Our last craft for the week was a rainbow window sock. True that the families were enjoying the coloured ribbons - nice to have bright colours after our long rainy winter. But what I noticed more was that the children liked using the tools needed to make it more than the finished product - a big yay for that.
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| Figuring out how to use the stapler. |
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| The small stapler that fits in their hand worked well. Not to mention great for building those muscles and eye to hand coordination. |
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| Hole punch - loved the determination from the child and the support and patience of the parent. |
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| Tying the string - wow I didn't expect this. |
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| Using the coloured pencils to print his own name. |
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| Just playing and feeling the ribbons was more fun than putting it together. |
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The proud feeling of working hard and enjoying what you've made.
Today helped me see that I need to offer more opportunities with those tools we may use everyday but are possibly new for our children.
