Make bunting for a party

Making flag bunting as a class to use during celebrations and parties

This is one of a series of free and printable resources designed to allow learners to use the theme of ‘celebration’ to develop their knowledge and skills in Design and Technology. This resource focuses on the designing and making of bunting to be put out at a party to celebrate an event.

Follow this easy and free bunting activity as you make potato prints with 4-11 year olds! Create flags with your class or at home and celebrate events in style.

This activity could be used as a main lesson activity to teach about designing within a theme, printing with templates and/or teamworking skills. It could also be used as part of a wider scheme of learning, focusing on practical skills within graphics and graphic design.

Download the activity sheet for a step-by-step guide on how to make bunting for a party!

As an extension learners could try using different shapes other than a triangle.

This is a fun and simple activity that will take approximately 60 – 90 minutes.

Tools/resources required
Potatoes
Knives
Paint
Paper
Colouring pencils or pens
Scissors
Pencils and rulers
String
Stapler

Suggested learning outcomes

By the end of this activity students will be able to design a flag for bunting for a celebration. They will also be able to use potato printing techniques and they will be able to work as a team to assemble bunting from flags made by the whole class.

The engineering context

All designers and engineers need to be able to produce ideas related to certain themes and follow a design brief. This ensures that the products they design will meet the needs of the end users, customers or clients.

Download the free Make bunting for a party activity sheet!

All activity sheets and supporting resources are free to download, and all the documents are fully editable, so you can tailor them to your students’ and your schools’ needs.

The activity sheet includes teacher notes, guidance, useful web links, and links (where appropriate) to the national curriculum in each of the four devolved UK nations; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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