The Passion Of Play: How Does Crafting Inspire Self-Discovery?
When do we discover what we are passionate about? Often at the craft table. How hands-on making lets children explore skills, find creati...
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Why Brains Love Learning Through Play
Children are born to learn by experimenting, joy strengthens memory, and curiosity needs somewhere to roam. The science of why hands-on p...
The Learning Bug: What Key Skills Do Mini Makers Develop Through Crafting?
Kids learn best through play. From choosing colours to gluing a swinging monkey, here are the skills a craft kit builds: self-expression,...
Space Crafts That Teach Early STEM: Rockets, Helmets and the Solar System
Three space crafts from our Space Kit, an astronaut helmet, a paper rocket and a solar system picture, and what each one quietly teaches:...
How Craft Kits Build Foundation Skills for Academic Success
Children who craft regularly before seven do better in science and maths later. How mixing paint, following steps and gluing materials la...
What is the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)?
Read about the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and how you can support your child in line with what they will be working on at school...
Why we're obsessed with fine motor skills ✍️
Fine motor skills are the small movements of hands, fingers and wrists that writing, scissors and getting dressed all depend on. Why we a...
Why painting is great kids activity!
Painting is messy, and it is one of the best fine motor workouts there is. Why it matters, and how pegs, pom-poms, sponges and straws mak...
What is so great about using scissors?
Scissors teach children which hand is their dominant one, build the small muscles of the hand, and train both hands to work together. Why...
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