When I give spinning demonstrations, children are fascinated with the spinning wheel. They love to watch and touch the fiber and are thrilled when they are given a piece of the finished yarn. Children like to explore new materials and textures and to make things. fiber is a great medium for creativity.

Cardboard Loom
You can learn about weaving by making a loom from a cardboard box.

Easter Egg Dyes
Dye wool yarns or Easter eggs with dyes you can find right in your own kitchen.

Felt
If you have some fleece or wool roving, making felt placemats or other items can be an easy and creative activity.

The Young Textile Group is active in working with children to learn about textiles. Weaving, embroidery, knitting, feltmaking and papermaking are just a few of the many facets explored.

A fun project that just needs a bit of yarn from your stash, is this yarn octopus.

Children also love to work with colour. Kool-aid dyeing is a fun thing to do with kids. This project is best to do outdoors.