The benefits of making a friendship bracelet

stringing beads can help strengthen muscles in the hand and develop fine motor skills

💛counting beads can help develop one to one correspondence and illustrate the relationship between quantities and numbers

🧡extending and creating patterns teaches us how to make predictions based on the information we are given and highlights sequential order

💚 identifying and naming colors teaches color recognition

💙provides time for a conversation about those we love and what characteristics make a good friend

💜 gives children an opportunity to give to others and develop socially

Bracelet making tip: Use a chenille stem rather than a string. The small beads will not fall off while stringing them