Amanda Blake Soule, writer of the popular blog soulemama, has a new book The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections. I frequent her blog from time to time and am often inspired by the projects she creates with her three small children.
The Creative Family is a simple collection of projects, tradition
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In Chapter 2, Gathering Materials, I was most inspired by her tips on art supplies and storage. She provides a comprehensive list of art supplies for children and recommends using good quality supplies with them. As she puts it, "the materials we give our children to create with send them a message about how we value their creative endeavors, their time, and their work". Go for quality over quantity and high-quality doesn't necessarily mean "expensive". Other chapters include topics such as Supporting your Young Artist, Family Traditions, and Everyday Rituals.
I would hesitate to call The Creative Family a project book, rather a book about living creatively in your daily life and creating memories and traditions. It is a simple, well-designed book which is easy to pick up and read.
Sounds like a neat book.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of my mother...she always encouraged me to be creative and made sure we had the tools to be creative...
Oooohhh...this book looks really neat! I don't have kids yet, but I always dream of having an all around artistic family. I'm putting this on my "look for at Borders" list. Thanks Nicole for telling us about it!
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