Oct

15

The Smell Game

October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[warm-up, creative parenting] Did you play this game as a child? It bears repeating and is a great thing to do with your own kids. It’s non-competitive, free, interactive and instructive, for adults as well as children. Plus, if you bring a creative slant to it, it can be an experience that teaches about the [...]

Oct

9

using our good sense

October 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-quick tip, practice-] A Quick Creative Practice ~simple habits can have profound impacts~ “The smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls, ready to remind us…..” Marcel Proust, French writer. Whether you’re on a high energy creative roll or in a loggy slump, paying attention to your senses always makes good [...]

Oct

1

Cooking up Creativity

October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Cooking is one of the few creative activities that I engage in pretty much everyday. However, I realized recently that somewhere along the line I stopped giving cooking the respect it deserves. I have always enjoyed cooking but I guess my children—over time—with their penchant for the bland and the familiar, ate away at ( [...]