Fostering Children's Creativity

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Children's Creativity Articles & Features

Nit Wits #22: Creative Outlets Harnessing Children's Imagination for Positive Social Change
By Ashfaq Ishaq
How can we harness children's imagination and inculcate creativity and empathy for positive social change in the world? Plus interview with the founder of the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF), Ashfaq Ishaq.

The Top Ten Benefits of Play
By Marianne St. Clair
Play is extremely important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of release and connection that can tap the creativity and can allow you the chance to connect with your inner child and the inner child of others.

Children Teach Creativity
By Linda Nowicki
Children have an endless well of creative energy. It shows up in the whimsical lyrics they sing, their imaginative play, and in their innate ability to make something out of anything.

Children's Art & Creativity Websources

International Child Art Foundation (ICAF)
Promoting art and creativity in children. Sponsor of the annual International ChildArt Festival held in Washington, DC.

Creativity Portal Playground Kid's Activities
Dozens of creativity-stimulating art, craft, writing, and creative thinking projects, puzzles, and activities for children and kids at heart.

Teach Creativity
Abigail Connors' "TeachCreativity" site is a collection from her 20 years of teaching, presenting and writing, of music and literacy activities to inspire creativity in young children.

Do Art! Make Stuff
Jacque Wadsworth's Website sharing ideas on art and teaching art, mostly for children's art.

Child Art Galleries
Devoted to the expression of children's art in all forms. Features links to online galleries and exhibits from MOCHA, PaPaINK, and ICAF.

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Creativity Features

Creativity in Motion Lesson Plan: Challenge Station for Grades K-5
Challenge Stations provide fitness fun combined with creativity and collaboration that kids will love.

Interview with International Child Art Foundation's Ashfaq Ishaq
Ashfaq founded ICAF in 1997 “to harness children’s imagination for positive social change” based on the belief that “creativity and empathy are preconditions for a more just, prosperous and nonviolent world.”

Interview with Spills the Imp
Summon Spills when you’re feeling the nit-picky urge to over-edit and obsess, or when the demons of perfectionism rear their ugly heads.

Keeping Kids Active During Cold Weather
It's cold outdoors; your children are spending more time indoors and are less likely to be physically active. Want to get them moving again?

Creative Courage, Ice Skating, and Floppy Red Clown Shoes
What do you think about creative courage and going outside of your own comfort zone?