Daphna Caplan

Stretchy, squishy slime is the classic rainy-day craft, and it takes about five minutes with two ingredients plus water. This is the original borax method, which gives a firmer, less sticky slime than most shortcuts. A quick recipe from The Soap Barn. What you will need 1 teaspoon borax powder 250ml white PVA craft glue Warm water A few drops liquid colour or a pinch of mica powder for shimmer Two bowls and a spoon Method In the first bowl, dissolve 1 teaspoon of borax powder in 250ml of warm water. Stir until the water runs clear with no grains left at the bottom. This is your activator. In the second bowl, mix the glue with 125ml of water and

A bath tea bag is the tidiest way to enjoy dried botanicals in the bath. Everything stays inside the bag, so you get the colour and the scent without fishing petals out of the drain afterwards. They cost very little to make and look lovely tied with string as a gift. An easy recipe from The Soap Barn using our dried botanicals. What you will need 2 tablespoons hawthorn berries, lightly crushed 2 tablespoons calendula flowers 3 tablespoons Epsom salts 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda Large heat-seal tea bags Optional: a few drops of essential oil An iron or a heat sealer Method Crush the hawthorn berries lightly with the back of a spoon or a rolling pin. You want

Make your own glossy tinted lip gloss from a melt-and-pour base, castor oil and a pinch of mica. Pours straight into roller balls or tubes.

Make your own hand sanitiser in five minutes with ethanol, aloe vera gel and glycerine. Keeps hands clean without drying them out.