Further to my day with Jodie, filming New Mum, New Crafter; I have been thinking about different activities to support new mums that are not the traditional playgroup, singing, yoga, baby signing etc. Crafting gives new mums confidence to be creative in all aspects of their life, can help if they chose to return to work, gives them new skills, new ways to socialise and plan activities with their children. Some new mums find the change to staying at home with their child extremely difficult, crafting activities could provide a less daunting way of meeting new people, and can help develop conversations about a variety of relevant issues. There is a lot of new information to take in, and you need to understand everything to ensure the system works for you. I don't mean getting involved the age-old local craft fair, but actually helping on projects that ensure they have an input into decisions that are made about their area.
By providing new mums opportunities to work collaboratively with other mums in their area with professional artist as a facilitator they can access creative processes for enjoyment, for learning and as a tool for personal and skills development.
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