- Physical Benefits
- Develops Fine Motor Skills – most arts and crafts activities and creative toys for toddlers involve almost constant moving of the hands and fingers. These movements help in the development of fine motor skills that children need to acquire from a young age. Even simple and easy activities like colouring can help straighten the muscles and improve their control;
- Increases Dexterity – in time, and with practice and improvement of motor skills, your child's manual dexterity, speed and artistic skills will also improve and strengthen;
- Improves Hand-Eye Coordination – all arts and crafts activities, especially if your child starts from a young age, will lead to significant improvements in hand-eye coordination.
- Social Benefits
- Encourages Self-Expression – arts and crafts are a creative way for a child to express his/her feelings in a meaningful, tangible and of course, positive manner;
- Helps in Socializing – it is recommended that you engage your child with others so that it has the opportunity to interact and socialize with other children who share the same or similar interests;
- Boosts Self-Esteem – once your child creates something it will immediately feel pride and will develop his/her sense of achievement. This will surely boost his/her self-esteem.
- Cognitive Benefits
- Enhances Innovation and Creative Ability – by allowing your child to make and create whatever he/she wants encourages innovation. Plus, the ability to think things through and solve possible problems he/she might face during playtime enhances creativity;
- Sharpens Decision-Making Skills – during the time your child creates he/she will have to face and solve different types of challenges that will ultimately help him/her learn new ways about how to make effective and correct decisions. These situations will help develop a problem-solving attitude that is very much needed later in life too;
- Improves Visual Learning and Memory – through arts and crafts, your child explores and learns new shapes and colours, and he/she starts to become aware of different patterns and figures too. Some activities, like jewellery making and sculpting, require visualising and memorising more complex designs in the mind.