Creative Cooking
While the art world may dominate a large corner of the creativity market, creative activities can be found in just about any aspect of life. And the kitchen is a great example of this.  A couple days ago my daughter…
Category Problem Solving
The Creativity Crisis
Newsweek just published a must-read article, The Creativity Crisis, co-written by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (both well-known for their best seller, Nurture Shock). In the article, the authors make a great argument for infusing childhood experiences and school curricula…
Think!
A Program Designed to Encourage Kids to Think Outside the Box I discovered a really great website that’s full of innovation-generating ideas for kids (but they would be SO much fun for adults, too):  Think! As I read the mind-stretching…
Playdough Tools
If you have a batch of playdough and could use some ideas for how to play with it, we’re going to dig into that today! If you don’t have any playdough, and want to know how to make playdough, click…
Exploring Glue
Who doesn’t love playing with glue?  I have a strong memory of covering both my hands in glue with my best friend at summer camp, and then seeing the look of horror on our counselor’s face when we mischievously started…
Creativity in the Garden
Spring is here (!!!), and for us that means it’s time play outside and start a garden. Children learn through play, and for them “play” is “work.”  So this is a great opportunity to let them “play” while learning about…