We have tons of fun and inspiring science activities to keep your brains fizzing and your hands creating.
4 or 5
Fork and tea spoon
It's good to have a variety of colours if you can
(optional)
Scroll down to find Grace's activity sheets. Click to download them and follow along! You'll be able to decorate the designs using the tools and ink that you've made. Illustrator and mark maker Grace Holliday came up with this activity after finding out about scientists and engineers at the Crick who need to make their own tools to do their scientific research.
Make sure that there's an adult supervising this activity!
You can make this by pressing the berries or the tea bags through a colander. Pressing firmly to squash the tealeaves or to push the berries into a pulp and release the natural juices.
For more intense colours and pigments, you can add the berries (at least half a cup) to a medium saucepan of gently simmering water, before adding a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of white vinegar to bind.
Cook for an hour until you reach a rich dark colour. If it's too thin, you can keep adding small amounts of cornstarch until desired thickness is reached. Take off the hob and leave to cool, before pouring into a bottle or individual pots.
