Costco Flyer - 08/01-08/31/2021 (Page 28)

crafty kids children create more than art when they play with paint markers and more by ann douglas arts and crafts variety of ways costco connection markers to paper available in costco warehouses and at costco.ca can't help but be dazzled by your not notice all the important skill-building that's happening behind the scenes beyond helping to develop motor skills arts and crafts activities give children an opportunity to notice and make sense of their own ideas “it's almost like they're having this private conversation inside their own heads about how to think about things,” explains director of pedagogy at compass early learning and care in peterborough how to use this pencil or this marker to translate those ideas onto a piece of paper." them to communicate their ideas to other "school-aged children see the world in are seeing through their drawings-and in thinking," says baird you can help your child to build on all that crafting-related learning by encouraging them to reflect on what they've learned through the process of making art "it's not about the final product," says noticing all the things they've learned about out how to use all the materials they've been with them." costco member christine hennebury dren to embrace creative joy by encouraging them to focus on the activity and how it because we love how it makes us feel-is always worthwhile." - ann douglas is an author and costco member crafting for adults here are three reasons for adults to indulge their crafty who are arts and crafts likely to experience mild cogni- yourself in an engaging arts you to take a mini-vacation a powerful tool for people from your worries living with chronic pain.-ad