Why should parents be excited about their kids mistakes? How do mistakes increase creativity? To answer those question we've got today's post from Jillian Riley. Jillian is the blogger at A Mom With a Lesson Plan, a former early childhood educator and mom of two. ~Alissa Mistakes are the Building [...]Continue Reading
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15 Questions to Spark Creative Thought
We're celebrating tinkering today! Tinkerlab has released a fantastic book. If you'd like to encourage tinkering, curiosity and creative thinking Rachelle Doorley's Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors (Amazon affiliate) will get your family going. It includes 55 experiments and [...]Continue Reading
Photography Projects for Kids – First Lesson: 5 Photos
Kidtographie = Kid Photography It's no secret that I love photography and the way it's helped me face my fears as a mom head on and seek gratitude even on the craziest of days. Lately I've been trying to find more creative photography projects for my preschooler and I to do together behind the [...]Continue Reading
How to fit art and creativity into your everyday busy life – an interview with The Artful Parent
Does your heart ache when you think about how much you wished you were doing more art with your kids? We want creative families! We want to spark our children's imaginations and watch them discover their capabilities...but how can we do this in our already packed lives? Today I'm delighted to [...]Continue Reading
Creativity in a Kit – Artterro Eco Art Kits
When I was researching Arts and Crafts Kits to write a comparison post this winter, I wanted to find a company that offers arts and crafts kits that older kids will like. I was delighted with what I found at Artterro, and even happier when I received two kits from them. It was nice to find that [...]Continue Reading
How to Make Homemade Books – with EASY Video Tutorial
A colorful pile of blank homemade books! Don't they just speak of creative possibilities? Stories and drawings and hand-drawn comic books! Journals, projects and secret codes! These books are really easy to make (yes, even if you aren't crafty) and now that we have a stack of them we're ready [...]Continue Reading
