Durban North learners create toys for under-resourced schools
By the end of the session, the pupils had produced around 600 toys, including colourful caterpillars made from shoelaces, straws and stickers.
Virginia Preparatory School was buzzing with creativity when Grade Four to Seven learners spent a morning making toys for under-resourced preschools and children with disabilities.
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The initiative was organised by Clothes To Good, a textile recycling and disability empowerment organisation.
“We collect post-consumer clothing and accessories, recycle what we can, and use the funds to run social impact projects like this,” said operations director Tammy Greyling.
Each learner received a kit of pre-loved items, from fabric and buttons to bottle tops, and created toys designed by occupational and speech therapists to build fine motor skills, hand-eye co-ordination and early numeracy.
The toys will be distributed through The Domino Foundation’s Early Childhood Development programme, along with Sinakekele Children and The Seed Fun.
“Our partner ECD centres are desperate for resources like these,” said the foundation’s Zanele Nzimakwe.
“We are so grateful to Virginia Preparatory School for choosing us as a beneficiary.”
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