Jewellery Making: Improves Fine Motor Skills

Hi again... 🙂

There are so many ways in which Jewellery making can improve fine motor skills and Visual motor skills that I have to split the two posts up. Visual perceptual skills will have to wait until next week. Sometimes it's the little things that we take for granted that have the biggest impact on our children and loved ones and it is safe to say that this is the same for jewellery making.

There are so many opportunities for individuals to improve motor when jewellery making it's amazing!!!

Lets start with fine motor skills:
So... threading beads can help to strengthen the small muscles in a child's hand, especially as they grasp different shaped and sized beads. They will use various hand movement, depending on the size of the bead. For example, smaller beads will be picked up using a pincer grip (using the thumb and finger), whilst larger beads will be picked up using a palmer grip (full hand grasp). Using a bead tray to layout the beads provides even more opportunity to improve fine motor skills. Reaching for a bead, picking it up and then rotating it to thread it, all use different hand movements. The benefit of developing fine motor skills through jewellery making is that it is similar hand movements to gripping a large pencil.
Jewellery making will help children get used to this action at an early age, helping them to hold a pencil when they start colouring or writing in school.

If they are learning about wire and how to manipulate it to create swirls and shapes for their pieces of jewellery this also provides opportunities to use fine motor skills at an even finer level. You may think this is far too difficult for my child but you will be amazed at what they come up with! Its absolutely amazing.

As an extra point... not only can you get different size and shape beads, you can also get different textured beads including chewable beads for people with Autism or Sensory needs.... but more on that another day.

As you can see, there are many things that can and will help your child or loved one develop, maintain or even improve their fine motor skills for now and in the future.
This relates not only to children but too people of all ages with additional needs and not forgetting our seniors.


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Jewellery Making is Theraputic!!!

So as promised... I am continuing on with inclusive jewellery making...       😊


Today I wanted to give a brief overview of Jewellery making as a therapeutic activity.

Beading and Jewellery making is a popular activity for people of all ages. From children to teenagers to adults and seniors, it is a fun way to be creative and pass time. Basic jewellery making is easy and not much equipment or tools are required.

There are many therapeutic benefits of jewellery making it can be very relaxing, in fact can lead to a meditative state when fully absorbed and is a great way to relieve everyday stresses and tension. You may well of heard the term "bead therapy", which  perfectly sums up why some people turn to jewellery making.

Jewellery making gives us a great way to be creative, learn new skills and techniques and make something that matches our favourite outfit, colours and style. It can also give us a sense of achievement and happiness.

Jewellery Making can be beneficial for the young and old

Jewellery making can support your children's early development, providing transferable skills as they grow. It can improve their fine motor skills with increased finger strength and coordination, math skills with counting and making patterns, visual motor skills with hand-eye coordination and an extended attention span plus much more.

The elderly can also benefit from jewellery making in many of the same ways. For them, it keeps their mind active and stimulated, and also exercises their fine motor skills as well as providing additional health benefits. When done in a group setting, it can be a great social experience meeting new people, being creative, sharing ideas, helping each other and showing off their work.

Some of the benefits are:

• Decreases illness-related stress
• Provides positive coping strategies
• Restores a sense of self in those coping with serious illness
• Improves fine motor, visual perceptual, coordination and cognitive skills
• Improves concentration and problem solving skills
• Promotes determination and perseverance to accomplish a task
• Improves creativity, expression and design skills
• Increases diligence and patience
• Increases finger strength and hand-eye coordination
• lowers blood pressure
• Increases energy levels
• Promotes self confidence
• Promotes teamwork

The next post will focus on how jewellery making improves Fine Motor, and Visual Perception Skills 

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Accessible Jewellery Making for all and the benefits

💓💓I wanted to Write about something I am really passionate about.💓💓

I know there are so many people out there who love craft and who are passionate about jewellery but may not have the ability or confidence to attend a workshop or class.

It can be really nerve racking for anyone to turn up to a class where you know no one and you have never had any experience with the skill you are about to learn. So when there are other challenges involved due to disabilities, illness and mental health it can almost be impossible! 😞😢

There are classes out there which specialise in Learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental heath... but I think that it is more important to have classes that are open and inclusive to all.

They are specialist classes which put people into a special box!

This is not always anyone's fault. It's just that a lot of jewellery designers and tutors are not equipped or qualified to work in this way... and that is such a shame!

I teach in a Specialist school for people with PMLD, ASD, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Processing Disorder and more, and I know just how much some of my guys love to create their own pieces of jewellery that they can wear, chew or hang. It gives them a sense of acheivement and best of all its great fun!!!

Over the next few weeks I am going to speak about jewellery making for different age ranges and disabilities, discussing some of the taboos and issues and countering that with the benefits it can offer and the results it gets!


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