Here are our 5 ideas of arts and crafts activities for kids.
Benefits of arts and crafts activities for kids.
If you are running our of ideas of what to do at home with the kids we put together a list of 5 fun arts and crafts ideas for you.
Arts and crafts activities have lots of benefits for children and help them in their overall development.
Making things give children a sense of achievement and allow them to take pride in their work, which helps them develop their creativity and confidence.
Some of the other benefits are:
Fine motor skills development – manipulating arts materials requires using small muscles in their hands.
Literacy – when kids make arts and crafts they get to talk about their work and their ideas, which develops their communication skills.
Maths – kids get to learn about different shapes, count and sort out their material, measure out lengths and size and also problem solve while creating things.
Creativity – crating things helps with self expression and opportunities to try new ideas.
While trying new things they also develop a sense of self- regulation skills when waiting for things to dry and learn to cope with heir own feelings.
Our 5 arts and crafts ideas:
Good old-fashioned plasticine or playdough. You can order online or make your own one. Here is a simple recipe from BBC.
2. Animal pottery painting. You can buy the whole box of six fun animals and decorate them with the colorful ceramic paints.
3. Simple stabilo pencils can help with life at home and boredom at the moment. It’s a good time to draw and be creative, which can be very enjoyable. These pencils can also be used on glass and are easy to wipe off.
£37.30 STABILO woody 3 in 1 wallet of 18 colours with sharpener and paint brush
4. Make your own soap – children will be more inclined to wash their hands with their own hand made soap!
5. Embroidery Kit, Ice cream pillowcase - sewing encourages mindfulness and reduces stress and anxiety. The meditative action of sewing encourages positivity and feelings of relaxation.
We hope you enjoyed this article, will try out some of the above activities at home with the kids. You can also check out some of our other articles and subscribe for more great content