#activity pack

Create a DIY bug hotel with everything in the flat-pack kit. Carefully place the tiny structure that you make into any green space you can access; to help you care for local bugs in your neighbourhood and create a welcoming space for them.

The pack includes a sheet of cardboard with a water-resistant wax coating, paper, tape, and two sizes of paper straw. The materials provided to make the bug hotel could last for up to a year outside. When the structure is no longer useful, it can be easily composted, as all the materials are biodegradable.

A DIY bug hotel will provide bugs, such as ladybirds, bees, spiders and woodlice, with a safe place to shelter, look after their young, and hide. I hope that, after seeing the success of your bug hotel, you will be inspired to find more ways to look after bugs in your local area.

The Me + Home = Art is an activity pack made up of eight unique tasks to help you to look creatively at the space you occupy every day: your home and the objects within it. The project was commissioned by Young Creative Awards Nottingam, in response to the lockdown that occurred in March 2019, due to COVID-19.