--- title: "Year 2 D&T: Make a chair for a bear" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-30-year-2-d-t-make-a-chair-for-a-bear" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 2 D&T: Make a chair for a bear ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-06-29_16_22_11.jpg) 30 June 2026 Our Year 2 designers put their structural knowledge to the test this week in Design and Technology! The challenge? To design and build a freestanding chair for a teddy bear using nothing but paper! The children did a brilliant job of folding, rolling, and reinforcing their materials to make them strong and stable. We're sure there will be lots of comfortable bears from now on! ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2026-06-29_16_22_11.jpg) [Year 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [Design and Technology](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/design-and-technology) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/7bee0f14-ee8b-4baa-ad84-26c2b3809ac7.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-29-year-5-geography-presentation) Previous ### [Year 5 Geography Presentation](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-06-29-year-5-geography-presentation) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/f870f84e-0096-4e43-b31c-13b34bce861b.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-01-year-1-maths-recognising-coins) Next ### [Year 1 - Maths - Recognising Coins](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-07-01-year-1-maths-recognising-coins) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)