Difficulty Difficult
Duration 60 minutes
Type of activity Long term activities
Season Any
Occasion Any
Suitability Physically fit
Locations Indoor
Tools
glue.
Paper egg box
paint
coloured feathers
self-adhesive
Goal
This activity can be used as a short crafting and/or movement activity or be embedded on a large scale topic, like “Nature”, “Autumn”, “Outdoor Event”
Intergenerational benefits
Understanding and relationship building
Understanding and relationship building
The activity promotes the understanding and appreciation of the attitudes, opinions, and experiences which different generations bring to the relationships, understanding and avoiding generational stereotypes and fostering tolerance of different lifestyles and an appreciation for cultural heritages, traditions and histories.
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
The activity promotes learning and skill sharing among younger and older generations. It involves the sharing of positive resources that the young and old have to offer each other, especially the experience with novelties of modern times and valuable life lessons as well as cultural and familiar traditions.
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The activity promotes physical and mental well-being. It has a positive impact on the quality of life (feeling of self-worth and a reduction in loneliness and isolation, promotion of physical and cognitive activity).
Personal impact
Personal impact
Developing soft skills (like empathy, confidence, communication abilities, learning skills) and developing their own strengths and talents.
Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills
Supporting mental / brain-based skills we need to do anything from the simplest to the most complex tasks:perception, attention, memory, motor skills, language, visual and spatial processing, executive functions.
Community involvement
Community involvement
The activity increases confidence and involvement within the community. It offers a starting point that could have a positive impact within the community.
Step by Step
- Cut the egg box into small pieces, so that was able to keep one egg.
- Glue a paper to make a neck, fold to make a head.
- Paint with your favourite coulor and dry.
- Glue feathers to make a tail.
- Glue eyes.
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