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Tools to capture your creativity…and then set it free
As a writer and homeschooling parent, I think a lot about how to “capture” creativity. How can I tap into a well of creativity and apply it to my writing and teaching? How can I teach it to my kids? Better put, how can I teach them to tap into creativity themselves? And then, once you’ve caught it…what do you do with it? The irony is you’ve gotta turn around and release it. Only then can … Read entire article »
Filed under: Activities
Ideas are like naughty puppies
I was interviewing an education expert yesterday, and he commented on how sometimes you have so many ideas in your head bumping around that when you try to write them down, you can’t do it fast enough and you lose some. That happens to me all the time. Like just yesterday, when I was trying to crank out my grocery list. Milk! Butter! Popcorn! Uh… But he’s totally right. When I’m trying to write creatively, ideas will pop into my head when I least expect it – usually when I can’t write them down. That’s because ideas are like naughty puppies. As a former dog trainer, I get the puppy connection. Here’s a quiz for you: 1. Your puppy runs away. Do you: a) Chase after her, and holler at her to teach her she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fooling Around