Circular Weaving with 2nd graders

Weaving is so much fun!  I love using up scraps of yarn, but there are other things you can use too:

  • pipe cleaners (or chenille stems.. what do you call them?)
  • tissue paper rolled up
  • fabric scraps cut into strips
  • ribbons
  • feathers
  • raffia

I started the kids with just yarn pieces.  After 2 days of working, some of the kids were far behind, so then I brought out thicker ribbon, tissue paper and raffia to fill in the gaps.  Some of them colored the edges with markers.

Circular woven artwork with colorful center layers and an outer ring painted in various colors, resembling a mandala. This fun weaving activity is ideal for 2nd graders.
A mixed-media art piece featuring an owl with green tissue paper and white string on an oval-shaped canvas, incorporating circular weaving techniques suitable for 2nd graders.
A circular art piece with colorful yarn and fabric strands, created through circular weaving, arranged in concentric circles on a white background.
A circular art piece created by 2nd graders with colorful yarn and blue tissue paper arranged around a white and red rimmed frame.
A colorful circular weaving created by 2nd graders, featuring various layers of fabric and yarn in blue, red, purple, and green hues.
A plate with colorful yarn and fabric woven in a circular pattern by 2nd graders, including blue, white, red, and yellow pieces.
Circular woven art pieces displayed on a purple bulletin board in a classroom or gallery setting, created by 2nd graders.
Circular weaving art pieces displayed on a purple wall, varying in shapes and sizes.
A display of colorful woven textile art pieces created by 2nd graders, arranged on a purple board in a grid format with orange border accents.

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    • You’re welcome! I’m glad the post was useful to you.. sometimes I wonder if anyone reads what I write, lol! Sticks are also awesome for straight weavings. Either I gather them myself or have the kids go outside with me to get sticks.

  2. Hi! What have you started the kids with? I can see you have used a paper plate with string? how did you put the string on the paper plate??

  3. Have you just poked holes around the outside and weaved the string on in a spider web pattern and then the kids weave through this?