Creative Storytellers is a series of homeschooling curricula for kids ages 5-9 who want to write and illustrate their own story! Each series features 10 lessons and includes video… Read More
Tag: Creativity
Learning By Tinkering
Are you a tinkerer? Tinkering, to most people, implies ‘messing about’ or playing with something: taking physical things apart, or making them, and not always with a set goal in… Read More
Making Time and Space for Free Play in Early Childhood
Take a moment to reflect on what play means to you. What do you remember about playing as a child? What are the spaces that are still vivid in your… Read More
Crayons, Cardboard, and Virtual Reality
Teaching children to be creative is easily done through play. In fact, it is impossible not to be creative once you enter a state of play [1]. Children play intuitively… Read More
Planning Daily Outdoor Play
Did you know that spending only 20 minutes outdoors everyday can have a huge positive impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of children? Daily fresh air can… Read More
Food for Thought
Parents say, “don’t play with your food.” But have you ever considered food as art? Every week, grocery shopping is an essential activity for each family, and there is no… Read More
Growing Pains
JoyCare, a non-profit foundation dedicated to providing affordable childcare for low-income families in Jakarta, Indonesia, journeys through the challenges of expansion and refinement. * * * Sandy Ooi (27), founder… Read More
Three Questions for Linda Liukas, Author/Illustrator of Hello Ruby
Our children live in a world of rapid technological change. While there is skepticism about the value of integrating coding into schools, it is undeniable that technological innovations are revolutionizing our… Read More
Creativity Education in Action: Boston Architectural College Summer Academy Program
On July 30, I visited the Boston Architectural College (BAC) to see the Summer Academy Program for high school students. It was the last day of the program before the… Read More