Online educational magazine for school kids ages 3-8 Take a look at what springboard brings for you/kids this month. http://www.springboardmagazine.com It has been proven that kids, who are exposed to a rich visual art program early in their child hood, demonstrate remarkable improvement in all areas of learning. Art and craft lessons improve children"'"s fine motor skills, as they utilize the muscles in hand, necessary for writing and manipulating small objects. (Pincer grip). Their creativity and imagination soars. Drawing, coloring and crafting can also be an incredibly fun way to communicate. It can be a great family past time. The likings and talents developed at an early age can help in creating hobbies or even careers later in life. Somebody has rightly said "'"Sometimes life can be a burden. But a hobby makes it a garden."'" The "'"Arts and Crafts"'" section at www.springboardmagazine.com is packed with exciting, innovative and imaginative projects created for young children 3-9 years of age. The variety of activities, step by step instructions and illustrations will surely inspire children to make useful and attractive creations. They can learn about geometric patterns, drawing cartoons, color schemes and also the different moods created by the right use of colors. There are lots of coloring pages too. http://www.springboardmagazine.com/artscraftspage.htm