Creative Activities
Origami
Origami is the art of folding objects out of paper to create both two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects. It is often associated with Japanese culture.
Origami helps develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and mental concentration. The use of the hands in origami directly stimulates certain areas of the brain.
Calming Glitter Jar
Glitter jars are a useful mindfulness tool. Watching the glitter swirl to the bottom of the jar can make us feel calm.
Select a glass jar you like, fill it with half a cup of clear craft glue, 1-2 tablespoons of your choice of glitter, top it up with warm water and hot glue the lid closed. You can also add sequences to your jar if you wish.
Shake up you jar and enjoy watching the glitter swirl around and eventually settle.
Pipecleaner Art
Take some pipecleaners and manipulate them into different shapes to make a variety of objects.
Playing with pipecleaners helps with fine motor skills and mental concentration. It can also help us to feel calm and relaxed.
Oobleck (goop slime)
Goop, better known as Oobleck (named for a slime in Dr. Seuss' book Bartholomew and the Oobleck ) is a fun material to play with.
One moment it's a solid, and at the next it's a liquid.
Get lost in the strange sensation of its texture.