Looking at things in a new way can boost creativity!
When it comes to finding tools to help children succeed in life, there’s nothing like perusing through the resources for educators. With all the emphasis on learning in a classroom, sometimes teachers don’t have the luxury of stressing creativity. So it comes back to parents to help boost this much needed skill.
An article for educators listed five areas that I thought really hit on the target on the best ways to boost creativity. Here is a sample:
1. Seize the opportunity
If you see your tween start cooking or drawing, nudge and nurture that creative spark along. You never know where it could take them.
2. Challenge Assumptions
I always think that teaching someone to think critically is really the key to success. It’s not about memorizing facts. But helping kids see things from lots of different angles. Toys like puzzles, word jumbles, Scrabble and even kaleidoscopes help to rearrange ideas.
3. Take Risks
This is a great one and can often be accomplished outdoors. I love seeing tweens playing on jungle gyms or expanding their reach further than they thought they could. Often they take these accomplishments back indoors.
4.Get a New Perspective
Helping see an idea or situation from another perspective can widen one’s own thought process. Many of our mommy bloggers this month have shared how they buy costumes and encourage their kids to put on plays or shows. Stepping into someone else’s shoes is a great way to get a new perspective
5. Think Ambiguously
I like the idea that everything doesn’t have to be set in stone. This idea doesn’t work for concrete skills like math or science but in history and English. Make sure your tween has a well-rounded educational experience.
To read the article in full, visit here. But thinking about these five areas can begin an interesting voyage of creativity!
How do you incorporate creative play in your tween’s life? Please share below.
