The child's mind begins to build and learn about it during childhood, and with the help of the mother, the child discovers the world around him and discovers all new things and begins his skill in development every day from the day before.
During childhood, a child needs to practice various activities, such as painting, colors, and playing with useful games that help to develop his mental and mental skills significantly. Of the games you can offer your child since the beginning of the kindergarten period is clay, it is a very useful games for the child. In this article we will show you the importance and benefits of clay for your toddler, and how to make homemade clay paste yourself with your child.
Benefits of clay for your child
The clay helps to strengthen the child's motor ability. During the formation of the clay paste, the child uses his hands and fingers to make different forms of clay. With time, the child tries to improve the shapes of his work, so that his hands and fingers can control things better, which develops his skills in the future and makes him able to use different tools such as pen, scissors and other tools. The clay also helps to improve the child's concentration. During the formation of the dough, the child tries to focus better to make a new shape more precise. The mother should encourage the child to praise the things he makes, while trying to steer him nicely to make better shapes with a stronger invention. .
The clay limits excess child activity and hyperactivity. Some children have excessive movement, and clay helps reduce excess child activity and helps to sit longer to form the desired shape. The clay makes the child better able to identify spaces and distances, as the child tries to focus on creating a specific shape that he draws in his mind and performs his earliest form. Help young children recognize different colors and shapes so that they develop their skills and perceptions better.
How to make clay paste at home
Many mothers fear buying clay paste from outside, as they are made from harmful and unsafe substances to the health of the child and may cause harm to him. To avoid any harm to your child, you can make the clay paste yourself at home so make sure you do not give something to your child that may cause harm to him. Here's how to make a clay paste in a simple way at home:
Ingredients
A cup of flour
Half a cup of soft salt
Lemon juice or a quarter cup of vinegar
A glass of warm water
Natural food colors
Two tablespoons of starch
A tablespoon of corn oil
A tablespoon of crushed alum grind smooth
How to prepare
1 - Put all ingredients except food colors in a clean container, then mix them together well.
2 - Bring another non-stickable container and put the ingredients in it after mixing them well.
3 - Put the container, which put the ingredients on a low heat and use a wooden spoon or a spoon of silicone in stirring the mixture.
4 - Do not stop stirring throughout the presence of the paste on the fire, and after about 10 minutes you will notice that the dough has begun to become a single block, then lift it from the fire and leave it until cool completely.
5 - divide the dough into pieces, then put on each piece the color you want and then mix it with the colors well.
Method of making molds
You can help your child create wonderful forms of clay, by making molds. You can make them from the ancient rays, by cutting them in the form of longitudinal strips and making different forms of them, such as geometric shapes, shapes of animals, plants, and birds.