Craft Activities
1.1- Craft Activities for Babies 0-6 Months.
1. Free Drawing (scribble picture) – Wax Crayon
2. Roll on deodorant bottle painting
3. Play-doh
4. Texture sticking
5. Making a card
1.2- Description of one Activity
Free drawing is when babies hold a wax crayon and scribble all over the paper, they can get different colours and scribble and they won’t get tired by doing this. Moreover the babies have loads of fun scribbling and they enjoy doing it.
1.3- Benefits of Craft Activities.
1. Helps the child to get use to holding a wax crayon.
2. Helps them identify different colours.
3. The child enjoys scribbling because it’s something new to them.
3.1- Learning Opportunities.
Physical – Physically they develop their fine motor skills by gripping hold of a wax crayon.
Intellectual – Intellectually they use their brain to think where to draw.
Language – When the baby is scribbling he/she may make sound as “go go ga ga”… because they are enjoying what they are doing.
Emotional – Emotionally the babies will feel so happy when they are drawing because they are experiencing something new.
Social – Socially the babies will look at other babies work and join them and scribble together.
1.1- Craft Activities for Babies 1-2 Years.
1. Texture Rubbing – Indoor (Use floor, shapes etc)
2. Sponge Printing
3. Frame snipping (2 Years old)
4. Play-doh
5. Hat Making
1.2- Description of one Activity
Texture rubbing is when any 1 or 2 years old get any colour wax crayon and a tracing paper and rub on any indoor equipment. Such as rubbing on the floor, the patterns on the spoons, shapes, leafs, or any other equipment. The children will enjoy this activity because they will be excited of what kind of shape it will be when they rub on that item.
1.3- Benefits of Craft Activities.
1. Free Drawing (scribble picture) – Wax Crayon
2. Roll on deodorant bottle painting
3. Play-doh
4. Texture sticking
5. Making a card
1.2- Description of one Activity
Free drawing is when babies hold a wax crayon and scribble all over the paper, they can get different colours and scribble and they won’t get tired by doing this. Moreover the babies have loads of fun scribbling and they enjoy doing it.
1.3- Benefits of Craft Activities.
1. Helps the child to get use to holding a wax crayon.
2. Helps them identify different colours.
3. The child enjoys scribbling because it’s something new to them.
3.1- Learning Opportunities.
Physical – Physically they develop their fine motor skills by gripping hold of a wax crayon.
Intellectual – Intellectually they use their brain to think where to draw.
Language – When the baby is scribbling he/she may make sound as “go go ga ga”… because they are enjoying what they are doing.
Emotional – Emotionally the babies will feel so happy when they are drawing because they are experiencing something new.
Social – Socially the babies will look at other babies work and join them and scribble together.
1.1- Craft Activities for Babies 1-2 Years.
1. Texture Rubbing – Indoor (Use floor, shapes etc)
2. Sponge Printing
3. Frame snipping (2 Years old)
4. Play-doh
5. Hat Making
1.2- Description of one Activity
Texture rubbing is when any 1 or 2 years old get any colour wax crayon and a tracing paper and rub on any indoor equipment. Such as rubbing on the floor, the patterns on the spoons, shapes, leafs, or any other equipment. The children will enjoy this activity because they will be excited of what kind of shape it will be when they rub on that item.
1.3- Benefits of Craft Activities.