Junk Rescue Season 1, Episode 18: Oil Drum

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Cafe Banner

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers find an old banner from a local cafe. Danny takes it to his friend Katy the Product Designer, who turns it into something useful. Meanwhile, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers make use of a stack of old flower pots, and there are three new ideas for fun games you can make at home using old paper cups.

15 min

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Glass Bottles

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging in the junkyard and find a box of empty glass bottles. Danny takes them to his friend Aimee the Stained Glass Artist who can do wonderful things with glass. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have fun transforming empty plastic bottles into fun things, and there are three ideas for you to make from junk at home.

15 min

3

Trampoline Frame

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers find a broken trampoline frame in the junkyard. Danny takes it to his friend Kevin the Blacksmith, who turns it into something exciting for the garden. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give a new lease of life to some old sports equipment, and there are three ideas for you to make at home with corks.

15 min

4

Wooden Pallet

Danny has found an old pallet in the junkyard and takes it to his friend Bruce the Joiner, who turns it into something really fun for the junkyard. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have an ambitious plan to transform a pile of old fruit crates, and there are three ideas for you to make from junk at home.

15 min

5

Plastic Bags

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging in the junkyard and find a bundle of worn plastic bags. Danny takes them to his friend Karl the Engineer, who turns them into something that flies. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have fun giving old cardboard egg boxes a new lease of life, and there are three new ideas for you to make at home using junk.

15 min

6

Fence Post

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging in the junkyard and find a broken wooden fence post. Danny takes it to his friend Andy the Wood Turner, who turns it into something useful and fun. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give a new lease of life to some old plastic pipes, and there are three ideas for you to make from junk at home.

15 min

7

Tweed Jackets

There's been a new delivery at the junkyard. Danny finds a bundle of torn tweed jackets and takes them to his friend Lubi the Tailor, who makes something very special for him. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers transform a bag of mismatched socks into something fun, and there are three ideas for things you can make at home.

15 min

8

Chest of Drawers

It's a new day in the junkyard and there's always junk to rescue. Danny finds an old, broken chest of drawers. He takes it to his friend Jenny the Designer, who turns them into something exciting to play with. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have boxes of clothes pegs and material to give a new lease of life to, and there are three new ideas for useful things to make at home using old clothes pegs.

15 min

9

Old Clothes and Fabric

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have found lots of interesting items in the junkyard. Danny takes some old clothes and material to his friend Jane the Seamstress, who can make something warm and cosy with them. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give a new lease of life to an old suitcase, and there are three ideas for you to make at home using empty cereal boxes.

15 min

10

Wooden Door

A new delivery of junk has arrived at the junkyard. Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers find a wooden door with a big hole in it. Danny takes it to Ben the Wood Worker, who turns it into something fun that can float. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers get busy turning old cardboard tubes into exciting new toys, and there are three new ideas for things you can make at home using junk.

15 min

11

Plastic Bottles

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging to see what junk they can rescue. Danny finds plastic bottles and takes them to Anthony the Model Maker, who makes something fierce for the junkyard. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers create new and useful items from old biscuit tins, and there are three ideas for you to make at home using empty milk cartons.

15 min

12

Wardrobe Wood

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging around to see what junk they can rescue. Danny finds a piece of wood from an old wardrobe and takes it to Ben the Musical Instrument Maker, who makes something noisy. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers work together to make something out of an old bedside table, and there's a fun idea to make at home using a big cardboard box.

15 min

13

Silk Scarves

Danny and the Junkyard Helpers find a bag of torn silk scarves. Danny takes them to his friend Heather the Feltmaker, who has a very practical use for them. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers transform a box of bike parts into new and useful items, and we show you three things to make from used packaging.

15 min

14

Cups and Plates

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging in the junkyard and find a box of broken cups and plates. Danny takes some of them to his friend Sarah the Artist, who makes something very colourful for the junkyard. Back at the junkyard, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give a new lease of life to some of the remaining crockery, and we have three fun ideas for you to make using paper plates at home.

15 min

15

School Uniform

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers rummage to see what junk they can rescue. Danny finds a bag of torn school uniforms and shirts and takes it to his friend Elspeth the Rag Rugger, who can do amazing things with unwanted material. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers create fun things with scraps of fabric and ribbon, and there are three ideas to make at home using junk.

