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Benefits of Art and Craft for Students

What could be more fun than spending the afternoon doing arts and crafts with your children? It is the perfect way to enjoy some free time as a family. Crafts and creating, offer a multitude of physical and emotional benefits, helping to develop skills that are useful throughout life,  whilst having fun at the same time. When making something creative, we believe the fun is in the process, it is not always about achieving a perfect end result. Craftworkz, art and craft supplies bring to you a beautiful and extensive collection of Australia’s best craft supplies. We are also one of the biggest wholesale glitter suppliers in the country, with all glitter supplies ready to ship directly from our warehouse. Craftworkz’s art and craft supplies Australia team are here to help you get creating. Our children can learn a lot from crafting and it has many proven benefits. Most children will dive right in to creating, some may take a little bit of encouragement, but it should always be about...

Why do you craft?

Have you ever asked yourself why you love creating? Is it solely to get to a finished product, or is it the process which makes you happy? Do you find a sense of peace, and are you able to switch off from the outside world when your hands are busy? Busy hands = quiet minds! In a fast paced, sometimes chaotic world, the ability to stay focused and present, is an invaluable gift to yourself.  And passing this on to our kids, fostering a love of creativity and using their imagination - well the importance of this is immeasurable! Art and craft activities for kids, helps not only with the development of fine motor skills, but also with critical thinking, problem solving, curiosity, expressing emotions, building self-esteem, and staying focused. For kids, it’s often more about the “doing” than the end product, they are simply enjoying the process, not striving for perfection,  and I think we, as adults can learn from this. Mindfulness is a term we are hearing more and more often, a...