Create some beautiful three-dimensional art, & explore the Easter Story.
A fun activity that can be adapted to suit all age groups and skill levels.

How To Make a Woven Easter Cross:

1. Using the ruler and pen, mark out a cross shape on the wood so you can see where to put the nails. For young children keep it simple (4 points of the cross and 1 in the centre). Older children can do more intricate designs.

2. Hammer nails on the points but don’t hammer them all the way in. You need to ensure there is enough of the nail sticking up out of the wood for the string to have space to wrap around.

3. Tie one end of a long piece of string or wool to one of the nails.

4. Weave and wind the string around the nails. To create the simple cross shape it is easiest to start on the middle nail and weave up and down in one direction, then move from the centre nail to the arms of the cross side to side.

5. Add different colours by tying off one colour and starting again with another colour.

6. Once the pattern is complete, tie the loose end to a nail to secure it in place and prevent it from unraveling.