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e encouragement of it is what brings it alive everybody has creating in their body they must be encouraged to find it and share it karla altrogge cruz yes you are born with creativity sometimes life s pressures pushes it deep down into the sandbank of our minds if given the right tools or sunlight it can be cultivated in formed into something far beyond your imagination watch it come to surface it will grow to the height of the biggest tower if given proper attention and the water flow is consistent if you sit still long enough your mind will outline your thoughts like the lines on an etch sketch dream in color and do it out loud as i say your creativity relatively may be different from mine it is all well to walk close to the edge and not to look over is simply unheard of nicole m stevenson author regardless of where you get it if creativity is stifled or squelched so does happiness we must find our creative outlet or as some refer to it passion and continue to nurture and grow it so that our souls are filled with true joy that creative outlet whatever it may be for each person is the path to our heart s joy that happiness is like a wake of creativity that ripples outward and can and will impact others in it s path conni mulligan i would say both are possible people can have natural innate creative talents this we understand more than the other in my opinion my mother always felt that she didn t have the aptitude for any artistic non musical talents as a teacher to gifted students she wanted to be able to help her students use different mediums to express their creativity by taking sculpting drawing etc classes she realized that through technique she could learn to bring her creative ideas into fruition susan shedenhelm blake humans are creative beings we make we improve and we solve we are born with few instincts compare to other animals but our brains are tremendously capable it has billions of neurons forming complex networks if networks aren t used they go out but new networks are created all the time regardless of age we are able to learn and create throughout our lives the capacity to be creative is in us all stacy mcanulty creativity is given and received cultivating open circuits is a life time endeavor talents and technique have to be practiced and tweaked jeanne poland i think the answer is both everyone is born with creativity and curiosity kids are much more free to express their creativity in art writing music etc the older they get the more creativity has to be cultivated to keep going and to continue to be important it s so easy to get discouraged if something you create doesn t turn out how you hoped or even worse a friend teacher family member or classmate doesn t like it or makes fun of it to continue being creative you need to nurture your art and keep growing learning to get to the next level to continue to be creative you have to realize that you will get better if you keep at it your art may never turn out the way you imagine it will but if you keep making art it will get better and might turn out even more amazing than what you hoped it would be stephanie ruble both if you don t exercise it like any other muscle creativity will atrophy i think we all start out as creative watch any kindergarten class and you ll see that but it s often squelched marissa moss some people are born as a vehicle of creative energy and words or images pass through them to be shared with the world the root word create means anyone is capable of creating however the ivity suffix signals activity which requires you to actively allow your creations to flow outward as an author i do feel like words and ideas come to me in dreams while i m driving or flying but as an artist i feel like i have a vision and have to actively work to create it into a piece of art if i had a dollar for every time someone told me they had a great kid s book idea only a select few of us put pen to paper persist and have patience and perseverance to get published www susankatzbooks com susan katz i think we all have creativity we need inspiring questions experiences and models sally isaacs posted by tj shay at 5 57 pm 1 comments sunday july 2 2017 international dot day links to share 2017 introduction international dot day started in a few classrooms in 2009 and has grown into a worldwide celebration it s a celebration of creativity that can start small like butcher paper and markers or whole school dot making in a variety of ways the big idea is taking time out to be celebrate creativity i am constantly sharing links on twitter and facebook to encourage more classes to participate adults are welcome to find me at the above social media sites countries in orange have participants map as of july 2 discovery education in the home of dot day last year peter h reynolds visited the school where dot day began and discovery education was there to capture it all you can see an archive video here kidlittv peter h reynolds appeared on kidlittv s ready set draw peter h reynolds appeared on storymakers with rocco staino of kidlittv i also write a column for kidlittv to keep creativity going all year find links to the articles here official page the official page and sign up are available at thedotclub org there is a yearly signup please consider signing up and sharing the day with friends and colleagues dot day posters free including in different languages celebridots the celebridot site http www celebridots com was inspired by sharon creech who sent me a dot on dot day 2011 i was so inspired by seeing what one of my favorite authors made for a dot i asked others and this gallery is available to inspire kids to be creative if you know an author illustrator actor sports personality who is not on the list please invite them to participate directions for submitting are on the site ideas pinterest i have curated many dot day celebrations through pinterest you can find that board here follow the twitter hashtag dotday for the latest ideas and also be sure to tag your sharing connecting with other dotters shannon m miller matthew winner and andy plemmons have created a great google doc for help connecting with other schools on dot day you can find the 2017 document here be sure to connect to shannon matthew and andy because they are awesome andy plemmons plemmonsa matthew winner matthewwinner shannon mcclintock miller shannonmmiller dot day products available from the blue bunny books and toys dot central posted by tj shay at 8 29 pm 0 comments wednesday november 30 2016 my favorite books from 2016 i am often asked for book suggestions so i am making my suggestions here these were some of the favorite books i read in 2016 they may not all be from this year but that s when i read them some of these were from friends and some were given to my by publishers however that does not impact my recommendation if i don t love a book i don t talk about it these are my very favorite from this year and will undoubtedly