I was talking about about putting creativity back into schools a few weeks ago with an old highschool classmate and she said she agreed because, “otherwise all offices would be boring white boxes.” That’s taking it a bit too literally. Fostering creativity and exposing kids to a good arts education does not only benefit kids [...]
This weekend I am re-telling “The Yellow Submarine” for the Bellacarta Craft Club. It went well and some of the kids were singing along to “Love, love, love…” to help defeat the Blue Meanies! Related Products from Amazon.com:
Last weekend I conducted my first Crafty Tales Workshop as part of the regular offerings of the Bellacarta Craft Club. I am extremely happy — they were a success! I’m particularly proud of the fact that I was able to manage the time well enough to get all the activities I had planned completed at [...]
Cycle 1 of the Crafty Tales Workshop series for the Bellacarta Craft Club is all about Fab Fairytales and Awesome Adventures! No damsels in distress or typical knights in shining armor here. These modern fairytales give boys and girl new kinds of role models to look up to. Related Products from Amazon.com:
So you may be wondering, if I am so critical of the current education system, where then does my own son go to school? I will not name names since I encourage parents to do their own research and background checks into the schools they want their kids to go to and also take a [...]
