benefits

– Attention is focussed
– Helps to Identify individual objects and link them to vocabulary
– Encourages conversation and questions
– Can be used indoors or outside

INSTRUCTIONS (STEP 1, STEP 2 ETC): 

  1. Gather as many cardboard tubes you would like to make telescopes out of. 
  1. Cut squares of coloured cellophane big enough to cover the end of the tube and to have a band over. 

Use an elastic band to secure one sheet of cellophane to each tube. 

Decorate if you like! 

Sedric says:

This craft provides a great opportunity to head outdoors and use the telescopes to go on adventure. Perhaps you’ll spot a bug or two!

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