Why is kids pottery so popular these days? This is a very old school activity that at first glance seems a generation out of touch with reality
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Nothing could be further from the truth though and the renewed focus on simple children's activities like this underscore the fact that they provide many old school benefits that we need to get back to as a society.
These are the reasons kids pottery has made a comeback...
Teaches kids to think more clearly - Children these days just don't have the opportunity to really focus and get all of the meaning out of anything. They're too busy hitting things at a very surface level and then moving on to the next event that happens to pass in front of them. By using children's pottery for example, you are teaching your child that there are things in this life that are more important than others. They are learning that in order to do some things well they have to sit and concentrate for a long period of time on one particular thing. This is not a message the culture sends anymore so it is for important that we as parents contemplate these things and add them into our children's lives as we come across them.
Teaches kids patience - Children, like adults are impatient these days. Kids want things to develop very quickly and then move on to the next item on their agenda. In the synoptic, world we live in if it cannot be resolved within 30 minutes we don't need to be doing it. However, there are many valuable things in this world created after hours and hours of intense study and work. By doing pottery, kids are taught that some things in life take increased patience and focus in order to have them turn out the way they want them to.
Forces children to slow down - Everything in a child's life these days is fast. There is no time for quiet reflection. However we know that this is absolutely necessary if children are going to develop a clear vision of what they want do in the future for example. By sitting down and watching the rhythmic turning of the kids pottery wheel, the children's minds are trained to the patience required in order create something of value.
Summarizing: pottery wheels for kids have been very popular of late because they provide benefits that are hard to get with the Internet.