So I have been scanning the internet for articles relating to arts and craft, and I cam about this wonderful article and thougt I just had to share it with you guys.
It is called:
The importance of doiung Craft with your kids.
Surprisingly enough, it is not only applicable to parents, but teachers as well.
Have a good read and share such wonderful information with your friends.
The Importance Of Doing Craft with Your Kids.
Crafting is one of the most interesting hobbies one can enjoy. Many adults enjoy different types of crafts, such as sewing, knitting, scrap booking and so forth. However, crafts should not be enjoyed by only the adults, but children should also be trained from a young age to be involved in craft making.
Children can reap many benefits from making crafts. By making crafts, children can build their imagination. This is very important for the children's development. Apart from having endless fun, they can express themselves creatively and achieve the sense of accomplishment. There are many types of easy kids crafts that children can enjoy. Crafts that involve drawing, coloring, painting, cutting, gluing, and even stamping can excite children. Parents should not be afraid of their children making mess. Simple precautions like lining the floor with old newspaper or old cloth, or even having their children wear old clothes should do the trick. Buy paints that are lead-free, do not stain and safe for children. Older children can handle more complicated crafts, such as sewing, knitting or carpentry. Most of the children who enjoyed making crafts as a child will usually enjoy them as they grow up and become adults.
Making crafts can help children learn educational values, such as learning more on mathematics by identifying shapes and sizes. They will be able to learn more about colors and shapes, learn how to measure using a ruler, and practice drawing and coloring. These activities allow them to express themselves better, thus helping them deal with the problem they might have in school. Many professional psychologists analyze children's drawings to understand them better. Children who enjoy making crafts also have great hand-eye coordination and motor control. They will be able to do things like drawing an animal by copying from a book or even imitating what their teachers are demonstrating in art classes. Apart from that, they are also able to think faster and make decisions quicker, hence making them smarter.
Parents can organize birthday parties and have their children invite their friends and have craft-making activities. Easy kids craft such as making party hats, friendship bracelets or simple origami like paper planes should be a hit with the children. Let the children make crafts together and encourage them to exchange them. Crafts like friendship bracelets should be perfect for this. The children can learn the value of friendship and this will help them communicate better. Parents can also join their children and make crafts together, like making a huge collage of the family photos. Frame it and hang it where everyone can see it. Each time anyone asks about it, be proud and tell him or her how a lot of the works were done by the children. Any child will feel happy, knowing that their parents are very proud of them.
Making crafts together is a great opportunity for parents to spend more time with their children. Parents and children will definitely interact more, and they will get to know each other better. Parents should not feel that they are not creative enough to make crafts. There are many types of craft to make and there is bound to be something for everyone. Craft making should be made as a compulsory activity for the whole family.
Thanks to:
www.hubpages.com
An article by Katelyn Grace.
martes, 9 de noviembre de 2010
viernes, 29 de octubre de 2010
What is Craft
Concept taken from wikipedia.com
"A craft is a branch of profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work."
Point for the day: being creative requires imagination.
"A craft is a branch of profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work."
Point for the day: being creative requires imagination.
martes, 26 de octubre de 2010
The Importance Of Creativity in Education.
This is another great article and it it directly related to education. All credits given to www.newbielifeline.com
Has creativity been taken out of education? Have kids talents been squandered? Are we educating creativity out of our children?
World renown advocate for creativity, Sir Ken Robinson gives you the answers in the speech he gave for Ted.com.
Art, music, dance and creative writing have been set aside in schools in order to focus on academics. This year, an estimated 1.25 million kids will leave school without earning a high school diploma — that’s approximately 7,000 students every day of the academic year. The National Education Association has not pin pointed a reason for the drop out rate.
I have to agree with Sir Ken Robinson…we are educating out the ability to think, to create and to enjoy life. We are to busy forcing rote learning and testing for any mistakes. “If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” Sir Ken Robinson
“All children are born Artists the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” Picasso
Some of the parents of our local elementary have brought some creativity back in to the school. They organized a program called “Meet The Masters”. I have been fortunate to participate in the program, which teaches about art masters and then the children create their own master pieces. It is a fun program.
Has creativity been taken out of education? Have kids talents been squandered? Are we educating creativity out of our children?
World renown advocate for creativity, Sir Ken Robinson gives you the answers in the speech he gave for Ted.com.
Art, music, dance and creative writing have been set aside in schools in order to focus on academics. This year, an estimated 1.25 million kids will leave school without earning a high school diploma — that’s approximately 7,000 students every day of the academic year. The National Education Association has not pin pointed a reason for the drop out rate.
