Happy New Year from all of us at Total Class Creative! It’s hard to believe it’s already 2010…wow! We hope you’re all enjoying the holidays with your families and capturing those precious memories.
We’re having a very special New Year Sale to help you stock up on Holiday & Fall craft kits while supplies last. Don’t miss this perfect chance to pick up some of our family friendly crafts with huge savings!
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Offer valid Jan 1-15, 2010 while supplies last.
Take a look at a few of our fabulous fall & holiday products:
If you didn’t know, we are quickly approaching the anniversary of the passing of Bob Keeshan. Now if you don’t think you’re familiar with that name, how about if we share with you his stage name—Captain Kangaroo. In January of 2004, Keeshan passed away, yet the many lessons he shared with us as young children are still having an effect upon us as parents of yet another generation of children…
Now when it comes to Keeshan, I remember getting up in time to make couch “forts” and run around in my PJs while watching Saturday morning cartoons and such. Without a doubt as a very young child, among the favorite shows I enjoyed was watching Captain Kangaroo. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the chaos that his playground afforded young viewers, but there within was the subtle magic. You see, Keeshan spent time helping kids on the show, or in our living rooms, just simply “create.”
“Play,” the late Keeshan stated, “is the work of children. It’s very serious stuff. And if it’s properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom.” So little did I know that for an hour while watching, I was actually learning.
As evidenced by many studies done by the Hobby Industry Association, kids learn more when they are allowed time to create. So that is why we here at Total Class Creative believe so much in our products and the vein of creativity they provide. Not only do these kits provide an excuse for mothers and daughters to ink out a time for play during the week, but the kits also allow mothers and daughters alike to do a little “work of the children.” This time helps expand and open our minds to the opportunities that are out there for each one of us…
The new year is nearly upon us, and here at Total Class Creative we want your mother-daughter time to be memorable. After all, she is growing up quickly and soon the moments you will have together will be competing with school friends, video games, boys and all the other distractions kids find these days. So make it a point this year to spend some time creating both memories and mementos that the two of you together will not soon forget…
Why Are Crafts Important in a Child’s Life?
The Hobby Industry Association contracted Rockman Et Al, an independent educational research and consulting company, to study the impact of hands-on craft projects and how it linked to educational endeavors among Kindergarten to Grade Six. Among other findings, the surveys found that “students who spent a greater proportion of their classroom learning time engaged in hands-on projects scored significantly higher on writing and drawing knowledge application tasks.” This survey also stated that in classes that spent almost half of instructional time on these hands-on projects (48%), students scored an average of 83 out of a possible 100 on the knowledge application task. Comparatively, students whose classes devoted a low percentage of class time to craft projects (11.8%) scored a mere average of 75 on the same test. An astonishing 85 percent of the teachers surveyed also agreed that long-term hands-on projects during this growing phase in a child’s life “gives students a greater depth of understanding that more conventional instructional methods.”
In other words, kids involved in hands-on crafts were better suited to excel in educational learning than those students who were not exposed as much to hands-on craft projects.
Just do It!
Us mothers here at Total Class Creative strongly believe that in order to give our kids the best opportunity in learning, there has to be products outside the schools for kids to use. So while you are out seeking the perfect video game, most fashionable dress or other potential gifts for your young children throughout this year, why not give them the gifts that will bless their lives in education as well as build a bond between you and your children as you grow together as a family, creating memories.
