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• Dream up New Furnitures and Toys

  

  Photo: de zeen magazine Imagine a chair where you can insert your own drawings? Or a chair that just like a flower grows? Why not inspire your kids to dream up... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Digging Deeper – Biomimicry and Philiosophy

  It is deceptively easy to think that biomimicry is simply an approach where the only purpose is to invent and design new things. An approach to creating things... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Looking for “Talking” Trees an Exciting Way to Walk Through the Woods

  

  "These trees are friends," he said, craning his neck to look at the leafless crowns, black against a gray sky. "You see how the thick branches point away from... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Daffodils Dancing in the Wind – Biomimicry for Young Children

  

  Flickr psyberartist The poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" or Daffodils was composed in 1804, two years after Wordsworth saw the flowers while walking by... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• The Genius Factor: How to Capture and Invisible Cat

  

  Can you teach a caterpillar maths? Or turn a super-sized cat invisible? Meet the 6th-grade genius and inventor Nate Bannister who every Friday the 13th does... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Animal Architects: Amazing Animals Who Build Their Homes

  

  Animals are the most fantastic architects and chimpanzee nests and beaver dams are intricate structures. This original exploration of animals and their homes... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Book to Spark the Invention Bug in Young Children – My Crazy Inventions...

  

  A dog umbrella. A car wash for people. Or a device where you can charge your phone using a hamster. If given a chance, children can come up if the most... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Hyacinth Macaw – Art and Science

  

  Blue Hyacinth Macaw is a stunningly beautiful parrot. We made a craft were we combined acrylic paint, with real hyacinths, muscari flowers, leaves, and twigs.... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Design a Helmet Inspired by Ladybirds

  

  Imagine that you have wings like a ladybird. What would you do? Ladybirds are delightful to have around and we always close our eyes and make a wish when a... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Cool Chocolate Challenge

  

  Chocolate Bunnies provided inspiration for this challenge. Easter is after all chocolate time. Chocolate Easter eggs are an old tradition and the first eggs wer... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Talk About It – Creativity and Children

  

  "That's so beautiful! What a great drawing!" Try to replace generic praise with more specific observations about the ideas and work. Try to say thing like "The... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pussy Willow Madness – Art, Poem and Science

  

  What way does the willow grow where you live? There are some special willows that grow in the Arctic. The branches help to protect the plants from the cold wind... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Cultivating a Growth Mindset – ClassDojo

  Are you not smart enough to solve it? Or have you simply not solved it yet? Meet ClassDojo who helps children in an engaging way to discover their own inner... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Rosie Revere, Engineer – Snake Repelling Cheese Hat

  

  "The only true failure can come if you quit." -Rosie Revere Eventually failure leads to success is the message in the imaginative and delightful book Rosie... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Inspire Creative Thinking

  

  "Creativity is part of human nature, it can only be untaught." Creativity in schools is not only about teaching children subjects such as art and music. It is... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Inspired by Montessori

  

  "The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth." Maria Montessori Italian educator, Maria Montessori,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Worrying Questions – Winter Bird Observations

  

  Swallows in a snowstorm. Photo © Keith Williams through a Creative Commons license Frost and snow tend to spark lots of questions. How cold are the squirrel's... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Climate Smart Fairy Houses

  

  Nowadays even fairies need to be climate smart. So we built climate smart houses for the fairies that live in our garden. We got inspiration from studying cones... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Fibonacci, Cones and Biomimicry

  

  Pine cones can be a great source of inspiration for craft and art projects. Use goggle eyes to transform a cone into a pet, a monster, or an owl. Wrap the cone... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Hedgehogs and Frozen Soap Bubbles

  

  The unpredictable winter weather is causing all sorts of problems for the hedgehogs in the UK. The wet and rainy weather in December has been followed by some... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 FAMILY, SCHOOLING