And the first little pig made his out of straws: a ludicrously entitled craft post

No! Not that type of straw- silly!!! Drinks straws. I was having a little think of fun, cheap crafty activities to do with kids last week and remembering all the different crafts I used to do with the kids at Whizzbang, our church holiday club- recycled card mosaic-cards, recycled CD coasters, DIY oystercard covers, , hamma-bead bracelets and thinking that the ones that the children loved best were quick but you had a really fun, end result. The Hamma-bead bracelets were always popular. I tried to think of a cheaper version of that and then noticed the box of luminous-coloured straws I have in my kitchen. They put me in mind also of those glow sticks that kids and festival-goers often enjoy and then I wondered if bracelets and beads could be made out of straws. Yes they could. All you need is some thin elastic, scissors and coloured straws. I worked out you could make 75 bracelets out of a box of 100 straws that cost me £1 in Poundland. This would be a fun craft for kids parties as well as holiday clubs, maybe at a school fair, you could charge 10p to make a bracelet and you'd still make £6.50 profit on them

I don't need to teach Grandma to suck eggs (that's  a bizarre saying- why would Grandma suck eggs instead of eating them quickly!?!?!) but basically you need to cut straws up into different or equal sizes and make a repeated pattern of colours.  Use all four in one or just stick to one or two shades it's up to you!

The only equipment you'll need is

• Luminous straws (from Pound shop or other)
• Thin cotton Thread or elastic
• Scissors
• A cup of tea