Crafting is such a great way to express who you are, what better way to start doing this from an early age? Today’s post explains why we should all be exploring our inner creativity from a young age.
Not only does crafting focus your little one’s attention for a few minutes (at least), it brings children together when focussing on a craft project, and it also helps with your child’s development. Research shows that crafts can help develop concentration, problem-solving skills and express their feelings.
Knowing what to craft, how to do it and when is another matter, especially if you are not a naturally creative person. But never fear, there are many websites out there that are just waiting to inspire you and your children – homecrafts.co.uk is a fantastic website that not only sells great crafting products but blogs ideas and makes use of social media to help inspire you at home. The homepage of the website is full of ideas just crying out for a crafting activity – embroidery hoops with dinosaurs in all shapes and sizes is a great activity for a young boy (or girl!).
Crafting does not have to be expensive either, you can use objects around the house and turn them into fun and useful things that children will use and be proud as they made it. One of these simple ideas is using stones out of the garden, a splash of paint and there you have it – a homemade paperweight or gift for a teacher. A great idea that has become more popular lately is the idea of story stones, why not paint your own and inspire fantastic bedtime stories in the process?
Getting crafting groups together, so children learn to share and help each other is another way that crafting can develop our little ones. Decorating pegs together to make characters from a story, or collectively making a large sand painting and just a simple idea of giving them an object to make up out of Lego is a great way to get the children working together. Whether it is siblings or an art group, getting them to explore ideas with each other and work together is an essential tool to develop whilst growing up.
In the springtime and early summer it is also the prime time of year to plant seeds and watch your seedlings turn into beautiful flowers, or your very own vegetables to eat. Another way of teaching your child to develop skills whilst being a little crafty is to make a colourful plant pot or box to grow all of your vegetables in. Caring for the plants will help develop an understanding of what happens in the world around them – which is another great tool for a growing child.
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