by Nicky Tillyer | Jan 2012 | colouring, Creativity
So I’ve told you how much I dislike colouring books, but what do you do instead? We don’t want to put children off with a blank page ~ some children just need that extra inspiration. I’m not completely against colouring books per se. Only the...
by Nicky Tillyer | Nov 2011 | Creativity
As we approach gift giving season, I implore you not to accidentally fall victim to the colouring book syndrome. What is wrong with colouring books? I mean many of them contain your child’s favourite characters and some great looking scenes just waiting to have...
by Nicky Tillyer | Nov 2011 | Creativity, thinking
A fabulous new project called the “New Thinking” was launched on November 4. Whilst it is a commercial venture between Hyundai & MSN lets not begrudge them the Described as a …”ground-breaking interactive digital content experience where...
by Nicky Tillyer | Nov 2011 | Creativity, parenting
Researchers at the University of Stirling (UK) have revealed that parents who joke around and pretend with their children are helping them learn ‘out of the box thinking’ that develops important life skills. “Pretending helps children learn about the...
by Nicky Tillyer | Jul 2011 | Creativity, painting
I will always remember the day my 2 year old wanted to do some painting. Being a ‘good’ mother I had many different art materials on hand and dutifully set up the easel, papered it, smocked him up, collected the muffin tin we were using as a paint tray,...
by Nicky Tillyer | Jun 2011 | Creativity, thinking
So we have discussed how easy it is to start being more creative…simply ask more ‘why’ and ‘why not’ questions…that is a great place to start. But why should you, I mean why all that extra effort and energy? Alvin Toffler (American...
