It may seem strange, but children love coming alongside adults to do tasks that they see as important. Helping an adult to build flat-pack furniture or to construct a kit can thrill a child, and also provides plenty of learning opportunities. This means that experiences linked to helping adults ‘construct and assemble’ can be worth planning.
BENEFITS
Children gain hugely from being with adults, especially when engaged in projects that involve assembly.
Physical skills. Depending on the project, children may have the opportunity to practise many physical skills. Children may have to learn to stay still and hold something or use their hand-eye co-ordination to push a bolt through a hole or to fix two edges together.
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