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Jewelry-making can prove to be immense fun for everyone
involved in this art. It is not only about being able to customize the pieces
one would like to wear, but also about being in control of its organization.
This activity can prove to be exceptionally fruitful in
helping children learn different skills and growing into fine adults. Here are
some of the reasons why you as a parent or guardian should indulge in
jewelry-making with your children.
Enhances Creativity
There are innumerable ways in which different jewelry components
can be put together. This allows children to exercise their creative instincts
in building their perfect jewelry items. So they learn to think “out of the
box” and innovate with different objects. In the long run, this can help
children experiment with newer things and think differently.
Patience and Persistence
As it is said, “Patience is a virtue”. Jewelry-making can
help children learn this valuable lesson. It takes time and effort to master
the skill of jewelry-making.
Children will need to work long hours with different jewelry
components in order to become expert at assembling them. During this time, they
may fail a couple of times but they will continue to do so in order to learn
this skill. This teaches them a basic lesson for success well during their
childhood that can stay with them throughout their lives.
Enhances Motor Skills
Children tend to be clumsy and careless – their grip and
manipulation skills become stronger with time. Jewelry-making can help children
improve their hand dexterity rapidly.
Jewelry-making involves handling small and complicated
objects, threading them and also knotting them differently. This puts the
children’s motor skills to test and helps them overcome their weaknesses swiftly.
So when they are in their early schooling years, they are able to hold and work
with their stationary efficiently.
Enhances Visual Perceptions
This involves the hand-eye coordination. While making
different jewelry items, children need to be able to work with different
components in order to put them together. This phase allows them to understand
how it is done, see the process and improve their own performance in this
regard. Over time, they will become more efficient with their hands.
Improves Memory
Jewelry-making can help children improve their memory skills
in three ways:
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Deciding which Pattern to make.
Knowing the process and working through it allows the child to improve his/her
planning and decision-making skills. So the child is able to plan his/her
activity, look for all the equipments required to complete the project and plan
the contingencies for anything not available to him/her.
·
Remembering the Pattern. The child
needs to remember the sequence in which the beads and/or different
embellishments are being put together in order to complete a balanced and
symmetrical piece. This helps him/her improve memory and retention.
·
Mathematics. How many embellishments
are required to complete the jewelry? How many colors? How much thread/wire?
Over time, the child becomes fluent in his/her math regarding different aspects
of jewelry making. This can help him/her in the long run throughout academics.
That said, it makes sense to indulge in simple arts like
jewelry-making with children to help them groom. Once they are done with their
first, their sense of confidence and accomplishment will be a sight to behold!
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