12 benefits for children of playing with crafts

We all know how many children love to do things with their hands, both at school and when they get home. Some even bring back ideas and projects to do at home, and almost all of them want help from an adult to carry them out. At school, arts education takes a backseat to other areas of the curriculum, making it one of the first to suffer from budget cuts. At home, the lack of available time and the rush of everyday life work against helping children. However, it's still important and interesting to know the great benefits that crafts and handicrafts offer children. I'm sure that learning more about these benefits will help you make an effort and spend some fun time with your children. Here are twelve benefits of crafting at home:

1. Crafts stimulate children's creativity and development through the creations they make themselves, allowing them to express themselves just as they would through play or painting. Take advantage of any time you have to do a small craft or start a large, multi-day project with the children. Praise any progress and be patient with them. Little by little, they'll get better and better. Children need to do things with their hands to improve their fine dexterity. Using their fingers, hands, and elbows will help them express themselves better, understand the whys and wherefores of things, and advance more quickly in reading and writing.

2. They learn to build objects that teach them basic life skills, such as the importance of recycling and environmental responsibility. In addition, we mustn't forget the fun and entertainment that crafts provide for children.
3. They develop children's creative abilities, expression, and concentration . Crafts can be a very relaxing activity when the weather is bad and you feel like staying home all day in your pajamas.
4. They develop motor and fine dexterity skills . Painting, cutting, coloring, and gluing are some of these activities. These activities promote psychomotor skills and will foster physical and mental growth.

5. They help develop artistic concepts , thanks to the different colors and shapes of the crafts, while developing personal qualities such as natural creative expression, social and moral values, and self-esteem.
6. They cultivate a good taste for crafts , artistic objects, and self-made items, while helping them appreciate the difficulties of manual work.
7. They help promote creative and original thinking by carrying out ideas when developing activities.

8. They increase self-esteem and foster a feeling of self-pride upon completing an activity.
9. They promote contact and communication with parents, siblings and/or friends, while encouraging the teamwork and cooperation .

10. It helps develop patience and perseverance to carry out a project from start to finish.

11. They take advantage of children's innate brain plasticity , which helps them overcome obstacles and difficulties , as well as confront problems and find immediate solutions.

12. Last but not least... they are very entertaining and fun !

At Cucutoys, we have games and activities for crafting and engaging almost all of the senses: taste ( the candy workshop ), smell ( perfumes , soaps , and shampoos ), touch ( recycled paper , rock pets ), and sight ( seabed watercolors , Japanese prints , or maxi balloons ). What are your children's favorite crafts?