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Set the pattern for learning before or after Christmas and all year round, with these ideas for weaving activities by Jean Evans Discover exciting opportunities to recycle your Christmas paper and expand the children's experiences of natural materials with this creative weaving project.

Discover exciting opportunities to recycle your Christmas paper and expand the children's experiences of natural materials with this creative weaving project.

Adult-led activities

Paper weaving

Have fun with weaving leftover Christmas wrapping paper and streamers.

Key learning intentions

To talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns

To handle tools and objects with increasing control?

Adult-child ratio 1:4

Resources

*Recycled Christmas wrapping paper *crepe paper *old streamers *large rectangular sheets of thick coloured card *ruler *pencil *scissors *examples of woven fabric such as sacking and loose weave cotton garments Preparation

* Put up a notice before Christmas asking parents to keep used and leftover wrapping paper and paper decorations for creative activities in the New Year.

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