Craft ideas for SN teenagers.

[tigersmum]

My husband is taking a class for craft once a week and the children are quite limited in waht they can do. Has anyone any suggestions, they have a good budget so can buy stuff to do its just what really.

[MatNanPlus]

thickened paints for applying with hands to paper/canvas

clay / plaster for modelling

with not knowing the client groups abilities it is hard to suggest other mediums.

I would suggest you do a link to this thread in the SN section for the parents to add to.

[TotalChaos]

some very simple scrapbooking - so they can put pictures of family/fave pop stars/telly characters/fave places in.

[tigersmum]

Thats great thanks, a few to be getting on with.

[Whizzz]

Stringing beads to make jewellery, bookmarks, keyrings etc - good for improving motor skills too!
Collages of their favourite things cut out of magazines?

[Dingle]

AS well as crafting myself, my DD has Down Syndrome so I have some knowledge of issues that the teenagers may encounter but obviously the range of abilities may vary enormously.

Have you any idea of what disabilities your group have? Are you taking learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities.

Here are some idea off the top of my head, if you need any further help, please just shout and I will try to help as much as I can.

Cardmaking- basic card blanks, glitter glues, die cut shapes, even some easier stamped images depending on capabilities.

Cross stitch on something like the larger gauge plastic canvas and a thicker tapestry type thread as opposed to embroidery silks.

AS Whizzz said, threading larger beads onto cord- would be great for fine motor skills.

Fabric painting, use sponges, hands, feet, potatoes....

Playdough can be very theraputic and again, great for building up hand muscles, coordination, control, fine motor skill...
even rolling out sausage shapes and coiling them up into pots. I have never ventured into other moulding products- my daughter is 6- but I am sure others can advise- but be aware there may be sensory issues involved.

I will keep thinking......