NAIDOC Week & Reconciliation

Celebrate indigenous culture with our NAIDOC Week craft ideas.

Unity Badges

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with these beautiful unity badges! Created from natural branch offcuts they are perfect for sharing with your friends and celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

CleverPatch™ recommends educators, teachers and event organisers work in consultation with their local Aboriginal Communities (start locally and extend out geographically) when planning activities & learning experiences. Any creative or art making activity that mirrors or replicates Aboriginal cultural experiences should always be undertaken in consultation with the appropriate owners of that cultural property.

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  • Step 1 Sketch out some designs onto scrap paper before sketching onto the branch offcuts in pencil. You can copy our designs or come up with your own!
  • Step 2 Use acrylic paint to add colour to your designs then allow to dry.
  • Step 3 Use a permanent pen to create the outlines of your designs.
  • Step 4 Add a coat of Mod Podge Gloss and allow to dry.
  • Step 5 Take a brooch back, peel off the backing paper and press firmly in place on the back of your branch offcut. Your unity badge is now ready to wear!

Materials used in this activity

Round Paint Brushes - Assorted - Pack of 30
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Product Code: 10708
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Self-Adhesive Brooch Backs - Pack of 25
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Product Code: 10843
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Branch Offcuts - Circle - 250g Pack
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Product Code: 14711
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HB Pencils - Pack of 20
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Product Code: 16618
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Product Code: 18797
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CleverPatch Permanent Markers - Coloured - Pack of 10
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Product Code: 20276
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10 or more $10.71 (inc GST) $9.74 (ex GST)          
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