For many parents, passing their family’s traditions along to their children is extremely important. It’s a vital part of who you are as people and you strive to become active participants in your children’s cultural growth. The best way to teach kids how to value tradition is to first teach them how each holiday is celebrated.

However, culture and tradition are often difficult to explain to the young ones so school teachers and parents can help make these explanations more clear by making holiday crafts with the kids. Teaching a lesson while the kids are engaged in making the craft is usually easier than talking to a group of children who just want to play.

• Developing an Artsy Lifestyle

Art is not just for small kids. Just because a child grows older doesn’t mean crafts have to disappear from their lives.

Crafting is a way to create something from scratch or to explore an art form more deeply. With kids being so into video games, iPods, and cell phones nowadays, crafting is a way to relax and express who they are as a person. And, you’ll be glad to know that being ‘artsy’ is something that they can pass on to the next generation.

Can you imagine your great-grandchildren and their children creating mementos and scrapbooks around stories that originated from YOU? It’s an amazing feeling and you can do something to start the Artsy lifestyle that your kids will keep forever.