I've taught some older clients how to knit. Nothing too fancy, but enough to make scarves.

Low vision here. I like to draw, but I have contrast limitations so I draw white ink on black paper. I've also found origami, making friendship bracelets, coloring, sculpting, music, and roleplaying games to all be accessible and fun. In general I've found anything that requires too much visual acuity (e.g., high detail drawing or painting, sewing, some jewelry making) to be more challenging.

Answering for my blind husband - Ham Radio! It's been his hobby for more than 30 years now, he loves it.

I guess the arts activity I most enjoy is just playing with and sculpting clay.

I don't consider myself a very artsy person, I like trying to practice music and writing but I don't like the traditional crafts.

A friend of mine does cross stitch in Braille and going to purchase that from her and hang it somewhere.

Music? Or does it not fit the activities you had in mind?

The ideas mentioned so far have been great! I have sporadic VI and I really love crochet and knitting generally because I can work on a project regardless of where my vision is at the time.

I'd also like to add Linocut. I really enjoyed it at school. The sensation of doing the carving is oddly satisfying. The end result itself is nice tactily and visually.

Possibly wood cutting or carving as well, though I wouldn't trust the smaller children to not get all splintered up.

Hi. I enjoy crocheting and knitting. If you get cotton yarn, there are some great projects might include a headband with ties, dish cloths, and so much more. If you are able to get your hands on a yarn that won’t stretch too much, a drawstring cane bag would be super cool. The possibilities are endless.

I remember doing a project in middle school in which we made baskets by wrapping yarn around twine and making a stitch into the previous row with a yarn needle. We then made a handle by braiding yarn. I hope that this helps.

I wentto an art camo for vip#blind

We did sculpture, photography, ceramics

The photography one, ar sis old school, issuing paint ruins and, stay stationary for fifteen minutes like old time. There were some products that made embossed pictures from negative. There was also fabrics that changed color iiib the sun and take pictures that way.

Stone sculpture was fun.

I personally can crochet, knit, sewing, paint, draw

Though. These days I need high contrast to see what I'm doing

They make 3D pens like the 3Doodler, which will need a bit of patients and supervision for younger kids as well as these mesh boards with plastic sheets that you draw on with a pencil, and the mesh underneath causes the lines to be tactile, you just kinda have to push pretty hard. Haven't seen many in the wild though sadly... And the paper can be expensive.

Modeling clay/putty/play dough is never not fun as well, and there is also this puffy paint stuff, along with raised/scratch and sniff stickers.

Wicky sticks are another option, though again a bit expensive, and they can lose their stickyness after a time.

Sand dollars, sea shells, feathers, and those circular glass things with the flat bottom and rounded top about the size of a penny were a favorite of the art teacher at the Oregon School for the Blind summer camp I went to as a kid.

You can also get special scissors that have various wavy blades which create interesting cuts.

Hot glew and string is another option, but you'll probably have to have them place the string down where they want it and tape the ends, then have you do the glewing. Pretty cool though!

Popsicle stick, wire, and drinking straw sculptures are also another possibility.

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I think it's awesome that your jumping into this with both feet, and I imagine you'll find it extremely rewarding. Much of my best memories from summer camp were from art class. I often made things that made no sense at all to sighted people, but me and my blind parents appreciated them.

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