Autism Awareness Day Crafts (Hanging Wall Art/Ribbon)

Student Name: Date:

Placement: Autism Therapy and Training

Purpose: April 1st is Autism Awareness day and the centre will be
(Reason for doing crafts in celebration.
completion)
Task: Task: Develop 2 crafts that can be completed by 12
(Description with children, with a theme of Autism awareness
objectives, materials,
steps to follow) Objectives:
1- Create fun crafts that will represent Autism
Awareness
2- Have the crafts be suitable for children with
different levels of Autism
3- Have the crafts be engaging and unique
Description/Process:
Hanging Wall Puzzle Piece
1- Trace out a large puzzle piece 12 times onto
cardboard
2- Cut out the puzzle pieces
3- Cut 7 white pipe cleaners in half (use 13
pieces, discard 1)
4- Tape both ends on the pipe cleaner to the back
of the puzzle piece
5- Develop and example, but painting one of the
pieces blue.
Materials:
- Card board
- Scissors
- Pipe cleaners
- Tape
- Blue paint
- Paint brush
Autism Awareness Ribbons
1- Trace out small puzzle piece 48 times onto
colored construction paper
2- Holding the paper steady, place 7 sheets
behind it and cut the small pieces out (using
red, blue, purple and orange paper)
3- Print out a ribbon template (12 + 1 for
example)
4- Complete one example ribbon by gluing the
small puzzle pieces to the template.
Materials:
- Coloured paper (8 sheets)
- Scissors
 - Glue
- Computer/printer/printer paper

Reflection: I had a lot of fun making these crafts. I got the ideas off
(What went well, what
didnt go well) Pinterest and adapted them to suit the materials we had

available. They were simple to make, and the most time

consuming part was the cutting that hand to be done. In

the end the examples came out great! I am happy that I

can be a part of the Autism awareness day celebrations

by making these crafts, but do wish I could be there to

complete them with the kids myself. I hope they enjoy

doing them as much as I did making them.