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Then you make a spore print overnight from a shop mushroom, draw the neighbourhood under the ground, and go out as mushroom detectives to look, never pick. Six A4 pages to print: the story, a page for grown-ups, the hidden village, two activity sheets and a Did You Know? page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for ages 3–8. The PDF comes to your inbox. Print at home on A4, in colour or black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of seven packs. The other six follow by email, one a week, each with its own story, a page for grown-ups, the science, an experiment that works and a Did You Know? page. 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Over two sessions you find out what charcoal is and how people have used it, then make your own drawing charcoal in a tin, test it against shop charcoal as a filter, and draw, shade and blend with it. Hardwood twigs make the best drawing charcoal, and you can see the same grain lines in them as in a wooden toy. Six A4 pages to print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for ages 6 and up, with a grown-up at the heat. The PDF comes to your inbox. Print at home on A4, in colour or black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of seven packs. The other six follow by email, one a week, each with its own story, a page for grown-ups, the science, an experiment that works and a Did You Know? page. 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