According to Artsz.org there are many important reasons to include art in your childrens lives:
- It stimulates both sides of the brain
- It teaches them to think creatively to solve problems
- It promotes self esteem
These reasons are enough to do crafts with your children but the best reason is the bonding time! Especially when the kids are still young, there are many crafts and activities you can do together that are simple, fun and NON messy; like the video below.
Of course there are other times crafts can come in handy. When the day hasn't left you with time to be simple, have fun, be non messy or bond, artwork can keep those little fingers and minds busy while you get other things done like dinner, homework or just a little YOU time.
For those times, the video below is really helpful.
This is a really great idea because they can make enough for the the Christmas tree so it should keep them busy for a while!
Regardless of WHY your children create art,
the most important thing is that they ARE.
Great post! My sister always loves to create art on her own and I know that it definitely makes her feel like she's accomplished something awesome. Plus I think it's a great idea to give to presents for grandparents etc.
ReplyDeleteI liked the videos in these post because they are not consuming and it would not take that long to complete. I like the idea of how you said for the secound video you said you could use them for the christmas tree. This would save me some money on how much i spend on hallmark orinaments. Your post are always great. I look forward to the next one.
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