One of our favourite books at the moment is ‘Marcello Mouse and the Masked Ball’ by Julie Monks. The children have been using this book as inspiration for making masks…and recently there was some inquiry from the picture showing the mouse stitching his clothes…’stitching his clothes?’ how does this happen! From here, some of our children began to stitch their own pieces together using a variety of mediums.
We invited Miss Anne Bruce to come and share her passion and knowledge of embroidery with the K4D children. Every single child was fully engaged in the process! Stitching requires concentration and perseverance and it is a fabulous way to support handwriting through the strengthening of the pincer grip and hand-eye co-ordination.
K4D Co-teachers – Kylee OLDS & Maggie SHAO