What can we string?
cereal (Cheerios, fruit loops, etc.)
pasta (wagon wheels, penne, rigatoni, macaroni)
beads
plastic straws, cut into pieces
buttons
foam shapes with a hole punched in the center (or a slit) – see a great example at Plum Pudding
String onto:
shoelaces
pipe cleaners
coated wire
yarn – for easier stringing, wrap the end with tape or dip in glue and let dry (a great idea from Shannon!)
More stringing resources:
Homemade Dough Beads at Let’s Explore
Sea Shell Necklace at Chasing Cheerios
Button Sewing with Felt at Montessori Mama
Necklace Work at My Montessori Journey
Coloring Pasta at Make and Takes
Does your little one like to string things?
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Great ideas. I have also used a technique with old magazines that comes out really nicely.
we have also put dried stringbeans on a string necklace. Evidently this was more common in colonial days.
Fun!! I was just thinking about starting my youngest with beading and these are such great ideas… thanks!!