Arts and Crafts for Toddlers

Toddlers need tactile and interactive activities such as painting, sticking or sand & water play, to help develop physical, cognitive and social skills.

Those first few brush strokes and crayon scribbles are helping develop you child’s fine motor skills, by this type of play, their messy drawings and paintings will soon form recognisable shapes and letters, which will help your child finding learning to write, an easier and less daunting task.

Hands on messy play such as painting, sticking or sand & water play, may seem to much like hard work for you to set up and then put away. But if you get all the items that you are going to need before you start, and by having your own toddler table and chair, will save you the hassle of plastering your table with news paper and takes the anxiety away if something does spill.

Spending time with your toddler doing arts and crafts activities promotes creative play, language skills, social skills and helps you to find out what makes him tick.

By knowing what makes your toddler likes you both can have more fun, and you’ll also see the benefits to your toddler.

You will notice that your toddler, who could only sit for approximately 30 seconds at a table, will sit at the table till the activity is finished. With his growing concentration and dedication to the task will see him enjoy the end result, and be pleased will what he has achieved.

By playing with arts and crafts for toddlers tools such as glue spreaders, paint brushes, shape sponges and positioning materials to make a collage will help your toddler develop strong muscle control and good hand-to-eye co-ordination. It also gives your child the opportunity to:

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