5 Benefits of Using DIY Kits

It’s well documented that arts and crafts carry health benefits for both the body and the brain. They reduce stress, improve mood, and help mitigate the symptoms of anxiety and depression. But what if you’ve never done arts and crafts, or what if you want to try an entirely new craft? Craft kits are a great way to get started on a new craft. Here’s why.

 

DIY kits help you learn something new

It’s always good to learn something new. You feel a sense of accomplishment, and learning is good for your brain. There’s evidence that continuing to learn as an adult may improve what scientists call “cognitive reserve,” or the ability of the brain to copy with damage that would otherwise lead to disorders like dementia in old age. Learning helps the brain grow more synapses, yes, even in adults.

Additionally, adults who continue to learn new things throughout life tend to be more confident, more tolerant of taking risks, and happier overall.

DIY kits are great for learning something new, because one box comes packed with everything you need to get started.

You don’t have to worry about missing an ingredient. Also, if the new craft you try just isn’t for you, you won’t have to worry about having a lot of excess supplies lying around, not getting used.

We love our Natural Soap Kit for Beginners for folks wanting to try out cold process soap making for the first time. It comes with all the ingredients you need, plus a digital scale, the soap mold, and some basic safety equipment. All you need from home are bowls for mixing and an immersion blender!

This kit comes in Energizing Orange and in Relaxing Lavender, so you can choose your favorite.

Natural Soap Kit for Beginners in Energizing Orange

 

Using DIY kits reduces stress and increases confidence

Starting a new craft can be challenging and intimidating. What if you don’t have all the ingredients you need? What if you have to spend more than you originally planned? What if you don’t have all the equipment you need?

Knowing that you have all the ingredients to complete the project in one box can help you start your project with more confidence and less worry. You can be confident that your project will be a success, and that you’ll have a wonderful finished product to enjoy!

Plus, with our step-by-step, easy to follow instructions, it’s almost like having an expert guide you through the process.

Our Lavender Whipped Body Butter Kit is a wonderful, simple kit for folks just getting started. It’ll show you the basics of making your own DIY body butter, and you end up with 6 cute jars of skin-loving body butter to keep for yourself or to give as gifts!

Lavender Whipped Body Butter Kit

 

DIY kits might save you money

Sometimes, kits save you money over buying the ingredients for your project separately. 

For an example, our Natural Bath Bomb Kit costs $43.99, while buying the ingredients separately costs $64.39. That’s a savings of more than $20! 

Part of the reason for this is that we’re able to package just the amount you need to complete the project, so you don’t have a bunch of ingredients left over. That means we don’t have to charge as much for the kit!

When you add in the step-by-step instruction sheet, that’s a heck of a deal.

When you’re learning a new craft, there’s always the chance that it might not be for you. So for your first time, you probably don’t want to spend a ton of money. Because of these savings, a kit is going to be perfect, especially if it’s your first experience with a craft.

Natural Bath Bomb Kit

 

DIY kits are easier to buy

Buying 10-20 individual items for a craft project, plus shopping around for them, deciding which ones you need or want, and finding them by browsing a website can all be a big hassle. It’s proven that making a lot of small decisions is work. This is something called “decision fatigue.”

Buying a DIY kit helps eliminate a lot of those decisions. You already have a recipe and everything you need is already there. Just click Add to Cart and you’re done!

As an example, making candles involves a lot of decisions, each of which impacts the quality of your finished product. What kind of wax to use, what wicks to use, what size of container… these are all tough decisions to make, especially for a beginner.

Our Lingonberry Spice Candle Kit already has the fragrance, the wick, the container, and the type of wax all chosen for you, and they’ve been tested to make sure they perform well.

Additionally, all of our kits come packed in their own box, so there’s no chance of split shipments. Did I mention that you get free shipping on kits within the lower 48 states?

Lingonberry Spice Candle Kit

 

Crafts and hobbies might reduce pain

For those of us with stiff joints or chronic pain, doing arts and crafts might help reduce pain. 

Gentle exercising of the joints can help ease stiffness and pain without risking further damage to the joints. This is especially important for folks with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.

But it goes further than that. Because pain involves the mind and the body, a relaxed mind can actually improve blood flow, helping to reduce pain and inflammation in the joints. Better mood can also reduce the impact of pain.

Our Coffee Scrub Kit only requires measuring, pouring, stirring, and scooping, so it’s gentle on the joints while still exercising the joints in your hands. It’s a great project whether you have chronic pain or not.

Coffee Scrub Kit

 

So there you go. Some great reasons to try our DIY kits, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter. We have a wide selection of DIY crafting kits to choose from, so take a look and find something new to try.

 

DIY Crafting Kits