March is here, which means it’s time to order some Shamrock Shakes, don festive green clothes, and pull out the ...

Few things are as fun as getting together with others and making something from scratch. Whether it’s painting, candle-making, or creating DIY gifts, arts and crafts have a way of turning simple ...

Winter in the Midwest always reminds me of the Christmas vacation I spent as a young girl with my grandparents in southern Germany: the bright snow and crisp wind that gives way to muddy ground, and ...

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As the warm weather starts to warm up with the budding season of Spring, we see the return of our lush, green forests and ...

Close-up of a potter's hands as they shape a Yixing teapot in a factory, Yixing, Jiangsu province, China, circa 1990. (Photo by Forrest Anderson/Getty Images) Could your hobby of creating art or ...

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 10:07 p.m. The growing popularity of arts and crafts allows Bruins to reap the activities’ financial and emotional benefits. Over half of the United States adult ...

Arts and crafts can have various benefits for older adults, including improving fine motor functions, promoting problem-solving and learning abilities, and providing self-confidence and inner ...

Scrapbook by Elizabeth Wolfe. Jeremy Weine/Daily. Buy this photo. This past summer, I was frequently alone for long stretches of time in Ann Arbor. Eat, work, sleep and repeat, day after day. The ...

The new question-of-the-week is: How can teachers tell when the use of arts and crafts enhances learning in a lesson from times when it’s just busy work? Arts and crafts can obviously be used ...