Making : Sticky Straws
Here’s something simple that anyone can do with their kids (if they haven’t already tried it)
What we used:
>> Different coloured straws
>> Paper carton
>> Glue and scissors
Using a pencil, I faintly wrote Anya’s name on the paper. All in capital letters (she’s yet to learn all small letters of the alphabets)
I cut the straws according to the alphabets’ stroke-lengths.
Anya then did all the glueing and pasting, using the faint lines as her guide.
For Anya’s case, this activity allowed her to remember HOW her name is spelled (instead of just knowing how to say ‘A-N-Y-A’).
You see, though she can spell out her own name, when it comes to writing it, she somehow ends up with ‘A-A-N’ or ‘A-N-A’. The letter ‘Y’ often ends up somewhere else on the page! Hehe. Not quite sure why.
Well anyway.
There are heaps of crafts stuff we can do using drinking straws.
Here’re some great ideas:
>> Drinking straw crafts – about.com
>> Straw crafts ideas by teach-nology.com
