Arts & Crafts Encourage CreativityĪrts and crafts are a great way for children to express themselves.Ī child’s imagination has no limits and arts and crafts enable kids to explore their imagination in a constructive way. Identifying primary colours and mixing to produce new shades of colour, shape recognition and completing an art and craft project boost children’s visual processing capabilities. Arts & Crafts Improve Visual ProcessingĬognitive development is very important in a child’s early years. Similar to coordination, yet fine motor skills are on a micro-level, and when children carry out arts and crafts they are strengthening muscles and tendons in their little hands, and developing the muscle memory to communicate what they are doing from thought to action. Arts & Crafts Develop Fine Motor Skillsįine motor skills are the small movements, controlling hands and fingers when picking up a small object like a pen, fork or spoon. This helps develop their bilateral coordination, improves their fine motor skills, which will have the added benefit of helping them with daily activities like doing up buttons and tying their shoelaces, etc. Use fooprints and tootsies to make a darling bluebell flower.Īnd that concludes our gorgeous collection of Spring themed crafts for kids!įor Easter inspiration, take a look at our 9 Fun Easter Crafts for Kids and collection of adorable Bunny Crafts for Kids!īenefits of Arts & Crafts for Kids Arts & Crafts Improve CoordinationĬhildren carry out art and craft projects using both hands, normally in a controlled and purposeful manner. Use a classic art technique to make butterflies with your toddler and preschooler. Watercolours are one of my all time favourite art materials and this layered paper plate flower totally sells them. Yarn wrapping is a great exercise for fine motor skills and this blossom tree is a craft and fine motor workout in one. These yarn wrapped butterflies are so pretty! Blossom TreeĢ2. Feel the spirit of spring with an enchanting flower crown – this will be a great craft for inspiring play! Yarn Wrapped ButterfliesĢ1.
Create a cherry blossom tree using fingerprints! Flower CrownĢ0.