What is it?
This is a game where the child has to string the beads up to make a necklace..
How to make it yourself
10 beads + 1 shoelace
What purpose does it serve?
By pretending to make a necklace for mummy, the child engages in pretend play, which is important for the social and emotional development of the child. He can also use this to express his affection.
By stringing the beads, he is making use of his fine-motor skills and visual-motor skills to hold the lace and insert it into the beads.
The child may also design the necklace by arranging the beads in colours sequence of his choice. This further stimulates that imaginative skills in children.
When the necklace is made, the child may count the number of beads there are, and this also helps develop the counting skills and recognition of numbers (sound) (Auditory discrimination). You may wish to conduct the counting in various languages to expose the child to more languages.
Summary of developmental objectives
Visual-motor, Visual, Fine-motor, Counting, Social/emotional development, Imaginative skills, Tactile, Auditory discrimination, Proprioceptive.
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