You want your kids to be creative, right? If you don’t, you should. There is a ton of evidence proving the importance of creativity for wellbeing – of children and adults. The future looks particularly bright for creative thinkers, according to almost all the forecasters. The training for that begins with the creative play
As parents and grandparents, we work diligently to keep our children safe and out of danger. What if exposing them to a bit of danger was, in fact, the best way to ensure their safety? Don’t worry. I’m not suggesting we get our five-year-olds to skydive. However, allowing kids a bit of risk-taking can
You’ve probably already heard that encouraging our kids to be creative thinkers is a must to help them cope with our fast-changing, technology-driven world. There is evidence all around us of human jobs becoming obsolete as technology takes over and changes our very way of living. Creative thinkers will have the edge over others
CRAFT A STORYTELLING GAME – HOW A SHARK SAVED A PRINCESS It all began with a princess who wanted to be a pirate. Lovely Lilly, as she was called, yearned for adventure upon the open ocean. So, she set about making a mighty pirate ship to carry her on the high seas.
There are a lot of conflicting feelings among grandparents when it comes to giving gifts to their grandchildren. Some rejoice in the fact that (not burdened with their financial support as they were as parents), they have the money and freedom to go a little overboard. Others feel self-conscious that their budget doesn’t allow
What makes us mean? I believe that every hateful act stems from a foundation of fear. It could be fear of feeling powerless or inferior. Fear of change. Or even fear of something different that we don’t understand. As adults, we need to conquer those fears in order to achieve inner peace and then,
I’m not talking about the famous Michael J Fox movie about time travel. It’s about embracing the new while still holding onto things from the past that enrich our lives. We’ve all heard, and sometimes contributed to, the moaning and groaning about how too much screen time is damaging children’s minds. How our jobs
Do you remember learning something at school and wondering how it would ever serve you in adult life? For me it was algebra. I could understand the necessity of learning to add, subtract, multiply and divide, but I couldn’t imagine a life that would require me knowing algebra. And looking back, I haven’t used
Children are natural creators, inventors, explorers and artists. They do these things automatically and with confidence. Somewhere along the line, they receive messages that make them lose that confidence and this can destroy their desire to continue creating. This can be disastrous for the world and for them. There are a few mistakes
. Nature paints us the prettiest pictures day after day. So why is it artists feel compelled to create their own impressions, using nature as inspiration? Surely, no one can imagine they can improve on the divine art forms that nature provides. Yet, since caveman times, we have been inspired to record our stories
