The importance of extra-curricular activities

Sometimes making your child interested in extracurricular activities can be a challenge, but it’s not impossible. Complementary activities help your little one grow in a holistic way.

After school classes will help your child stay active, practice their social skills and learn something new. And most importantly, it will improve your academic performance.

Choosing the right extracurricular activity for your child can be challenging, specially when they don’t show any particular preference. Sometimes we just take it too seriously, because we think of how this extracurricular will help boost our child’s talent, instead of seeing only as an enjoyment for your child.

The one most important thing to take into account when choosing an extracurricular activity, is choosing one in which your child feels comfortable. Remember it will be an activity he will attend after school, so it’s important that he feels at ease and enjoys that time, not only learning, but also sharing hours with new friends and teachers.

Some children have clear preferences and know exactly what they like. Children with clear interest in some sports like basketball or football, fall into this category. Others are passionate about music and are excited to start playing an instrument such as drums, guitar or piano. This makes it easier for parents to choose what activity their children will pursue, making it a safer bet as the child’s motivation comes from within.

One of the advantages of extracurricular activities is that it creates commitment in your little one. Extracurricular activities help focus on the interests of children and strengthen trust.

Structured time. Sociologically we all work better having a path to follow, with goals and objectives to achieve. This helps interacting with other people.

Extracurricular activities that will help develop your child’s skills

At school, your child acquires various social skills, such as knowing how to work in a group. But do you know what some of the extracurricular activities your child could do to improve their skills? Here we detail some:

Artistic activities. Classes where your child will develop their creativity, such as painting, dance …
Sport activities. In this type of complementary activities, your child will learn to be constant and patient, two very important values in our everyday life. To practice some sport activity develops and increases the educational commitment.
Formal activities. How could it be to learn a new language? It will help your child learn to communicate with other people, learn about other cultures and other customs.

Help them be more responsible

Extracurricular activities are also a good way to help your children grow up and learn to be responsible for their time and activities beyond the school setting. That is why it is very important that all your material for extracurriculars is correctly marked and organised.

At Stikets you have all kinds of personalised labels for each type of activity. The website is designed so that children can design their own labels so that they can then prepare and mark the material they will need. In this way, they will not confuse you with their classmates and they will be responsible for their things.

There’s a Stikets product for every need! Take a look at our different products:

Basic Pack: Ideal if you are looking for a versatile product to save and mark the school and extracurricular material. With the Basic Pack you have a total of 142 customizable labels for clothes and objects. Never lose a thing again!

Clothing labels: Essential to differentiate equipment or uniforms. The thermo-adhesive labels are perfect to keep track of your clothes. They are applied to the garment with the heat contact of the iron in less than 30 seconds.

Hanging Loops: Perfect for differentiating and hanging jackets from uniforms or uniforms. In Stikets we have personalized tapes with closure and sewing tapes. Whatever your choice, ribbons are the ideal solution to hang your winter clothes on any hanger.

Shoe labels: For sports activities. In order for your child’s shoes to return home, do not forget to mark it. Shoe tags are placed on the inside of the shoe by pressing firmly. Do not worry about sweat or rubbing because shoe labels can stand that and much more. In addition, we have new semicircular designs that form very cool drawings, like the one you can see in the image.

Stickers for objects: they come in different sizes. Ideal for stationery but also sports gear, including swimming accessories as they are waterproof. The adhesive labels are multi-purpose stickers that allow you to have everything organised. They are made of a high strength vinyl material that is dishwasher and microwave resistant.

And so far today’s post, we hope you liked as much as us getting to discover the importance of extracurricular activities and the importance of labeling everything.