Friendship Bracelets Activity

This Friendship Bracelet Activity is a great social skills/team building project. This is a great project to kick off a new school year! Kids are encouraged to help each other with color selection and set up. Crafting is a great way to improve fine motor skills. Also included is an "Observations and Reflections" page. This can be used for several writing prompts.

This is a very inexpensive craft that has proven to have high interest and engagement with my students. For about $20.00, a teacher can buy a bag of about 107 skeins of embroidery floss from any big box store that sells crafts. (Some stores give a teacher discount!) Each skein has about 7 yards of floss (8 meters), which can be cut into about 12 lengths for these bracelets. (20 inches each) Ok, let’s do the math! 12 lengths x 107 skeins = 1,284 lengths. Each student needs 7 lengths, so $20.00 gets you enough floss for about 183 students! Need less? For a pack of 36 skeins you might pay about $5.00. Again, here’s the math. The skeins are the same, so 12 lengths x 36 skeins = 432 lengths. 432 divided by 7 (per student) = 61 students. FOR $5.00!!

Self-esteem is supported when a student finishes a craft. A sense of pride is fostered when the finished craft is worn or a gift is given that has been made by the student. Encourage team spirit by having the students use school colors.

Stay tuned to "Teaching Crafts with Ann Szeplaki" for more crafting ideas to keep your kids excited about being creative.

Creatively,

Ann Szeplaki

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