Cricut Expression Lends a Helping Hand
Are you looking for creative ways to keep your children motivated and excited about schoolwork? The Cricut Expression may be the helping hand you need. The handy electronic cutter can turn classroom and homeschool project ideas into an enjoyable learning experience for both you and your children.
The Cricut Expression is a bigger model than the original Cricut Machine is. Although, designed to stay in one place, it is not so bulky that it cannot be moved around. Perfect for home schooling or regular class projects, it cuts phrases, shapes, and letters to create die cuts for scrapbooks, decorations, signs, and much more.
Homeschool parents and teachers are always looking for new ideas, supplies and techniques to stimulate their student’s creativity. A scrapbooking hobby is a wonderful tool for children of all ages. Gluing and cutting has shown to improve eye to hand coordination in young children. When children learn to lay out a scrapbook page, they grasp concepts such as color, line, and shape. The cutting system is equipped with a keyboard, a child and certainly, a grandmother can navigate!
The Expression has an LCD screen that displays the typed instructions for the next project. Scrapbooking is a unique way to record memories and photographs in a keepsake binder. Keeping a journal encourages children to keep track of their feeling about current events or reaching important milestones in their life. Scrapbook enthusiasts will have a lasting reminder of mementos to cherish, and share for many years.
If you are searching for ways to teach the alphabet or numbers, with initial purchase of the Cricut Expression, included is the Plantin Schoolbook font cartridge. Children can design their own book-using die cut letters, numbers, and images for words that begin with each individual letter. A wonderful idea for younger children after they have finished reading a book is to make an illustrated scrapbook about the story.
Scrapbooks are compact making it easy to store, display, and transport. You can bring your children’s scrapbooks made with the personal cutter for homeschooling evaluations. Younger sibling’s can be taught through passed down scrapbooks from their brothers and sisters earlier handiwork.
The personal cutter turns ordinary scrap booking into a work of art. With all the Cricut cartridges, embellishments, tools, stickers, punches, and handy gadgets available, you will never hear those dreaded words, “I’m bored!” again. Hand over the keys to the Expression and watch the fun begin! You may have a budding Picasso on your hands with just one spin of the dial. Even better, the projects can grow more detailed with each child’s progression.
Scrapbooking is a great way to connect with your family and friends. You will no longer have to sneak downstairs for stolen moments indulging in your favorite past time. Get your entire family involved working individually or as a group. If you have always planned to take up a scrapbooking hobby, with the innovative Cricut Expression there has never been a better time to get started.
