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Designing and making jewellery is a fun way to develop children's creativity, fine motor skills and imaginative play, with these easily-resourced activities from Denise Bailey Make the most of children's love of jewellery by providing resources for them to create their own. Designing and making pieces of jewellery will develop children's creativity and fine motor skills and they can use their finished designs in their imaginative play.

Make the most of children's love of jewellery by providing resources for them to create their own. Designing and making pieces of jewellery will develop children's creativity and fine motor skills and they can use their finished designs in their imaginative play.

ADULT-LED ACTIVITIES

Bead work

Make necklaces and medallions.

Key learning intention

*To handle tools, objects and malleable materials safely and with increasing control

Adult:child ratio 1:4

Resources

*Pictures *posters *examples of costume jewellery *dough *blunt knives *knitting needle *baking tray *paint *glue *string *shoe laces *cotton *wool, ribbon *darning needles *items to decorate such as buttons, sequins, glitter and shiny paper

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