A grandmother from Borehamwood wants children to donate their crayons to bring colour into the lives of young refugees who don’t have a school to go to.

Goods for Good, founded and run by Rosalind Bluestone, is a charity providing goods to refugee camps around the world collected from surplus donations by businesses and individuals.

Along with her 8-year-old grandson Guy, who goes to school in Mill Hill, Ms Bluestone has begun a ‘back to school’ challenge asking pupils to donate crayons, felt tips and colouring books to send to refugee children who don’t have a school to go back to.

She said: “When I was buying stationery for my grandchildren in time for the new term, it really struck deep how children their age all over the world would not be going back to school this month because their homes and schools had been taken from them.

“I put this scheme together to give these children some colour in their lives and hopefully learn a little bit, as is the right of every child.

“I’m asking schools and organisations to help us collect the resources and the money necessary to get these important items out to children in the camps in Northern Iraq and Syria.”

The challenge, initiate on Saturday, asks children to have their parents video them on their phone saying why they are donating and nominating a few school friends to do the same.

Ms Bluestone asked parents to post the video online and then send their stationery to the Goods for Good headquarters at Borehamwood Enterprise Centre, Theobald Street.