Just a thought...

When I talk to other mom's about what we do to keep our kid's busy, there has been something in particular that bothers me. We do arts in our house every day, sometimes a couple times a day. Even if it is as simple as scribbling in the coloring book or as extravagant as decorating cookies. I make sure that my children get to exercise their creativity and spend a good part of their day using their imagination.

Here is what bothers me. I often hear mom's say, "we don't really do arts and crafts. I'm not creative."

Mmmmkay.....

.. And what about your kids? Are you just assuming that they aren't creative either?

Have you ever met a kid who didn't like to color? Or paint? Or eat use glue? I didn't think so.

Kid's love to create. They want to explore, invent, pretend. They want to be told that the piece of paper in front of them is all theirs, so go to town. Draw what you want, use the colors you want, get messy and don't stop until the child is happy. And mom, tell them how beautiful it is (even when it looks like they might have just barfed up lunch and called it paint). Encourage them to exercise that creative right side of the brain.

You don't have to be an artist to let your kid be crafty.

In fact with majority of my posts, you don't have to be an artist at all. You just have to have the drive to try  it.

Click here to read 10 ways how kids can benefit from arts and crafts...

And here for how it helps the child's development...

... and if that isn't enough go here to read about how it can help them in school.

EVERY kid is an artist. And as the parent, it is up to you to help them explore their creativity.