Any mother of a preschooler or young school aged child knows
how much they LOVE to create things. A
tent made out of pillows and blankets, a castle made out of a big box, a
stuffed animal bed out of an Amazon box.
Little bits of paper glue on a paper and little collections perched on
shelves and chairs and behind the sofa are all masterpieces.
When my girl was young she would want to do these things
with me. Sometimes I would sit with her
and draw a picture or color with her in her color books. Sometimes I would set her up with markers and
pencils and crayons and let her do it alone.
Looking back I wished I would have done a lot more of this with
her. Not because it was good for her
fine motor skills or would help her hold a pencil correctly when she was school
aged, but because what she really desired was connection… connection with her
mama.
Working on projects from the http://www.craftyfunmom.com/
craftkit. Learn more
here.
I came to realize that when I would give her 20 minutes of
undivided time every day I would have more time to do the things that needed to
be done. When I filled her up, gave her
my time, she was much more confident to do things on her own. She could count on that 20 minutes each day
with her mama, a time to create and talk.
Crafting is about sitting together and creating something
that’s never been created before. For a
preschooler, it’s putting your heart on a piece of paper. It’s about the reaction you get from your mom
or dad. It’s about contributing to the
family.
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