15 min

16

Metal Gate

The junkyard has a new batch of junk ready to be rescued. Danny finds a rusty metal gate and takes it to his friend Andy the Metal Worker, who turns it into something that moves. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give a new lease of life to a box of old pots and pans and there are three ideas to help you make musical instruments from junk.

15 min

17

Sofa Cushions

There's been a new delivery in the junkyard, and Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging for some old junk to rescue. Danny finds a pile of old sofa cushions and takes them to his friend Karen, a textile artist, who turns them into something useful for the junkyard garden. Zoe has a box filled with car-washing equipment for the Junkyard Helpers to transform, and there are three ideas for things to make from junk at home.

15 min

18

Oil Drum

The junkyard is full of surprises, and today Danny and the Junkyard Helpers have found an empty oil drum. Danny takes it to his friend Toussaint, who turns it into something musical. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have fun turning old buckets and mops into new and useful items, and there are three ideas for things to make at home using bubble packaging.

15 min

19

Woolly Jumpers

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are having a rummage to see what junk they can rescue today. Danny finds a pile of woolly scarves and jumpers. Danny takes them to his friend Ashleigh the Weaver, who turns them into something new and useful. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have a go at rescuing some old gloves and scarves for their colourful projects. We also have three fun ideas for things to make at home using bundles of wool.

15 min

20

Leather Jackets

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are rummaging in the junkyard and find some torn leather jackets that are too good to waste. Danny takes them to his friend Johnette', a leather worker, who makes something really useful for Zoe. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have fun making music from old nuts and bolts, and we have three fun ideas for things you can make using old bottle lids.

15 min

21

Old Rope

There's always junk to be rescued in the junkyard and today Danny has found a bundle of old rope and beach towels. Danny takes them to his friend James the Net Maker, who makes something for Danny to relax in. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers use old towels and toys that were left at the beach to make something fun, and there are three ideas for things to make using old ice lolly sticks.

15 min

22

Willow Sticks

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are having a rummage. Danny finds some dried willow rods that have been left at the junkyard. He takes them to his friend Rachel the Willow Weaver, who turns them into something very useful. Zoe has a basket of conkers and twigs for the Junkyard Helpers to get crafty with, and there are three new ideas for items you can make at home using twigs.

15 min

23

Coffee Sacks

Danny and Zoe find a pile of old coffee sacks. Danny takes them to his friend Philip the Hat Maker to see what he can do with them. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers use the rest of the coffee sacks for their own creations and there are three ideas for things to make at home using rags.

15 min

24

Silver Cutlery

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers are having a rummage to see what they can find. Danny finds a box of old silver cutlery and thinks his friend Nina the Silversmith can make something special with it for Zoe. Zoe has a box of spoons for the Junkyard Helpers to make into something new, and there are three ideas for things to make at home using old kitchen utensils.

15 min

25

Tree Trunk

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers find an old tree trunk and a pile of old newspapers. Danny takes the tree trunk to Jeremy, who works with wood and leather, and he makes something for Danny to wear. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give old newspapers a new use, and there are three new ideas for things to make from junk at home.

15 min

26

Glass Jars and Bicycle Wheel

Danny and Zoe are always reusing old glass jars in the junkyard, but today Danny takes some of them to his friend Emily the Lighting Engineer, who can turn them into something special. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give plastic jars a new lease of life, and there are three new ideas for things to make at home using junk.

15 min

27

Stone Lintel

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers find an old stone window lintel in the junkyard. Danny takes it to his friend Gillian the Stone Carver, who turns it into something useful in the garden. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers get busy crafting new and fun things from kitchen cleaning items, and there are three new ideas for things you can create at home using rocks and pebbles.

15 min

28

Floorboards and Pram Wheels

Danny finds some old pram wheels and floorboards in the junkyard. He takes them to his friend Martin the Carpenter, who turns them into something to play with. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers create fun things from unwanted baby items, and there are three ideas for things you can make at home using junk.

15 min

29

Cardboard Boxes

Danny finds a stack of cardboard boxes. He takes them to his friend Charlotte the Cardboard Artist, who turns them into something fun for the junkyard. Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers give old shoeboxes a new lease of life, and there are three fun ideas for things you can make at home using junk.

15 min

30

Cable Reel

Danny, Zoe and the Junkyard Helpers have uncovered a giant cable reel. Danny takes it to his friend Micaela the Upholsterer, who turns it into something very useful and comfortable. Zoe challenges the Junkyard Helpers to create new items from old sewing bobbins and reels, and there are three ideas for things to make at home using pine cones.

15 min