Everything you need for Playtime Towers crafts

Get creative with Sketch from Playtime Towers! Gather your art supplies in advance and check out the up-coming craft ideas you can try with your child.

Use this page as a guide for upcoming arts and crafts on series one and two of Playtime Towers.

We will publish what you'll need in advance so you and your little one can have the right supplies ready to do fun crafts along with Sketch when the episode broadcasts on the CBeebies channel or BBC iPlayer.

Take a look at the activities below and find a craft you'd like to do with your child.

By selecting the BBC iPlayer link, or tuning into CBeebies at the correct time, you can watch along with your child and follow the steps on the screen for an interactive watching experience!

By doing crafts with your child, you can encourage them to try new things and bond through talking and play.

Find the makes below for:

Already made those crafts? Check out series two ideas below!

To make these shooting stars, you will need: 

• 1 sheet coloured card, cut into 2 triangles

• A glue stick

• Coloured paper

• Felt tip pens / pencils

• String

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 1: Star, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make the sock-to-pus, you will need:

• 8 long socks

• 24 rolled sock balls (trainer socks are ideal)

• Wrapping paper or newspaper

• 1 hat and 1 hair tie

• 2 cotton wool balls

• Black felt tip pen

• 8 clothes pegs

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 4: Socks, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make a dip, splodge and wiggle caterpillar, you will need:

• A rectangular tray or box with high sides

• White paper, cut into large circles

• 3 bouncy balls

• 3 colours of paint, splodged onto a plate/palette

• A glue stick

• Felt tip pens

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 6: Peas, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make hoopy chicks, you will need:

• 1 sheet yellow card

• 1 black felt tip pen

• Black paint, generous splodge on a plate

• A selection of different-sized round household items to dip into paint and print, such as:

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 10: Hoop, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make tubey dragons, you will need:

• 1 sheet green, red or purple coloured card rolled into a tube

• 1 sheet each of red, yellow and orange tissue paper torn into strips

• 1 sheet of tissue paper cut into squares (for eyes and nose) colour of your choice

• PVA glue to stick all tissue paper to the tube

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 13: Tubes, available on BBC iPlayer.

To make some flutterbys, you will need:

• Scrap paper cut into the shape of a butterfly & pre-folded in half

• Brightly coloured paint

• Paintbrushes

• Eco glitter / pens for final decoration.

• Home-made paper fans

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 1, Episode 14: Paper Fan, available on BBC iPlayer.

Enjoy more recipes from Playtime Towers series two.

This craft depends on what white-coloured items you have available in your home.

For the white objects Sketch used:

• 4 books, 1 white tile, 1 make up mirror, 1 fluffy inside out jumper, 4 toilet rolls, 3 different sized mugs, envelopes, 2 small sheets of paper, 1 facecloth, 1 make up bag etc.

For the decorative extras:

• 1 pair of sunglasses

• 1 orange jar lid

• 1 orange bobble hat

• 1 red scarf

Include either a carrot shape on orange card or use a real carrot!

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 1: Scarf.

To make spiky fork pine trees, you will need:

• 1 sheet white or pale blue card

• Several tubs green poster paint in various shades

• Brown crayon

• Ruler

• Small child fork

• Small child spoon

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 4: Hedgehog.

To make a mega monster mask, you will need:

• 1 paper plate per monster

• PVA glue or glue stick

• Several sheets of coloured paper or wrapping paper

• Coloured card cut into shapes like horns, eyes and teeth

• Paper straws or lolly sticks

• Tape

• Scissors

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 7: Paper Plate.

To make wobbly boats, you will need:

• 1 paper plate per boat

• Sheets of card (coloured and white), cut into triangles

• Coloured card cut into shapes for decorating the boat and the mast

• 1 glue stick

• 1 paper straw per boat

• Tape

• Coloured felt-tip pens

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 12: Rubber Duck.

To make buzzy bees, you will need:

• Yellow, orange and black water-based paint

• 1 large cooking potato, halved with one side cut into a single stripe stencil, and the other left uncut

• 1 lollypop stick

• 1 glue stick

This activity can be found in Playtime Towers - Series 2, Episode 14: Bees.

Both Playtime Towers series one and two are available on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer now.

The brilliant thing about creative activities is that anyone can take part. There are no right or wrong answers and no end goals. For children of all abilities, the opportunity to freely express themselves without limits or rules, will give them a sense of freedom whilst also unknowingly help them develop problem solving and resilience. Read more about CBeebies and creativity or check out how crafting helps children learn.

Doing a creative activity together, like drawing, can help build your preschooler's language skills, and that's not all! Find out more from the CBeebies Parenting resource hub, or find more activity ideas.

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