Challenges

Coming up:

June 4 – Flowers (NEXT CHALLENGE)
August 6 -  Milk Jugs or Cartons
October 1 – Dried Beans or Seeds

About the Creative Challenges

Every two months I host a Creative Challenge, with the introduction of a material and the invitation for children to create something from it. The objective of these challenges is to help children learn to trust their own ideas, build creative confidence, and envision new purposes for common objects.

If you’re interested in joining one of the past challenges (see below), you can enter your project at any time. Some of the challenges have link parties that you can add blog posts to, and all of them enable you to upload photos along with your comment. Please keep in mind that pojects should be child-directed, but grown-ups are welcome to join in the fun if the mood strikes!

If you’d like to join one of the upcoming challenges, plan to come back on the posted date (the next challenge is Monday, April 9, 2012) with documentation of your kid/s in action. If you’re a blogger, write a blog post to go live on that date, and you’ll add a link to the my blog on that day.

These materials could be turned into a piece of art, an experiment, an object…the possibilities are endless!

Hope to see you at the next challenge!

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Past Challenges:

Creative Challenge #9: Egg Cartons

Creative Challenge #8: Paper Bags

Creative Challenge #7: Magazines

Creative Challenge #6: Cardboard Box

Creative Challenge #5: Plastic Bottle

Creative Challenge #4: Rubber Bands

Creative Challenge #3: Legos

Creative Challenge #2: Pasta

Creative Challenge #1: Toilet Paper Roll