Everyone is a story teller – they just need an opportunity to play and create. The Book Tree helped facilitate a story telling and play-based workshop with the wonderful team at Bini Birdies at Alex Education Committee Saturday School.
A New York Times Best Seller and award-winning book, What Do You Do With an Idea? is for anyone who’s ever had a big idea. This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child’s confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens.
Written by Peter H Reynolds (Candlewick) Age 5-9 / Grades 1-4 With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a...
We’ve rounded up 10 of the best books to inspire creative thinking for children. More than ever, we have to educate young people to think for themselves and decide what is right and wrong, what is true and false and what is good for everyone. We also have to teach them how to think ‘out the box’ from the very beginning.
This is an easy home craft for children to make on their own. The joy is in writing and creating your own story. Perfect for age 5 -10 and little supervision needed.
Boost your child’s creative writing skills by following these three tips: get dramatic, write what they know and touch and feel their words.
Encourage your children to transform their ‘mistakes’ into a work of art in our Imaginate art class, inspired by author Barney Saltzberg. Art teacher Gill Haggis shares her fun class on how to make masterpieces out of mistakes. Creative thinking and artistic fun teaches children how to turn setbacks around.
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