Health benefits from crafting

Did you know crafting can benefit your health?

Its true, crafts such as kitting can help you de-stress because the rhythmic working of your knitting needles can put you in a relaxed state, similar to those associated with meditation.

This calming effect can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure and reduce stress hormone levels.

Here are just some of the things you may find improve when taking some time out to craft.

Physical Benefits

- Improve find motor skills

- Stimulate you senses

- Lower stress levels by concentrating on something quiet

- strengthen hand-eye coordination

Cognitive Benefits

- Improve decision making abilities

- Strengthen problem solving skills

- Get practice for planning complex tasks

- Sharpen you visual processing skills

- Lengthen your attention span

Emotional Benefits

- Get the opportunity to express your creativity

- Add confidence by learning a new skill

- Regulate stress by giving yourself a productive task on which to focus

- Build perseverance and patience by seeing you project though to the end

- Learn to appreciate the satisfaction of a completed craft

As if you need another reason to roll up your sleeves and get crafty!