“Daddy, do you know how to make a paper airplane?” My daughter’s question sparked an hour of trial and error test flights that culminated in our design for a plane…
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I keep noticing these forget-me-not moments of everyday creativity when engaging in play with my boys, the types of things that I never really thought about until I began writing…
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I saw this video doing the rounds on Facebook a few months ago. I’ve since passed it along to some of my colleagues, but I think it’s worthy of a…
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First let’s go in the opposite direction. I’ve always been haunted by Samuel Beckett’s line from Godot, “Habit is a great deadener.” Most of us lead very structured lives. 9-5.…
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I first heard about the concept of ‘Micro Moments’ from Susan Keller-Mathers, at the International Center for Studies in Creativity, she was referring to the brief moments of creativity that…
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It’s another New Year and time to make some New Years Resolutions! So how might we better cultivate creativity at home? I’m honestly not sure at how to best approach…
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Santa… Claus… is coming to town! And this means lots of Christmas shopping for parents. My boys haven’t got to the age where they can identify a list of wants…
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“Dear Mr. Fantasy…. ….play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything take us out of this gloom…” -Traffic. We’re all creatures of habit. And…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I absolutely love the Holidays and consider it my duty to make it a magical experience for my boys. Merging family traditions…
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Ok, as a digital media practitioner, I hate, love, and most importantly envy all the extremely simple, basic, homemade videos of talking toys, trains, and Legos that are shared on…