Bead stringing is a traditional activity for a young child. It's a great opportunity for the child to practice repetition, develop muscular development and concentration which leads to normalization. This type of work can start at the age of 18 months if the child so desires and can move on to patterning which is more complex.
Carrots Are Orange has an excellent post with pictures of how to present this lesson to your child.
Ava has had practice with bead lacing from the age of 2, but has recently discovered her love for patterns.
With that in mind I found this
beads and pattern card set on Amazon. The pattern cards act as a guide and control of error. If you'd like to keep this work on a shelf where a child could access it on their own I'd choose a few cards and place them on a tray with a small basket holding the beads (the beads that fit the pattern cards) and string.
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| I love the concentration on her face. |
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| Proud of her work. |
Another work I found which achieves the same goal is made by Melissa & Doug. This
bead sequencing set involves placing the beads vertically on a stick rather than a string. There are wooden control cards the child can follow to produce patterns.
I'd like to give you some DIY ideas that you can make yourself. One in particular that many Montessori classrooms use is necklace making with colored pasta. You can allow the child to use their own creative mind to make a necklace or you can make a pattern card with a letter pattern on it such as: AABB.
Another work you might see is bracelet making with a pipe cleaner and beads.
How brilliant is this cardboard threading work from
The Imagination Tree? You could use empty paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls and color them...cut them in small pieces...use string and voila! LOVE this idea!!
Here are a few more great ideas to give your child the opportunity to practice lacing/beading.
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