{"id":1327,"date":"2010-08-18T19:28:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T03:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:18","slug":"easy-ways-to-encourage-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/easy-ways-to-encourage-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Ways to Encourage Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/18\/easy-ways-to-encourage-creativity\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2F18%2Feasy-ways-to-encourage-creativity%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Children naturally want to be creative.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s one of their most amazing desires, because it also benefits them in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>In my latest article for <em><strong>Small World Toys<\/strong><\/em>, I wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cImagination is the highest kite one can fly,\u201d actress Lauren Bacall  once said. Most children have an active imagination, and have no qualms  about expressing themselves creatively.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, as they grow older, we often unconsciously squelch it  from them, or fail to encourage imaginative thinking. Instead of letting  kids dream about the possibilities in life, we tell them not to get  their hopes up, or to be realistic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>So what&#8217;s the solution?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are lots of inspiring ways to foster your child&#8217;s creativity and help him think outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>Read my full article for more: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.smallworldtoys.com\/index.php\/bloggers\/raise-a-creative-genius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raise a Creative Genius<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children naturally want to be creative. And it&#8217;s one of their most amazing desires, because it also benefits them in many ways. 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