To mark World Environment Day we showcase three of our environmental workshops we run in schools which have both local and global perspectives. Let’s Go Fly A Kite! Did you know supermarkets give away 290 plastic bags per person every year and it takes 400 years for a plastic bag to decompose! This […]
Continue reading »‘Change The World With An Egg Box’ at St Thomas Primary school It was a real pleasure to be invited to join in the ‘recycling’ work with Year 5 at St Thomas Primary School with the fairandfunky workshop: “Change The World With An Eggbox”. Both classes had completed work on the 3 R’s: reduce, […]
Continue reading »Happy Birthday fairandfunky! Thank you to all who have taken little steps to change the world in our first 2 years. And thank you to all who have supported fairandfunky – by shopping with us, joining in our events, giving advice and business support, attending our workshops and in many other ways. Thank you! […]
Continue reading »As lots of people return to school this week, our blog showcases some of our upcoming workshops! We’re always looking for new opportunities to develop our workshops and would love help from our fairandfunky friends – please share this blog far and wide – to teachers and youth workers, guiding and scouting leaders. At fairandfunky we […]
Continue reading »Hello fairandfunky blog readers! Lovely fairandfunky very kindly asked me (MakeandMendYear) if I would do another guest post for their blog – this time with an Easter craft theme. So I decided to make some Easter baskets from old milk bottles…. This is what you need: Plastic milk bottle-the size is up to you. Obviously […]
Continue reading »Fairtrade Fortnight runs from February 24th to March 9th and this year’s theme from the Fairtrade Foundation is “Stick with Foncho to Make Bananas Fair!” In response, we are offering a range of NEW workshops for your school. Each fairandfunky workshop can be used within a class subject area or within enrichment. The workshops teach knowledge and […]
Continue reading »fairandfunky after school and SCRAPtastic workshops begin again this week….just in time to recycle all those Christmas cards. This year we have a really simple SCRAPtastic to get you started: All you need is a simple outline of your choice, we chose birds but we plan to add dinosaurs, stars and hearts for […]
Continue reading »It’s time for a spot of stylish recycling with our latest “Product of the Week” this week, which is or series of Cheese Boards, Lemon Boards and Spoon Rests, made from recycled glass bottles! Made in Shropshire, these unique boards are made from recycled glass bottles, such as wine, gin and champagne, which are […]
Continue reading »The fairandfunky Product of the Week this week is our Recycled Cement Cosmetic Case and Wash Bag. This toilet bag is unique to say the least. Made using recycled cement bags, which have been collected, washed and cleverly transformed into a sturdy holder for your toiletries and cosmetics, it is strong, durable and waterproof. […]
Continue reading »We are delighted to have another guest blog this week from Jack, a recycling expert. Jack has been to a number of fairandfunky workshops, has led debates on recycling at school, and often shows his recycled masterpieces off via his Mum’s twitter! We spotted the ghoulish tweet over the weekend and asked Jack to share […]
Continue reading »We are launching a children’s recycling competition in conjunction with the fairandfunky family food day on 22nd September. If you are 12 years and under – have a go at creating your very own fairandfunky feast using recycled materials on a paper plate. Bring it along on the day (to Holmfirth Market) and the […]
Continue reading »This Summer we have done our first ever blog swap with Jen from My Make Do and Mend Year! Read our blog, on her site here, but for now, read all about it from Jen: “How exciting is this?! A real live blog swap, with the lovely ladies at fairandfunky too. As I […]
Continue reading »Schools out for Summer! Wondering what to do? Join us at one of our fairandfunky SCRAPtastic workshops for creative fun using recycled materials. Each and every fairandfunky workshop creates wonderful creations from junk to get children thinking about the world around them and teach them how to take their little steps to change the […]
Continue reading »We have been twittering on about GIANT postcards recently so thought we’d update our blog with an explanation! We have collaborated with Holmfirth Arts Festival on a new series of exciting recycling workshops, entitled “Holmfirth Driftwood”. All our workshops encourage participants to have a sense of place in the world; to think about […]
Continue reading »One of our inspirational suppliers includes a company called Turtle Bags, who supply us with a series of unique herb and vegetable planters, which are produced by the Women’s Uplift Program in Bangladesh. The concept of Turtle Bags was, believe it or not, inspired by Turtles: these ancient creatures were around on the planet […]
Continue reading »You can never have too many ideas to keep little fingers busy in the holidays, so we welcome Ali from Kids Chaos to the blog! Ali runs her own ethical marketing company, and is proud mum to two little boys, who won’t throw ANYthing away, and like to do a LOT of junk modelling. This […]
Continue reading »If you can’t get to one of our Easter SCRAPtastic workshops over the next two weeks….here’s one of our little simple upcycling crafts you can do at home: First of all collect together a selection of old bits and pieces: old birthday cards, beads, buttons, odds and ends; along with an old video […]
Continue reading »We asked Jen from My Make Do and Mend Year to share a half term make do and mend…this is what she came up with…..It’s BRILLIANT!!! The lovely fair and funky asked me to do a half-term post for their blog with a ‘make do and mend’ themed kiddies craft. I scratched my head […]
Continue reading »One of the favourite workshops at fairandfunky after school club this half term has been the humble bug. Children have loved it “I have to say, I think this is your best yet.” Harvey, aged 9. “ I loved the bugs, I didn’t know you could make things from old clothes.” Luca, aged […]
Continue reading »We are continually inspired by many people who, like us, are taking their own steps to change the world. We asked Jen from My Make Do and Mend Year to share her story: In September 2012, I embarked upon My Make Do and Mend Year, essentially, because Making Do and Mending is good for […]
Continue reading »This blog is inspired by a game of recycling facts top trumps we played on twitter with @Nlifepaints fairandfunky lead a number of interactive educational workshops in schools, but we also run creative drop in recycling workshops in our wider community. fairandfunky creative craft workshops use recycled materials and plenty of imagination! Everything we […]
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