Enhancing Creativity in Your Child by Blogging What is creativity?Can it be learnt?Is it a special talent that you are born with?Do only some people have it or is it present in everyone? We can think of creativity as the ability to make something unexpected out of something ordinary.It can be expressed through art:Drawing a new and unexpected perspective of an ordinary scene;through words:Writing a story with an unusual ending;or through crafts:Using common materials to make extraordinary objects. Young children are almost always creative.Every experience is new to them. As a result,they find it easy to come up with an uncommon use for ordinary objects or to interpret a normal occurrence in a new way.Their imaginations enable them to explore new ways of thinking.A cardboard box becomes a doll-house,a boat,a car or a portal to another world. Creativity is a precious attribute,but sadly,it often diminishes as the child gets older,especially once they start school. In school,your child learns that only correct answers matter.The problem is that the correct answers are usually answers which come from text books or from memorizing what the teacher tells them.Answers that they come up with on their own are usually not good enough.The result of this is a natural reduction of original thought and a stifling of your child's inborn curiosity. You can counter that by starting a blog together with your child.Blogging can enhance your child's creativity in many ways. Page Design In designing the pages of your blog,your child will be able to express his individuality in his choice of colors,graphics,backgrounds and fonts. He can experiment freely with no fear of disappointing his teachers, family or friends.No need to worry about the right way and the wrong way to present his ideas.He will think in terms of what works and what doesn't. In addition,he will feel good about himself when people give him positive feedback about the appearance of his blog. Individual Expression
Enhancing Creativity in Your Child by Blogging What is creativity? Can it be learnt? Is it a special talent that you are born with? Do only some people have it or is it present in everyone? We can think of creativity as the ability to make something unexpected out of something ordinary. It can be expressed through art: Drawing a new and unexpected perspective of an ordinary scene; through words: Writing a story with an unusual ending; or through crafts: Using common materials to make extraordinary objects. Young children are almost always creative. Every experience is new to them. As a result, they find it easy to come up with an uncommon use for ordinary objects or to interpret a normal occurrence in a new way. Their imaginations enable them to explore new ways of thinking. A cardboard box becomes a doll-house, a boat, a car or a portal to another world. Creativity is a precious attribute, but sadly, it often diminishes as the child gets older, especially once they start school. In school, your child learns that only correct answers matter. The problem is that the correct answers are usually answers which come from text books or from memorizing what the teacher tells them. Answers that they come up with on their own are usually not good enough. The result of this is a natural reduction of original thought and a stifling of your child’s inborn curiosity. You can counter that by starting a blog together with your child. Blogging can enhance your child’s creativity in many ways. Page Design In designing the pages of your blog, your child will be able to express his individuality in his choice of colors, graphics, backgrounds and fonts. He can experiment freely with no fear of disappointing his teachers, family or friends. No need to worry about the right way and the wrong way to present his ideas. He will think in terms of what works and what doesn’t. In addition, he will feel good about himself when people give him positive feedback about the appearance of his blog. Individual Expression
Young children love drawing,coloring and making things.Imagine how enthusiastic and pleased they will be to see their hard work prominently displayed in their very own blog.Drawings can be scanned and displayed. Craftwork can be photographed and inserted into the blog.As your child grows,it is fascinating to see how her work improves and flourishes over time.Having her work displayed for all to see is strong encouragement for her to work harder. Increasing Self-Confidence When other people especially strangers who don't even know him admire his work,your child will feel a boost of confidence that is invaluable.He will know that his work has worth;that there are others who appreciate his original ideas.This will lead him to explore his concepts further,thus increasing his creativity. Connecting To Others Being creative can also apply to relationships,to how well we communicate with others.As your child explores his ideas through his blog,other bloggers who share the same interests may comment on his blog.He may visit their blogs to see how they handle the topic.In this way,he can form new friendships with all kinds of people:People from other countries, people of different ages or kids with different perspectives of the same interest.His communication skills will improve effortlessly. Creativity should be cherished and carefully nurtured.There is no better way than to do this than through a blog. You are so creative. Don't deny it.Whether or not you consider yourself a creative type,the truth is that you are constantly creating ideas. Mindfulness invites you to be aware of this constantly flowing river,and offers an opportunity to choose to sit beside it instead of swimming in it.By watching the ideas from that calm riverbank,you can more clearly see the ones that float to the top and sparkle in the sun. But mindfulness is more than just mind watching mind.When we are engaged in the process of creating-whether that's words,numbers,music,art, or movement-without getting swept up in the concept of where it might be leading,that is a very pure form of mindfulness
