Video: Teaching Kids to Cut Opal
Kids love messing around, and if there is water involved, they seem to enjoy it more. So today, we thought you might like to see Justin teaching kids to cut opal. It’s school holidays over here – almost four weeks with the kids home – in winter! Finding things to do that don’t involve a screen can be challenging, so enjoy Justin’s tips for cutting with kids – as well as a useful tip from Saxon as well.
I warn you, though, Saxon is a giggle pot and the adage, you shouldn’t work with children or animals, is certainly true!
Have you tried to teach a child to cut opal? How did it go? Did they enjoy it as much as you?
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