One surefire way to do this is to use arts and crafts. With these activities, it’s easy for children to feel like they’re creating something one-of-a-kind that no one else can offer.
For this to work best, you will want to allow your children to be as creative as possible. As such, if you find a craft for your kids to do, doesn’t simply depend on the instructions given. Instead, let your kids and their imaginations take the reigns. A little personalization of a project can go a long way.
Brain Health
When a child creates a new piece of art or does a new craft, they are giving their brain a workout that has a lot of benefits.
In more complex terms, the creation of art can prompt communication between various sections of your brain. This can prompt new connections in your brain and help your brain to keep making these connection changes throughout your life.
This ability to change and make connections is known as brain plasticity, also known as neuroplasticity. This is important in children because brain plasticity is needed for the constant changes in your brain when you are young. These constant changes are a big part of the reason that most of us don’t remember much from when we were young – your brain is changing constantly.
Chronic Illness
If your child is suffering from a chronic illness, art and crafts might be a helpful tool to them. On the most basic level it can be used as a distraction. For example, if your child has a chronic condition, getting immersed in an art project can distract them for a few hours so they aren’t focusing on the negative.
This can also be linked back to the fact that creating art can reduce the level of stress in the body. Which is important, because even for a child that has a chronic illness, that comes with a certain level of stress that can be difficult to lower.
Annabelle Carter Short is a freelance writer and a seamstress of more than 5 years. She is a craft lover and would like to start online arts and crafts business one day. Annabelle is a mother and she loves making crafts with her two children, Leo (age 9) and Michelle (age 11). When not working, she’s spending time with her family or putting pen to paper for her own personal pursuits. Annabelle writes for several online publications and magazines.
