Look at ordinary things differently.
Explore the properties, possible uses, and unexpected lives of everyday materials.
Bottle cap
A discarded lid offers a round shape, a small container, or a ready-made spacer.
Cardboard
A box can become a structure, a wheel, a shadow, or a question about strength.
Drinking straw
Look beyond drinking: a hollow tube suggests sleeves, spacers, air passages, and small structures.
Paper
A flat sheet is only one possibility. Fold, roll, twist, or layer it and see what changes.
Paper cup
A light container with a surface that can move, vibrate, and cast shadows.
Rubber band
A stretchy loop can hold things together or make movement and vibration visible.
String
A flexible connection for exploring tension, vibration, and temporary attachments.
Tape
A quick, reversible way to connect pieces while an idea is still changing.
Wooden skewer
A thin wooden rod for lightweight frames and axle experiments.
Fabric
A worn pillowcase, canvas offcut, or pair of jeans can become something worth carrying.
Food and drink containers
Clean packaging can become a pot, reservoir, organizer, or part of a construction.
Marble or small ball
A rolling piece for a game you design.
Old metal cutlery
Mismatched spoons can become the voices of a handmade chime.
Potting mix
Give a seedling a growing medium with space for roots, air, and water.
Seedling
A young plant to care for and give room to grow.
Sewing thread
Stitch seams, repair a pocket, or bind folded paper with a suitable thread.
Wood boards
Offcuts can become a carrier, a box, a frame, or a place to attach a mechanism.
Wood dowel
A straight round rod can be a handle, axle, spacer, or part of a frame.
PVA glue
Join clean porous materials such as wood, paper, and card.
Wood screws
A joint you can tighten, take apart, and repair.
A cardboard lifting wheel (cam)
A wheel with its turning hole off-center can lift something as it turns. Make one from card and put the movement to use.