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Let's Craft packs for children

We've reached our target of gifting craft packs to more than 10,000 children in need. Thank you for supporting Let's Craft!

Students from Bygrove Primary School in Poplar, east London with their Let's Craft packs. Photo: Kingsley Koranteng.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of individuals, partners and foundations, the Let’s Craft appeal raised over £117,000.

Let's Craft was created in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in many children in most need of support not having access to art and craft materials whilst schools were closed – with a significant toll on their learning, wellbeing and development.

Thanks to a partnership with the Arts Council’s Bridge Organisation, the Crafts Council launched Let’s Craft, aiming to bring packs of art and craft materials to children in need all across England. The appeal launched in July 2020 and by the start of the 2021 summer holidays, we will have distributed over 11,700 packs!

One small child didn't want to wait until she got home. She told staff 'I want to start drawing now!' her dad also told us that she wants to draw all the time and that it was amazing to get such lovely stuff. Another child told staff 'everything is in this box!
A New Direction, Arts Council Bridge

We were blown away by the generosity of the public in supporting the appeal – we received countless donations from individuals and were touched by how the maker community rallied around this cause. A huge thank you to each and every one of you.

We are incredibly grateful to the partners and donors that backed our appeal - Hobbycraft, Crafts Council education sponsor - Cox London, Yodomo, TOAST, Immediate Media, MADE MAKERS, The Works and Forest + Found. The appeal was also generously supported by the Britford Bridge Trust and by the Comino Foundation.

We would also like to thank Bec Hill, Let’s Craft Ambassador, for supporting the appeal from the start, as well as Jenny Peckham, Victoria Beckham, Claudia Winkleman and Russell Tovey for their endorsement.

Look how happy you made my children! We love you all. You helped me a lot with that and my children liked the pack very much [sic]
Recipient of a Let's Craft Pack

Although Let’s Craft is now closing, you can still support the work we do with children, young people and communities, championing craft education and access to craft to support wellbeing and personal growth.

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