Teach your kid to crochet

Teaching kids to knit or crochet can be daunting, but you can make it easy and fun for everyone involved!

You'll need:

• wool threads;
• a crochet of the appropriate size.

• When you teach a child to make something out of yarn, you’re teaching them more about the joy of crafting than about how to perform a stitch. The easiest way to teach kids to knit or crochet is to show them how to love working with yarn. Then they’ll want to learn more and perfect their skills if they enjoy the process. Stay positive and make the lesson about how fun and creative crafting is.
• Start with simple, solid-color yarn & large, durable tools.You can even teach kids to knit on their fingers or try the crochet ‘finger hook’ method where you use a curled finger instead of a hook. Seat together at a table - thus you'll see what your kid is doing and will be able to help when needed.
• Teaching a craft is also teaching a language; explain what each word means as you use it. Teach as though your kid has never heard the word “yarn” before. This may feel silly, but it’s very hard for a child to ask for clarification, especially when they are new to crafting. Listen to her carefully; she may be asking simple questions using unconventional words.
• Teach your kid to start, rip back, and start over again. It’s easy for a beginner to forget how they started by the time they finish. Encourage your kid to make her first row, rip it all out, and then make it again.
• Let your little one be creative with what she has learned. Let your daughter invent her own patterns on the base of what she already knows. Remember that crafting should follow and develop the fantasy, it's not just the copying of ready-to-use schemes!

Make photos of the process and your kid's first crafts, upload to the App. Write whether she liked the experience.