![]() Sensory activity– developing skills aren’t the only benefit of collages for children. With help and the correct equipment, they can cut out pieces of paper, tissue paper etc to place on their Collage. Scissor Skills– Collages also provide a great opportunity for younger children to practise scissor skills under supervision.A fantastic activity to encourage children to develop their descriptive language. Speech and Language Skills– The children were so chatty when creating their collages, and it was no wonder- there’s so much to talk about: new textures, sparkling sequins, sticky glue, soft feathers, colourful jewels, bendy pipe cleaners.We created everything from snails and fish to cars! Creativity- Collages really fuel creativity and imagination, as they can be anything. ![]() Picking up small objects such as sequins/pom poms/pipe cleaners, squeezing the glue and putting the materials onto the paper-all require their Fine Motor Skills. Fine Motor Skills– There’s numerous opportunities when creating a Collage for children to develop their Fine Motor Skills, working the tiny muscles in their fingers and hands that are needed for important tasks like to learning to write (find out more about Fine Motor Skills here).But I decided to put my fears of mess to one side and we got out the sequins, the Pom Poms, the pipe cleaners and feathers again and…it was brilliant! There was mess.but I had forgotten how much FUN collages are for children and the incredible array of skills they are learning when making a collage.
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