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Senses Bear craft activity that looks at the 5 senses !
Senses Craft Activity

Senses Bear was originally made for the Muslim festival of Eid.
A tradition of this event is to give gifts to friends & loved ones that evoke the senses.
To make the craft more versatile, reference to the festival has been removed from the actual pdf, as there are many other opportunities to use and adapt the craft.

It uses all the five senses as Children and Adults build the craft and finish its design.  
  
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PDF contains 2 bear templates to make printing copies a bit more 'paper economic



Making your Bears


You will need

Plastic Milk Bottle tops
Small seeds or beads - Please risk assess for suitablility
Glue gun/strong adhesive
Cotton wool balls/Pads

Copies of the bear template

CLICK ME - for the full sized version

Children will need

Pre made rattle bear
Perfumed oil (or spices) EG. Sandalwood rose, cinnamon, bergamot, lemon, tangerine etc
Bright coloured fabrics – silk, velvet etc
Selection of foods to taste – spiced and aromatic 

PRINT a larger photo to show the Children the step by step guide on how you assembled the rattle/tummy area ~ CLICK HERE

Prepare the rattle part of the bear before offering craft to the children. 

Photocopy the bear template & cut out as many as necessary.
1.
Place a few small beads, seeds etc into the centre of an upturned bottle lid. 
2. For ease ~ lay the card bear on the top of the lid and flip over ....
3. Holding the lid in place with your fingers - Carefully use a glue gun to attach the outer edge of the bottle top to the marked area of the bear's tummy.
4. allow it to cool a little then put another line of glue around the edge of the lid and top 
5. Lay the cotton ball/pad on the top and press down to secure it in place.

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WITH THE CHILDREN ..

 Display the collection of fabrics and discuss their attributes.
 Are they shiny, dull, silky smooth or rough?
 Do they cut easily or tear?
 Look at the bottles the spices/essences or oils come in. 
 What are the shapes
 Are they transparent/see through glass, plastic or other material.
 What is inside the pots ~ a powder, liquid or crystallised fragrance?

6. Let the children choose the Scent they prefer and place it/drops onto their own Bear (cotton pad )
7. Using the fabrics collage the bear's front and back.

 
   

SENSORY OUTCOME ~

 HEARING ~ Rattle Instrument, listening and contributing to instructions and information about the craft.
 SIGHT ~ Bright colours, hand/eye coordination, discovering how to order the process.
 SMELL ~ Spices, perfumed oils
 TOUCH ~ Feeling the Textured fabrics
 TASTE ~ To complete this craft have some biscuits or sweets for the children to sample - these could be to compliment the scent/essence you used or as a contrast !

ADDITIONAL Opportunity  
 Extend the children's descriptive Vocabulary.


THEME YOUR BEARS

 Use Colour, Texture & Scent to theme your bear crafts !

 Valentines day ~ Use Red & Pinks
 Christmas ~ Green, Red & Gold !




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