How to make simple, functional bow and arrows for children

How to make simple, functional bow and arrows for children. You will need: A fresh, green stick cut from a tree (thicker than your pinky), preferably from a weed species, with a Y on one end Thin, straight, light sticks for arrows (they need to be longer than the stretch of your bow). They can be green or brown (dead) sticks. You can colour or paint them and add feathers if you like. Secateurs (garden snips) Waxed cotton, kitchen string, twine or knitting wool Scissors An adult to help tie knots if your child can’t yet tie their laces An archery range (safe space to shoot arrows), preferably into a bush, not a wall/fence where arrows may ricochet. A realistic look at working at home with children during isolation. 😂 This video was made over 3 separate days at home (lawn mowers, chain saws, motorbikes, children...) and took nearly 20 takes and it is still SO FAR from what we would usually publish. So this is me accepting our current reality and practising the art of letting go (which I’ll admit the perfectionist in me is finding REALLY difficult).