{"id":630,"date":"2021-11-02T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikidsplay.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"2021-12-17T03:27:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:27:10","slug":"handicrafts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikidsplay.com\/handicrafts-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and Unique Handicrafts for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

A British educator born over 150 years ago discovered a clue to childhood learning that still rings true: “The duty of parents is to sustain a child’s inner life with ideas<\/em> as they sustain his body with food.\u201d Charlotte Mason lived well before computers and screens of all kinds, yet she developed a lifestyle of learning that not only delivered a broad and generous education to the children of her day, but continues to inspire today’s educators all over the world!<\/p>\n

Mason’s philosophy of learning resides in the belief that a child is a person and we must educate that whole<\/em> person, rather than just the mind via dry textbooks or perpetual commands and directions. In her words, \u201cEducation is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.\u201d While there are many concepts to unpack in Charlotte Mason’s pedagogy, this article will focus on the significance she saw in prioritizing the introduction and application of unique handicrafts to kids.<\/p>\n

Her key discovery remains that learning is much more meaningful and long lasting when ideas are simultaneously coupled with hands-on skills such as: garden work, cooking, sewing, woodworking, weaving baskets, and crafting jewelry and gifts.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Mason’s Advice for Selecting Handicrafts for Kids:<\/h2>\n

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  1. The end product should be useful and considered a valuable resource. A child should not \u201cbe employed in making futilities such as paper mats and the like.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Teach the children \u201cslowly and carefully what they are to do.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. Emphasize the habit of putting forth their best effort. \u201cSlipshod work should not be allowed.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Carefully choose handicrafts and life skills to challenge, but not frustrate. \u201cThe children\u2019s work should be kept well within their compass.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may know a homeschool family or two, and you can bet they have incorporated bits (or more!) of a Charlotte Mason home education into their curriculum. Regardless of where your child goes to school, try some of our favorite, unique handicrafts for children! We combined Charlotte’s wisdom with our own kid-tested and approved handicrafts to create the following list to get you started. In our home we have one child who is more geared toward engineering, and another attuned to the arts\u2014nevertheless the beauty of handicrafts is that they are appealing and satisfying no matter how your kid is wired! Peruse the list below, where we have included a brief description, an age range to consider, and affiliate links to arts and crafts that will encourage the practice of handicrafts in your home.<\/p>\n

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    Top 5 Handicrafts for Young Children (age 3-6)<\/h2>\n

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    1) Lacing Cards<\/h3>\n

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    These lacing cards are unique in that they help simulate sewing a button onto a shirt\u2014a skill Miss Mason would say is essential and useful for a child!<\/p>\n\n\t\t \t\t

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    \n\t\t WEBEEDY Wooden Clothes Lacing Toys for Kids Age 3 4 5 Years Toddler, Montessori Toy Fine Motor Skill Threading Game, Sewing Button Lacing Card Game, Preschool Early Development Educational Toy<\/a>\n\t\t
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