{"product_id":"wooden-bead-unicorn-necklace","title":"Wooden Bead Unicorn Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eWooden Bead Unicorn Necklace Kit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWooden beads in assorted shapes and colors lace onto three cotton strings in pink, yellow, and red in this unicorn necklace kit. The set has 80 beads, and large unicorn, butterfly, and heart charms join them. An organic cotton bag stores the kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWooden bead lacing sets give young children a hands-on way to build core thinking and motor skills. As kids figure out how each piece fits, they practice problem-solving and spatial reasoning — skills strongly linked to later math and STEM achievement (Jirout \u0026amp; Newcombe, 2015). These early spatial transformations, like mentally rotating pieces, help form the foundation for geometry and other visual-math tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLacing play also teaches flexibility and persistence. Children try different strategies and learn to use feedback from the materials to guide their next move, a process researchers compare to early scientific thinking (STEM) (Verdine et al., 2014; Doherty, 2020). The repeated picking up, turning, and placing of wooden pieces strengthens fine-motor coordination, while the focus required to finish a necklace supports attention and patience (Murray et al., 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs they work through challenges, children build emotional resilience — learning to manage frustration and stay with a task until they succeed, a pattern associated with stronger long-term learning habits (Zhu et al., 2016). Lacing activities strengthen sustained attention and task persistence by giving children a structured, hands-on challenge that keeps them engaged through repeated fine-motor movements and problem-solving cycles (Murray et al., 2003; Verdine et al., 2014; Jirout \u0026amp; Newcombe, 2015; Zhu et al., 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Wood from sustainable forests, painted with water-based paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces: 80 beads plus charms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrings: Three cotton strings in pink, yellow, and red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTray: Wooden, 5 x 5 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStorage: Organic cotton bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Blossom \u0026 Bloom Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68607120703522,"sku":"BS-BD-UB1","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0862\/7961\/8594\/files\/wooden-bead-unicorn-necklace-834032.jpg?v=1791994239","url":"https:\/\/sessparker.com\/products\/wooden-bead-unicorn-necklace","provider":"Sess Parker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}