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Arts and Crafts Sand Art creativity, hand eye coordination, primary sensetouch Middle childhood (ages 5-7) Colored sand, bowls for sand, glue, printouts of pictures Apply thin layer of glue to area to be covered with sand sprinkle sand on area covered with glue carefully pour off excess sand continue until each different color is used Fine motor skills, creativity, Use salt shakers for sand, may need to assist with spreading glue Democratic www.familyfun.com

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Arts and Crafts Beaded bracelets Hand eye coordination, creativity Middle childhood (5-7) Older childhood (8-11) Elastic thread, various beads Measure elastic thread 2-3 inches longer than wrist. Tie one bead to end of elastic thread. String additional beads onto bracelet. Tie ends of elastic together. Fine motor skills, could use sequencing to make pattern May need to help with tying the knots, Use appropriate size beads for the fine motor skills participant has. Democratic www.about.com

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Arts and Crafts Sugar Cookies Following directions, opportunities to make choices, creativity All ages Sugar cookie dough or prebaked cookies, icing, sprinkles, sanding sugar, piping bags, tips, cookie cutters, rolling pins, baking sheets, parchment paper, paper plates, Have clients wash hands thoroughly, Roll out dough and cut cookies using cutters Line on parchment paper and bake according to directions or recipe Allow cookies to cool Frost cookies using icing adding sprinkles, sanding sugar and other candy for decoration Fine motor skills, following directions, listening and self-control Use different types of rolling pins, instead of decorator bags use Ziploc baggie, icing thin enough that it is not difficult to spread, easy grip cookie cutters Autocratic for baking of cookies, and then laissez faire for the decorating of cookies www.allrecipes.com

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Arts and Crafts Clay Christmas Decorations Primary sense touch, fine motor skills, stress release Early Adolescence (12-14 years) Adolescence !1517 years) Air Dry Clay or oven bake clay, newspaper, rolling pins, circular lids for cutting circles out of clay, straw, templates for Christmas shapes, soft brushes, wet sponges, paints and glaze, carving tools 1. Roll out clay and cut out circular shapes 2. Write name and Christmas message on the back of circle 3. Make a hole using straw at top of circle 4. Apply cut-outs 5. Dry or oven bake the clay 6. Paint the decorations 7. Attach a ribbon for hanging Sequencing, fine motor skills May need to precut the clay, and assist with the cutout placement Democratic Adapted from www.therapeuticrecreation.com

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Arts and Crafts Soap Carving Following safety directions, concentrating, and fine motor skills, learning a new leisure skill Middle childhood (5-7 years) Early Adolescence (811 years) Bar soap, Ivory works well, for beginners, paring knife, orangewood sticks, pencil and paper for sketching design Decide on design and sketch or carve freehand. Start with rough cuts and then move to finer ones. Fine motor skills, sequencing, concentration, direction modes Plastic knives, instead of soap carving can also do a simpler soap sculpture using grated Ivory soap Autocratic Adapted from www. Therapeuticrecreation.com and www.ivory.com