Wool bangles

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards

Purpose: to involve the child in creative experiences and to further develop their fine motor control and coordination

Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once modelled the child may work independently

Prerequisites

Materials

Preparation

Steps

Invite the child letting them know that you will be showing them how to make wool bangles
Bring the materials to the child’s table, naming each with the child
Let the child know that the toilet roll needs to be cut into 3 equal pieces, depending on the child cutting skills, they may cut the toilet roll
Take one of the cut toilet roll pieces and cut a small piece out (about one centimetre) so that the toilet roll can easily slip on and off the child’s wrist
Take the ball of wool and unroll some of the wool
Using the sticky tape, affix the wool to the inside edge of toilet roll
Show the child how to wrap the wool around the toilet roll from the beginning to the end, keeping the loops close together
When the entire roll has been wrapped, cut the wool
Affix the wool to the roll with the glue
Show the child where the bangle can dry
Invite the child to take a piece of toilet roll, cut one centimetre from the roll, then use the wool to wrap around to make their own bangle
Leave the child to work independently

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