What are rubber ducks made of? How do we turn trees into paper? And what is the link between gorillas and mobile phones? Join us for a mind-boggling workshop as you find out How we make stuff by exploring the different themes of Christiane Dorion's book. The Royal Society award-winning author who works with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation will take you on an exciting exploration of how everyday materials are used and re-used. Have fun exploring!

Christiane is an expert on sustainability and young education. She was responsible for environmental education guidelines for the National Curriculum, and her amazing pop-up books have seen her shortlisted for numerous books awards, including the Blue Peter book award, as well as winning the Royal Society Young People’s Book Award in 2011.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, pioneering the circular economy concept globally, has worked on the book How we make stuff with Christiane to explore further how we can learn from living systems and rethink the way we design, make and use our stuff. The book aims to encourage children and teachers to explore the concept of a circular economy and to provide fun activities to stimulate debate.

More info

www.christianedorion.com

www.made2bmadeagain.org

6–10 years