It’s National Poetry Month, and I know it can be difficult to take the time to read poetry to kids, especially if you’re not a big fan of poetry yourself. One easy way to get everyone excited about reading poetry is to actually listen to poetry being read well. Have a reading in your house […]
Play with Magnetic Poetry
I’ve been cleaning my office this month, and I recently came across a bottle of magentic poetry words I’d kind of forgotten I had. Do you have some of these? They’re actually a lot of fun. If you’re somehow unfamiliar with the concept, it’s a collection of random words on magnets. You grab some and […]
Why It’s Great for Grownups to Try New Things
It’s really good for adults to feel stupid from time to time. Or if not stupid, at least awkward. Painfully out of your depth. So excruciatingly new at something you’re not sure you’ll ever get it or that you even want to now that you’ve tried and it’s so. Hard. The Pain of Trying New […]
5 Creative Things to Do with 5 to 10 Minutes
Last week I tried to convince you of the importance — and ease — of taking little pockets of time to create for yourself. But if you’ve been out of the creativity game for a while, you might be wondering what you can do with a short span of time that you’ll feel good about. […]