Now that we are spending more time at home with our kids, it has given us plenty of opportunity to spend quality time with them. But much like us adults, children can get pretty tired of being cooped up inside the house.
Which is why it is important to engage them in various activities and that's exact what one Singapore mum has done.
She's proved how activities keep the kids engaged and emphasised the importance of parent-child bonding in helping them excel.
In her Facebook post, Singapore mum Alia Demelda Sharma shared personal insights with fellow parents.
Mum Shares The Importance Of Parent-Child Bonding Via Arts & Crafts
To showcase the impact and importance of parent-child bonding through activities, Alia shared a video of her son Noah, 3, seemingly engaged in craftwork.
"My son Noah is a typical toddler, always exploring and never settling on one thing," writes Alia in her post.
She adds, "For children his age, the world is too exciting to stick with a single activity, and they're still learning to pay attention. Each kid's attention span develops at its own rate. Still, there's good reason to encourage your child's concentration."
Alia emphasises that engaging in arts and crafts with the kids is "very important." She added that it not only helps to hone their skills but also makes way for parent-child bonding.
"Bonding is very important between a child and a parent," the mum of the three-year-old notes.
Why Choose Arts & Crafts?
There are many indoor activities that you can enjoy together with your kiddo in the safety of your home. But arts and crafts can benefit your little one in more ways than you can imagine.
Aside from highlighting the importance of parent-child bonding, mummy Alia shares others reasons arts and crafts can be useful for a child:
- "Crafting encourages critical thinking."
Alia shares how creating something from scratch can really help kids think "about the final product, and the steps they need to take to get there." - "Crafting also helps develop fine motor skills."
With crafting, children learn to properly use a paintbrush or scissors. This in turn can help in developing "muscles that will later help preschoolers button their shirt, tie their shoes, write, and more."
If you've considering trying some engaging crafts at home, here's how mum Alia and Noah made their own little tree:
- Wrap a toilet roll with brown tape
- Draw the shape of a tree on a piece of green paper
- Cut the tree's shape
- Decorate the tree with some water colours using your fingertips to make it look like fruits or flowers
- You can also use a paintbrush to spread out the colours
- Make a mark on both sides of the toilet roll
- Cut a slit on both marked sides
- Insert the green paper in between the toilet roll slits
And you're done!
This simple craft only took the mother and son duo 30 minutes to finish. How long do you think you and your kiddo will take to make your own mini tree done? Let us know!
Lead image source screengrab from Facebook / Alia Demelda Sharma.
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