Friday, April 1, 2016

Autism Awareness: Crafts

This entry is part of Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with other people. Autism Awareness Month is a nationwide effort created by The Autism Society that helps promote autism awareness.

Since it is autism awareness month, I am posting something related to autism every Saturday. This week, I am posting arts and crafts that are great to do with people that have autism.

I love this Rainbow Rice that uses watercolor paint or food dye.to add color to rice. This is good to improve people who have autism’s sensory skills by touching the rice.

Did you know you can make stained glass art with toilet rolls? This project uses black paint for printing the circles and watercolor paint to fill in the inside. This is another project that uses beautiful colors.

This DIY Edible Gumball Necklace uses a drill to make holes in gumballs. Here is another version of the Candy Necklace, pictured on the right. People with autism can practice their hand and eye coordination and fine motor skills while making or helping to make the necklace. 
All these crafts are also great for toddlers or children. What crafts do you like to do with people with autism or children?

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