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Nurturing Creative Kids Hobbies Engage and Grow Healthy Kids by Marlaina Donato


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nplugging with creative and fun activities fosters skills that can last a lifetime. Studies published


by the National Endowment for the Arts Offi ce of Research & Analysis show that participating in performing and visual arts enhances children’s social skills and emo- tional processing, builds confi dence and improves academic aptitude. “Not every child needs to play a team


sport. Team experiences such as working with peers toward a goal, learning to win and lose gracefully and to get along with others can also be learned through the arts,” explains Antonella D’Aloia, a developmental and expressive art teacher with T e Whole Child, in Upton, Massachusetts. “Both craſt s and expressive artistic creation have huge


benefi ts because they’re usually seen as nonthreatening activities, especially for kids with anxiety or on the autism spectrum. Art off ers a safe place in which they can hone new responses to diffi cult feelings.”


Earth-Based Self-Expression Weaving, scrapbooking, making friendship bracelets and other art projects involving organic or re-usable materials can dem- onstrate sustainability while teaching children how to follow directions, cultivate patience and strategize. Healthy cooking classes are a creatively engaging avenue for youths to learn about connections between a healthy Earth and maintaining personal health. Expressing themselves through the visual arts, drama and dance promotes


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