As adults, our everyday activities come easily to us without requiring much thought or effort. However, the same activities serve as valuable learning tools for children. Full completion of each Kits For Crafts kit teaches many of these necessary developmental skills through a fun and exciting process.

Physical skills necessary to complete our kits include familiar but important activities such as spooning, stirring, kneading, pouring and grating. These actions help develop strong physical coordination in young children. Younger children may need some assistance with certain skills. This is a perfect opportunity to model skills as children learn a lot through demonstration. Kits should be chosen according to the recommended age level for younger children. The child should be able to perform at least 75% of the procedures with minimal assistance.

Completion of Kits For Crafts kits helps develop mental skills such as critical thinking, planning, creativity and the ability to focus for extended periods of time. We encourage you to help your child develop new recipes based on the kits that we provide. We offer many exciting refills that can be used as substitutes for our kit ingredients or as ingredients for your own creations. Developing your own recipes promotes thinking, planning and creativity. You may find that some of our kits work well as science experiments. Experiment with the concepts of emulsification, preservation, acid based reactions in fizzy products and more!

Math skills such as weighing, measuring, simple addition, multiplication, and working out percentages can be exercised using many of our kits. Discuss simple fractions and ingredient portions as you work with your child to help demonstrate these concepts. These values may be presented to older children as percentages. The concept of "sequencing" is a very important skill that helps children develop their ability to follow instructions in order. Effective sequencing skills lead to more organized and structured thought processes.

As busy parents we often find that we don't spend enough quality time with our children. Our kits provide an excellent opportunity to spend an afternoon working together with your child. Social skills are practiced while working cooperatively with you or other children while completing one of our kit projects.

The important concept of safety should be stressed to the child while working with ingredients, powders and heat. Encouraging awareness of safety issues through activity helps children to incorporate this awareness into all aspects of their everyday life.

Children should be involved in the clean up after the kit is completed. This teaches the child to care for their environment and to take responsibility for maintaining a clean, orderly environment. Clean up is part of the process, and the project should not be considered complete until the work area is clean.

All of our kits are meant to encourage and promote self esteem. Your child should be able to complete at least 75% of the procedure with minimal assistance. Children will be as excited about labeling their packages as they are about creating the products. Some children will love making their own labels while others will prefer to choose from our pre-designed labels. We encourage you to allow your child to make that decision when purchasing the kit. Whatever they decide, we know your child will be gleaming with pride over their packaged creations. We invite you to send us pictures of your child's project so we may display them on our site.

We hope that your experience with Kits for Crafts kits is as exciting and educational as we intend them to be. Enjoy the time with your child as you embark on an exciting journey into the world of handcrafted skin care and home care products!