A rationale for the contribution of crafts to the self-realization of the educable mentally handicapped child may be provided in philosophy, motor and sensory training, and creativity. Crafts contribute toward the child's expanding concepts of reality, truth, and value. Motor and sensory experiences associated with crafts have prime importance in helping the child to think. Creativity as a process and a product has application for the retarded. The important creative product is the development of a unique individual. The project has prime importance as it contributed to the self-realization of the child and secondary importance as a teaching device.
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