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Make · Wild and Tumble activity
Cardboard loom weaving
Weave the outdoors into a picture. Tuck grasses, leaves and flowers through a simple cardboard loom.
*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.
A tiny plan for your day
Estimated time: 5 min to prepare · 17 min to weave · 3 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.
Before you start
What you’ll need
- A rectangle of sturdy cardboard
- Six to ten elastic bands, or string
- Grasses, long-stemmed leaves, feathers and flowers
Let's begin
Five simple steps
That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.
- Grown-up job
An adult cuts small slits along two opposite edges and stretches elastic bands across.
Go on a little hunt for bendy, long things.
- Little one leads
Your child weaves each one over and under the bands.
Keep adding until it's full and colourful.
Prop it up on a windowsill to enjoy.
All done!
That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.
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