Invitation to Create: Driftwood & Yarn

Open-ended activities often yield the most amazing experimentations and engagement from children.  Here is one summer-y suggestion!

Materials

• Driftwood
• Thin craft wire
• Yarn
• Scissors
• Wood glue (optional, but in our case, requested!)

We always find these items helpful too:

• Smock
• Craft tray

Directions

• Put out the materials and see what your child(ren) come up with.  We would love for you to send us their creations!

• Our son was previously exploring wrapping these BBQ skewers with yarn as seen below and this sparked the idea for a boat sail.

• The wire was helpful in making a frame:

• Our daughter made a starfish.

Purpose

• Developing one’s construction skills

Safety Notes

• We suggest that you wear a smock and use a craft tray to protect your clothing and surfaces (if you partake in the glue!)
• Use scissors with care and adult supervision.
• Cord, yarn etc. can be a strangulation hazard, therefore be sure to use with direct supervision and for its intended purpose.