Entries by Lina

Creating Innovators

Creating Innovators. The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World addresses these questions through in-depth profiles of young innovators and the adults who have made a difference in their lives, as well as vivid descriptions of innovation-driven classrooms and places of work. YES! This is what my intention for this blog is all […]

Books That Inspire

Do yo ever get into a trance like state as you walk through certain stores that inspire you? That’s what happens to me when I walk through a bookstore. Last time there, as I walked down the main aisle, I was captivated by a number of beautiful cover designs that spoke to me… a few […]

Makedo Project 1

The possibilities are really endless with these cardboard connectors! It was also the perfect activity to take to the cottage since there always seem to be boxes around and they come in a small cylinder container making it very easy to transport. V is still too young to cut the boxes and actually poke the […]

Creative Parenting

This Daily Groove is just what I needed to read on this Monday morning. Have to share this one… Creativity involves exploring the unknown. So if you want to *parent* creatively, you need to accept that you often won’t have the comfort of knowing, in advance, *how* it’s all going to work out. In other […]

Make Do – Yes Please!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this product idea.  Let your imagination run wild. I just placed an order taking advantage of the free shipping on til the end of this month. Can’t wait to see what we make with it! [One of my first thoughts is to make a hinged door that Baby E can play […]

8 Ways to Stay Creative

Here’s another – the web designer’s version designed as Desktop Wallpaper. Source #4 and #8 spoke to me the most: Out of curiosity I checked out the company behind this design.  What an amazing looking place to work! 4 day work week, all the perks to make you feel good about where you work which […]

Day Dreaming and Free Play

I’m taking some time this weekend reflecting on how we’ll spend our ‘free’ time in the upcoming weeks and months over winter.  I like the idea of getting V involved in activities like swimming and gymnastics to get her moving but I’m torn because I like the free play that she engages with on her […]