Young children love drawing, coloring and making things. Imagine how enthusiastic and pleased they will be to see their hard work prominently displayed in their very own blog. Drawings can be scanned and displayed. Craftwork can be photographed and inserted into the blog. As your child grows, it is fascinating to see how her work improves and flourishes over time. Having her work displayed for all to see is strong encouragement for her to work harder. Increasing Self-Confidence When other people – especially strangers who don’t even know him – admire his work, your child will feel a boost of confidence that is invaluable. He will know that his work has worth; that there are others who appreciate his original ideas. This will lead him to explore his concepts further, thus increasing his creativity. Connecting To Others Being creative can also apply to relationships, to how well we communicate with others. As your child explores his ideas through his blog, other bloggers who share the same interests may comment on his blog. He may visit their blogs to see how they handle the topic. In this way, he can form new friendships with all kinds of people: People from other countries, people of different ages or kids with different perspectives of the same interest. His communication skills will improve effortlessly. Creativity should be cherished and carefully nurtured. There is no better way than to do this than through a blog. You are so creative. Don’t deny it. Whether or not you consider yourself a creative type, the truth is that you are constantly creating ideas. Mindfulness invites you to be aware of this constantly flowing river, and offers an opportunity to choose to sit beside it instead of swimming in it. By watching the ideas from that calm riverbank, you can more clearly see the ones that float to the top and sparkle in the sun. But mindfulness is more than just mind watching mind. When we are engaged in the process of creating — whether that’s words, numbers, music, art, or movement–without getting swept up in the concept of where it might be leading, that is a very pure form of mindfulness
If creativity is mindfulness in action,the little push that gets things moving is the thrill of discovery.As humans,we are fascinated by novelty, and we are pulled by our joy of seeing something in a new light. Mindfulness allows us to approach the world with childlike wonder,to play with new concepts,and to see things from a shifted perspective.You can't always engage in new activities,but through mindfulness,you can look at the same-old same-old with fresh eyes. The Wow of Wonder is what stimulates us to be creative.Without it,we are likely to come down with our culture's most prevalent malady -mindlessness.Mindlessness causes us to move through life without really connecting to any of it.It's living on auto-pilot.It's living without wonder -or fun. Here's a helpful reminder:fun is good.We don't have to make mindfulness HARD.There is nothing hard about it.We were incredibly mindful and creative as children,and guess what?We had a lot more fun then,too! The things that captivated you as a child were objects and ideas that triggered your sense of wonder.You noticed something new,and jumped right into the Wow of Wonder.And there were plenty of things that elicited that response every single day. A bug you'd never seen.A card trick.Something under a microscope.A new musical instrument.A dance move.A song.An animal.A poem.A historical fact.A new flavor of candy. Mindfulness is a catalyst for wonder.You notice something.An idea is sparked.A distinction is made.A perspective shifts.There is a fullness in that moment,ripe with possibilities but unburdened by expectations. The Wow of Wonder is what allows us to transcend what we "know"and float in that river of ideas without sinking under the weight of evaluation. In our most mindful moments,it is wonder that saves us from overthinking and keeps things light. There's no need to work at making mindfulness a part of your life.It's already there,and you can glimpse it in all of your favorite memories. Being right there in the moment,full of wonder,and playing with discovery-this is you being a creative person! Pay attention to your moments of fun,and you'1l see that there's a hefty dose of mindfulness in there.You are smiling.You are fully present.You are creating ideas and responses.You feel alive
If creativity is mindfulness in action, the little push that gets things moving is the thrill of discovery. As humans, we are fascinated by novelty, and we are pulled by our joy of seeing something in a new light. Mindfulness allows us to approach the world with childlike wonder, to play with new concepts, and to see things from a shifted perspective. You can’t always engage in new activities, but through mindfulness, you can look at the same-old same-old with fresh eyes. The Wow of Wonder is what stimulates us to be creative. Without it, we are likely to come down with our culture’s most prevalent malady–mindlessness. Mindlessness causes us to move through life without really connecting to any of it. It’s living on auto-pilot. It’s living without wonder — or fun. Here’s a helpful reminder: fun is good. We don’t have to make mindfulness HARD. There is nothing hard about it. We were incredibly mindful and creative as children, and guess what? We had a lot more fun then, too! The things that captivated you as a child were objects and ideas that triggered your sense of wonder. You noticed something new, and jumped right into the Wow of Wonder. And there were plenty of things that elicited that response every single day. A bug you’d never seen. A card trick. Something under a microscope. A new musical instrument. A dance move. A song. An animal. A poem. A historical fact. A new flavor of candy. Mindfulness is a catalyst for wonder. You notice something. An idea is sparked. A distinction is made. A perspective shifts. There is a fullness in that moment, ripe with possibilities but unburdened by expectations. The Wow of Wonder is what allows us to transcend what we “know” and float in that river of ideas without sinking under the weight of evaluation. In our most mindful moments, it is wonder that saves us from overthinking and keeps things light. There’s no need to work at making mindfulness a part of your life. It’s already there, and you can glimpse it in all of your favorite memories. Being right there in the moment, full of wonder, and playing with discovery–this is you being a creative person! Pay attention to your moments of fun, and you’ll see that there’s a hefty dose of mindfulness in there. You are smiling. You are fully present. You are creating ideas and responses. You feel alive
Becoming mindful is simply getting reconnected to wonder about the world and your place in it.Look for the Wow of Wonder,and you'1l find yourself immersed in mindfulness. Isn't it wonderful?
Becoming mindful is simply getting reconnected to wonder about the world and your place in it. Look for the Wow of Wonder, and you’ll find yourself immersed in mindfulness. Isn’t it wonderful?
