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bOOk_nerd1

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10 months ago by bOOk_nerd1

Hi!! I recently signed up for being a bracelet forum instructor. I'm supposed to be teaching kids how to create candy stripe bracelets, which I've done before, but I'm just wondering if ya'll have any tips for teaching 8-10/yo bracelet making? Idk I was just trying to take a different lense. Thanks for all your advice in advance! 👍 👍

halokiwi

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10 months ago by halokiwi

I think the candy stripe is perfect to start with. For most it will be alright, but for some it might still be too hard. With those you could do a zipper bracelet or the Chinese staircase.
I recommend working with a small amount of strings. The less strings there are, the less chances there are of being confused.
I recommend using colours that are easy to tell apart and no gradient/colour changing strings.
It's good, if the strings have a clear order that is easy to memorise like a gradient or especially a rainbow.

fishyknots

Bracelet King

10 months ago by fishyknots

I think another good pattern to start with would be the chevron since you’re practicing two knots at once.

bamboozled

Bracelet King

10 months ago by bamboozled

Also, if you are teaching a group of kids, I’d make all the bracelets have the same exact colour scheme. (Like have every single one go red, yellow, blue) so then you could say things like “now knot the blue over the yellow”

halokiwi

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10 months ago by halokiwi

@bamboozled I think you should be mostly fine with letting the kids choose different colours. They will work at very different paces and if you base your instruction only on colour, that means some would have to wait, so they're always at the same step as the others.

When I taught kids, I always let them choose their own colours. I'm not sure, how long the workshop/class is going, but they might only be able to make one bracelet and they might not like the colours you pick for them.

bOOk_nerd1 Advanced	10 months ago by bOOk_nerd1 Hi!! I recently signed up for being a bracelet forum instructor. I'm supposed to be teaching kids how to create candy stripe bracelets, which I've done before, but I'm just wondering if ya'll have any tips for teaching 8-10/yo bracelet making? Idk I was just trying to take a different lense. Thanks for all your advice in advance! 👍 👍
halokiwi Super Moderator	10 months ago by halokiwi I think the candy stripe is perfect to start with. For most it will be alright, but for some it might still be too hard. With those you could do a zipper bracelet or the Chinese staircase. I recommend working with a small amount of strings. The less strings there are, the less chances there are of being confused. I recommend using colours that are easy to tell apart and no gradient/colour changing strings. It's good, if the strings have a clear order that is easy to memorise like a gradient or especially a rainbow.
fishyknots Bracelet King	10 months ago by fishyknots I think another good pattern to start with would be the chevron since you’re practicing two knots at once.
bamboozled Bracelet King	10 months ago by bamboozled Also, if you are teaching a group of kids, I’d make all the bracelets have the same exact colour scheme. (Like have every single one go red, yellow, blue) so then you could say things like “now knot the blue over the yellow”
halokiwi Super Moderator	10 months ago by halokiwi @bamboozled I think you should be mostly fine with letting the kids choose different colours. They will work at very different paces and if you base your instruction only on colour, that means some would have to wait, so they're always at the same step as the others. When I taught kids, I always let them choose their own colours. I'm not sure, how long the workshop/class is going, but they might only be able to make one bracelet and they might not like the colours you pick for them.

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