Bridging the Gap: Creativity Tips and Gifts for the Holidays

How do you support your children's creativity, and make meaning and connections this holiday season? What gifts should you get your children this year that will help nurture their creativity? We have some ideas! In this special holiday episode of the Fueling Creativity podcast, Dr. Cyndi Burnett and Dr. Matthew Worwood share activities and traditions to promote creative thinking as a family during the holidays. Plus, they share lots of affordable gift ideas that promote creative thinking in children of all ages. 

 

“It’s not about the gifts, it’s about those memories that we want to make with our children and our students.” - Dr. Cyndi Burnett

 

What holiday memories would you like to make with your kids or students this year?

 

Low-Cost Creative Gift Ideas for Kids in 2021:

1. Bug box 
2. Foam Tiles 
3. ZOOB Builderz 
4. Magna-Tiles 
5. Outschool classes 
6. Guess Who Game?  Make your own Guess Who Game.

 

Mid-Range Cost Creative Gift Ideas for Kids in 2021: 

1. Boxer robot 
2. Shattered Glass Ceiling Necklace 

 

Higher-End Creative Gift Ideas for Kids in 2021:

• Mindstorms

• Dash and Dot 

• Toybox 3D Printer 

• Telescope 

 

Resources Mentioned:

How to combine two puzzles together.

Tips for Making Holiday Cards on DadsforCreativity.com

Family Game Night Make Your Own Rules Video!

Listen to the episode with Sally Reis

Listen to the episode with Natalie Nixon

Listen to the episode with Scott Barry Kaufman

Listen to the episode with Bryan Alexander 

Listen to the episode with Jonathan Nalder 

 

Please note: After we recorded the episode, a colleague recommended we insert affiliate links to help fund the production of the Fueling Creativity podcast.  Therefore, if you click on the links and make a purchase, you are also helping to support our podcast production!

 

Eager to bring more creativity into your home or classroom? 

Access various creativity resources and tools & listen to more episodes of The Fueling Creativity in Education Podcast by visiting www.CreativityandEducation.com.

 

What to learn more about Design Thinking in Education? 

Do you want to build a sustained culture of innovation and creativity at your school?  Visit WorwoodClassroom.com to learn how Design Thinking can promote teacher creativity and support professional growth in the classroom. 

 

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