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Ribbons and Strings Treasure Basket
This is great way to explore a range of 'threads and their various uses.
Using a simple knot - Cow Hitch, the Children can find out how tie, secure and decorate a storage basket !
Treasure baskets in themselves are a fantastic resource for collecting related or random items in.
The Children can discover textures, shape, colour, weight, size and experience all the sensory elements of each item in their own time.
Getting your basket together ..
Any keen fabric hobbiest will have a 'stock of sewing 'treasures.
If you feel your collection could do with a burst of 'new, ask if a request for donations can be given out.
Wherever possible include an invitation for volunteers to get in touch and see about coming in to talk about the basket contents and how they are used.
Making The Treasure Basket
Tie two chunkier lengths of cord across a small or larger basket.
Fill with the various lengths of threads you have collected..
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Cow Hitch Knot
This is the simple knot procedure that the children can use to fasten the lengths of materials to the basket cord and handles.
Show them slowly how to cut a 'sensible length of string (or other from the basket collection)
and how to double it - matching the ends together.
Pass the 'Loop' underneath what they are tying it to ...
Fold up the loose ends and slot them through the loop ..
Pull downwards, gently so that the cord doesn't break away !
Manoevure the string so that a knot is formed on the cord.
*Loop - is a keyword to the knot technique and the Children may or may not be familiar with what it is.
Finger trace the outline of the string's loop and explain that it works by 'looping over and around things.
Have fun and if you want to let us know what other activities you planned using Cow hitch, please feel free to get in touch or post in our forums ...
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Items included in our basket are:
Garden Twine - brown & green
Nylon string
Please supervise scissor use wherever it is felt necessary.
Try to avoid elastics unless well supervised.