I have to agree with Sir Ken Robinson…we are educating out the ability to think, to create and to enjoy life. We are to busy forcing rote learning and testing for any mistakes. “If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” Sir Ken Robinson
“All children are born Artists the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” Picasso
Some of the parents of our local elementary have brought some creativity back in to the school. They organized a program called “Meet The Masters”. I have been fortunate to participate in the program, which teaches about art masters and then the children create their own master pieces. It is a fun program.
lunes, 25 de octubre de 2010
Is Making Craft really worth it?
Do you know that being creative is actually relaxing and can be a lot of fun? Making arts and craft can actually:
Reduce stress
Help you put unwanted stuff to good use.
keep the kids stimulated and occupied doing something educational, rather than sitting infront the television.
Be relaxing
Be easy to do and is not always time consuming.
be of financial relief. You could make tons of money
Be a fun way to keep the family together on weekends or even holidays
Reduce stress
Help you put unwanted stuff to good use.
keep the kids stimulated and occupied doing something educational, rather than sitting infront the television.
Be relaxing
Be easy to do and is not always time consuming.
be of financial relief. You could make tons of money
Be a fun way to keep the family together on weekends or even holidays
Top 5 Ways To Get Creative.: an Ezine article.
Creativity exists in all realms and every field of study, from psychology to business, from education to physics and the most notable - the Arts. To understand how one can be creative we must first define it in the context of function. Creativity begins with one's natural ability to use their past experiences, their imagination, and the environment around them to manipulate and act upon a concept or idea and in turn develop that new concept/idea into reality. It can be further simplified as the passion to create something (within the context of one's field of experience) innovative that others can observe. Creativity involves two fundamental actions: imaginative thinking (at times thinking radically off one's field of experience) and then producing the results of those thoughts into something tangible.
This has been a widely accepted way of creative action, though the dilemma exists when we take into consideration the prodigious savant or "knowing one" as they have been affectionately dubbed. Savants appear to be unable to demonstrate creative thinking in the way that we have defined because for them they have no past experience to base their innovation on, yet surprisingly they still appear to us to be limitlessly inventive. What they possess is a prolific fascination with a small field of experience which is a trait that all highly creative people share.
It follows that the top of the 5 ways to get creative is to begin with choosing a field of experience--everybody has something which interests them.
1. You should begin by identifying a narrow subject or field that interests you and passionately take steps to understand it completely. An example would be the artist whose fascination with post-impressionist art compels him to practice day in and day out, learning all the techniques involved.
2. Seek some form of inspiration. Inspiration can exist in the form of innovative creations of a mentor or someone you admire whose work causes you to search 'inwards' for answers.
3. Challenge yourself: try that, which, in your mind may seem possible but in the real world seems impractical. It is interesting to know that every invention first existed in someone's mind first and the only way to know for certain if something is impractical is to create it.
4. Develop the fantasy by writing it down; keeping that fantastic idea permanently etched somewhere will help you track your progress towards a bigger picture.
5. Consult as much as possible. Bouncing your ideas off of more experienced people and friends help you see things in new light. It can be as simple as asking them out for coffee or drinks to informally chat about what you are trying to achieve. Sometimes your eureka moment will spring out in the most unlikely of circumstances.
This has been a widely accepted way of creative action, though the dilemma exists when we take into consideration the prodigious savant or "knowing one" as they have been affectionately dubbed. Savants appear to be unable to demonstrate creative thinking in the way that we have defined because for them they have no past experience to base their innovation on, yet surprisingly they still appear to us to be limitlessly inventive. What they possess is a prolific fascination with a small field of experience which is a trait that all highly creative people share.
It follows that the top of the 5 ways to get creative is to begin with choosing a field of experience--everybody has something which interests them.
1. You should begin by identifying a narrow subject or field that interests you and passionately take steps to understand it completely. An example would be the artist whose fascination with post-impressionist art compels him to practice day in and day out, learning all the techniques involved.
2. Seek some form of inspiration. Inspiration can exist in the form of innovative creations of a mentor or someone you admire whose work causes you to search 'inwards' for answers.
3. Challenge yourself: try that, which, in your mind may seem possible but in the real world seems impractical. It is interesting to know that every invention first existed in someone's mind first and the only way to know for certain if something is impractical is to create it.
4. Develop the fantasy by writing it down; keeping that fantastic idea permanently etched somewhere will help you track your progress towards a bigger picture.
5. Consult as much as possible. Bouncing your ideas off of more experienced people and friends help you see things in new light. It can be as simple as asking them out for coffee or drinks to informally chat about what you are trying to achieve. Sometimes your eureka moment will spring out in the most unlikely of circumstances.
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