Whether your child has autism, anxiety, ADHD, hyperactivity, learning disabilities, or developmental delays, this recipe for making your own beads out of home-made dough has something to offer! With this recipe, kids will get to follow the steps to making this recipe, put together the ingredients, engage in a sensory experience, use hand strength, use fine motor skills, use visual motor skills and get both hands working together.
Bead Dough
3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cornstarch
warm water
Mix the flour, salt, and cornstarch in a bowl. Add water slowly until it starts to clump. Let the children knead into a large ball. This dough will make great beads and sculptures. To make beads, roll into small balls and pierce with a toothpick. Children can also roll out into a long snake and cut off small pieces. Later string the beads on dental floss or embroidery floss. Dries in about two days.
Recipe taken from "Including The Special Needs Child" by Grace Bickert
Bead Dough
3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cornstarch
warm water
Mix the flour, salt, and cornstarch in a bowl. Add water slowly until it starts to clump. Let the children knead into a large ball. This dough will make great beads and sculptures. To make beads, roll into small balls and pierce with a toothpick. Children can also roll out into a long snake and cut off small pieces. Later string the beads on dental floss or embroidery floss. Dries in about two days.
Recipe taken from "Including The Special Needs Child" by Grace Bickert
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