TheSchoolRun.com closure date
As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.
As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.
In particular, we suggest downloading:
- Learning packs
- All the worksheets from the 11+ programme, if you are following this with your child
- Complete Learning Journey programmes (the packs below include all 40 worksheets for each programme)
You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.
We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
4 paper play projects for children

From the traditional (fold a paper aeroplane!) to the ambitious (design a new constellation!), there are endless possibilities contained within every page of plain paper. Our extract from Paper Play: Roll it. Rip it. Fold it. Snip it! by Lydia Crook acts as an introduction to an infinitely adaptable material, with the potential to offer hours of creative fun and wonderment whenever and wherever you are.


Download fantastic science resources today!
- Experiments And Science Fun pack
- Science Learning Programme for each school year
- All the instructions, questions and information you need
Click on the images below to download PDFs of the making instructions and print them.
Make an origami fortune teller
Make a paper rose
Make a magic one-sided shape
Make your own paper town
More paper play fun for children
If you've enjoyed this extract from Paper Play: Roll it. Rip it. Fold it. Snip it! by Lydia Crook (£9.99, Ivy Press), invest in the book for loads more paper play ideas, from making a whirlyjig to finger puppets, a paper lantern and some spectacular spinners!