MiniCrafts was born out of a little girl's desire to dress up like an Indian princess to parties and have fun with friends at playtime. For Mini, it has slowly become an extension of the inner designer - combining her architectural experience with the belief in her heart to use creativity as a master tool for hope, expression and therapy. She strongly believes that kids are like sponges that can absorb and hold all that we introduce. All activities in her workshops allow fun based learning through arts enabling kids to trust their instincts and to express themselves through creativity.
Each
one of us has latent creativity waiting to unfold. Combining her learning and deep roots in Indian arts,
interest in classical dance, painting, sketching and studies of ancient
architecture; Healing through Arts
and Learning through Crafts is at the core of MiniCrafts’
philosophy.
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'Had time to read stories and descriptions - great thank you. Thrilled with puppets jewellery and clothes. Thank you so much for today. We really enjoyed learning the background to the puppets and costumes. I loved listening to your story and would love to be able to tell it again. It all brings the things to life. I don't like token items just to impress Ofsted.'
Harvard University's world-renowned mind/body expert, Herbert Benson, MD, says that repetitive and rhythmic crafts such as knitting may even evoke what he calls the relaxation response-a feeling of bodily and mental calm that's been scientifically proven to enhance health and reduce the risk of heart disease, anxiety, and depression. "You can induce the relaxation response through any type of repetition, whether it's repeating a word, prayer, or action, such as knitting or sewing," he notes. "The act of doing a task over and over again breaks the train of everyday thought, and that's what releases stress."
Unfortunately, many of us push crafting and creativity to the bottom of our "to do" list. Maybe we feel guilty for doing something for ourselves-women, of course, are taught that everyone else's needs should come first-or maybe we feel that even when we're relaxing, we should be doing something productive (that old multitasking thing). But now that research is showing the creative arts are good for our health and relationships, we no longer need to view leisure pursuits as self-indulgences. We can recast them in a new light: crafts aren't just enjoyable, they're downright therapeutic.
Unfortunately, many of us push crafting and creativity to the bottom of our "to do" list. Maybe we feel guilty for doing something for ourselves-women, of course, are taught that everyone else's needs should come first-or maybe we feel that even when we're relaxing, we should be doing something productive (that old multitasking thing). But now that research is showing the creative arts are good for our health and relationships, we no longer need to view leisure pursuits as self-indulgences. We can recast them in a new light: crafts aren't just enjoyable, they're downright therapeutic.