grow as i realize i forgot to include some books so check back updated december 11 picture books ida always by caron levis and illustrated by charles santoro my friend samantha told me to buy this book and she was so so so right beautiful illustrations and a very sweet and sad story drum dream girl by margarita engle and illustrated by rafael lopez another recommendation from samantha and a perfect addition to my collection that sticker on the front is not wrong lucy s lovey by betsy devany and illustrated by christopher denise ok it s true christopher denise could illustrate the phone book and i d buy copies but this is a lovely story from betsy that is sure to win over your lovey loving friends shy by deborah freedman deborah freedman has a style i call it amazing this is a sweet gentle book that needs more attention a friend for mole by nancy armo nancy armo is an amazingly kind person so of course her book reflects that i read this to a class and they absolutely loved it it s a very sweet story about finding your way when you re lost monster trucks by anika denise and illustrated by nate wragg how many times do i have to tell you to buy this book it s super fun and the illustrations add to that this is the first book that my kindergarten class cheered read it again read it again after i finished my high school morning book club still mentions this book from reading it last year hello my name is tiger by jennifer goldfinger i picked up this book because i loved the illustration on the cover it s a super new perspective and i loved the inside too birdie s happiest halloween by sujean rim yes of course i love sujean and birdie who doesn t however this is such a fun sweet book that needs many more readers check out all of sujean s books the water princess by susan verde and illustrated by peter h reynolds inspired by georgie badiel peter s illustrations in this book make it worth the price the story is simply told and amazingly powerful it s an important book to shed light on a problem clean water that is found around the world rude cakes by rowboat watkins another recommendation from samantha this one literally made me laugh out loud you re my boo by kate dopirak and illustrated by lesley breen withrow we read this the other day in my morning book club and a girl said that this was the cutest book ever she was right it s sweet hotel bruce by ryan t higgins i love bruce this is awesome and very funny snappsy the alligator did not ask to be in this book by julie falatko and illustrated by tim miller snappsy is quite the character i have a funny story about the first time i read this but i ll give you the short version i saw it at ncte in the penguin book last november i literally laughed out loud very funny book before i leave by jessixa bagley i loved boats for papa so i was pretty sure this book would be something i really liked it s totally different but yet teaches a valuable lesson love love love the bear and the piano by david litchfield a recommendation from my friend samantha this book is beautiful and perfect a hat for mrs goldman a story about knitting and love by michelle edwards and g brian karas i loved this gentle and sweet story i think you will love it as well the friend ship by kat yeh and illlustrated by chuck groenink a great story and really beautiful illustrations when i read this to a first grade class one kid said awesome another kid looking very incredulous said way better than awesome toby by hazel mitchell the story of toby a rescue dog and his relationship with his new family a very sweet book playing from the heart by peter h reynolds it is well known that i love peter s books this one is filled with heart and music two great things beautiful by stacy mcanulty and illustrated by joanne lew vriethoff a wonderful book about what beautiful is the fix it man by susan hood and illustrated by arree chung let s be honest just arree s illustration make it worth the purchase but susan s words put it over the top a super fun book 101 reasons why i m not taking a bath by stacy mcanulty and illustrated by joy ang hilarious book i read it to a kindergarten class and they loved every page middle grade and above gertie s leap to greatness by kate beasley i saw this book everywhere online my friends raved so i bought it so good and worthy of the praise heaped on it ghost by jason reynolds i love jason reynolds books pernille ripp told me i had to buy this one so i did i loved it again worthy of all the awards it has and will receive moo a novel by sharon creech there is something so warm and wonderful about the worlds that sharon creech spins out reading her books makes me happy and content she truly is a master storyteller making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood augusta really created a beautiful story with this book you can picture the people and the places just wonderful the thing about leftovers by c c payne nancy paulsen sent me this book and it sat on a pile for a while something about the cover didn t really speak to me lucky for me i picked it up and started reading it one day it s one of my very favorite of all time c c has a unique voice and this was an excellent book to show off her skills i have recommended it to the elementary counselor for people with blended families and also bought a copy for my school check this book out be light like a bird by monika schröder this is what i wrote on goodreads so many great moments in this book it will remind you of a few other books in concept but a unique voice comes shining through that makes you forget the others it s about the power of love and redemption and things not being as they seem see you ve read other books like that however this one will captivate you and you won t want it to end wish by barbara o connor the power of love and hope are woven through this story it s an important book liberty by kirby larson i have to be honest my students and i were lucky enough to be able to help name some characters in this book however i love it independent of that kirby is the queen of historical fiction and this book proves why amazing storytelling maxi s secrets or what you can learn from a dog by lynn plourde i didn t cry at this book you cried at this book ok no really a stray dust storm went through my house ok fine yes it made me cry but it also made my heart swell it totally is worth the tears i loved this so much counting thyme by melanie conklin this book is a love letter to kids with illnesses and the families that surround them love this one has honesty and heart somewhere among by annie donwerth chikamatsu this is an exceptional book that unfolds on so many levels i said on goodreads overcoming obstacles overcoming fears overcoming flawed families it s all here told in verse and a very sweet style you follow the story of a young girl forced to live with a demanding grandmother while waiting for her mother to give birth posted by tj shay at 3 57 pm 3 comments 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