
Stained Glass Window
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
The big circular windows that take pride of place in many churches or cathedrals - often referred to as 'rose windows' - are usually divided into symmetrical sections, with intricate designs made up of shapes. Today, we'll show you how to create your own mini rose window, with a symmetrical design.

DIY Bead & String Puzzle
- Age groups
- 8-11
- 12-15
- 16+
Get hands on with your very own DIY bead & string puzzle. First you'll need to make it, then you'll need to solve it!

DIY Tessellation Template
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
Tessellations are arrangements of shapes closely fitted together, in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping. how to make your own tessellation template, so that your repeating pattern fits together.

Geometric Cityscape
- Age groups
- 0-4
- 5-7
- 8-11
Create your own geometric cityscape, inspired by the artworks of Paul Klee.

Spring & Easter Puzzles
- Age groups
- 0-4
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
We've put together a selection of Spring and Easter puzzles covering a range of different maths skills including counting, pattern recognition, logical thinking, code breaking, and using tessellation or symmetry to create designs.

Pi Day Necklace or Bracelet
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
To celebrate Pi Day, we're showing you two different ways to make a necklace or bracelet that will help you memorise the digits of pi. Wear yours on Pi Day, or make one to share with a maths loving friend.

Shape Mice
- Age groups
- 0-4
- 5-7
- 8-11
Celebrate Burns Night with our fun shape activity, in honour of one of Robert Burns' most well known poems, 'To a Mouse'. Cut out shapes of different sizes from coloured paper or card, and arrange them to create mice. What other shapes can you use? How about a pentagon or a hexagon mouse?

Maths Makes Art
- Age groups
- 0-4
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
- 16+
In a series of four videos, children demonstrate how mathematical principles including symmetry, tessellation and 3D shapes, can be the basis for a huge range of art and craft projects. Cubic chickens, cat portraits, stained glass windows, stencils, a birthday card for your granny…
The videos are made with children in mind, but are suitable for all ages - try for yourself!
Created by Anne McNaught and Johanna Hall

Numerical Doodles
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
Numerical doodles are a fun way for children to gain more confidence in recognising and naming numbers. Older learners can also still have fun getting creative. Try your hand at recreating our doodles, or create your own - what can you turn each number in to?
Geometric Dot Grid Drawings
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
Pencils at the ready! Using dot grid paper to create pictures, connect adjacent dots vertically, horizontally or diagonally to create geometric drawings.
If you don't have any dot grid paper, you can download and print off some for free via the link below. Or you can use graph paper and connect the corners of the squares instead.

Christmas Code Cracker
- Age groups
- 0-4
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
- 16+
Check out our Countdown to the Christmas Holidays, for a seasonal mix of puzzles, games, arts and crafts, and more!

Gingerbread Maths
- Age groups
- 0-4
In this simple counting activity with a seasonal twist, early learners can match the buttons to the gingerbread shapes to count from 1 to 5. The download also includes a bigger version of the template for younger children, so that bigger buttons or equivalent can be used.
>> Download Gingerbread Template
Note: Small parts can pose a choking hazard. Please supervise young children when doing this activity.

Collaborative Drawings
- Age groups
- 5-7
- 8-11
- 12-15
- 16+
In this collaborative drawing challenge, one person describes whilst the other draws. It’s not as easy as it sounds! You can use only shapes and directional words in your description. Why not have several people drawing at once and compare your pictures at the end – did you all draw the same thing?
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