Children are a box of creativity. Its because the patterns in their minds are still forming and they haven't yet developed the "disability" to look at things from previous experiences. Here are a 3 things I learnt about creativity from my children: 1) There is no specific time for creativity: Aahaan churns out creativity in almost every single bite of his food, that is when he not obsessed with the idiot box. His bread often looks like a boot or an alphabet. His milk are the

As I was scolding my daughter for getting a bad grade in Science, I suddenly stepped back and stopped. My daughter's not big on loosing. It's particularly noticeable in group play. When she is doing an activity where she thinks she might not win, she just drops out of that activity. Its as if when she hears the dark clouds of failing, she winces and she backs off. She won't publicly display a new skill, until she has practiced it and is sure her performance will ooze out per

This is an important message for parents and teachers. Movement and free play is what underlines creativity. It's important to engage with your whole body, whole brain, and whole self. At the age of 3, my son's favorite playtime activity is to play with cars and putting them on top of each other, as if its a sort of garage. This is simply creativity at work. While he understands the concept of a garage, he is also trying to study balance by placing the cars on top of each ot

I have a riddle for you: Everyone has some, but wants more, and some people think they have less than others do. What is it? I’ll give you a hint: Albert Einstein and children have this in common. Okay one more hint: Some people find it in the shower. The answer? CREATIVITY. There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.” — Edward de Bono Creati