Children love painting, drawing, cutting and sticking and all kinds of craft activities. It is the role of the adult to support children to use and develop their creativity in a safe way. This assessment will give you the opportunity to show your knowledge about this fun area with young children.

You may choose to present your work as a book titled ‘Craft Activities with Young Children’.

Task 1 – Benefits for young children from craft activities

• Describe a suitable craft activity for each of the following aged children:
• 6 months to 1 year
• 13 months to 2 years
• 2 years 1 month to 5 years.
• Explain the benefits and learning for the young child from each activity described.

Task 2 – Health and Safety

• For each activity identify the health and safety risk(s) that would need to be considered when providing the activity for young children.
• Explain how to deal with the health and safety risk(s) listed in relation to each craft activity.
• In relation to health and safety describe the support that a young child may need when carrying out craft activities.