curiosity

There is an Aboriginal tribe in Western Australia – they don’t celebrate birthdays chronologically – but only celebrate if a person has truly learned something. What if you didn’t celebrate…

As it’s spring I thought it would be the perfect time to revisit one of my favorite articles and share some tips for raising wild butterflies. This experience was a…

Creativity is about Making Connections – Steve Jobs I need more input Stefanie! Who remembers this line from an eighties movie classic? Short Circuit was one of my favorite movies…

Lets be honest – one of the best things about being a parent is having an excuse to watch kiddy movies. This weekend we re-watched The Croods, for the zillionth…

There are many cool things that parents can do with their children using smartphones – one of them is Phoneography – the capturing and editing of photos with a phone.…

One morning I was asked to name the one skill or characteristic that I would want my students to master upon graduation. I remember wanting to come up with something…

Steve Jobs said creativity is all about making connections*. It’s also a creativity skill that was identified by Professor E. Paul Torrance, but in order to make connections children must…

There are few things more exciting than exposing your child to the wonders of nature – it’s magic, and is guaranteed to ignite curiosity in ways almost unobtainable elsewhere. This…

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…

We’re are all born with natural characteristics that allow us to think creatively, unfortunately many of these characteristics diminish as we grow older and interact with society. There’s a hot…