Bead Art (Crafts)

The picture above is from a lesson that involved crafts. The co-teachers introduced bead art in the form of using newspaper. The bracelet we made was for Mother's Day. We cut out a heart, wrote a sentence or two for our mother, and made the bracelet. To make the bracelet, you took thin (about an inch) pieces of newspaper and rolled them. We used glue at the end of the paper rolls to make them stay together. Then, we placed the white string through the paper rolls and tied the bracelet together.
You can make newspaper bracelets for any holiday like Christmas or Easter. They are a fun way to get the students to make something for someone special. You could use this activity when talking about other cultures and show the students bracelets from other countries.