50 Ways for kids to stay creative

With all the technology around its good to encourage our kids to actually BE creative.

My son has a tablet and an Xbox, which I know people would frown on that but I try and keep a good balance when it comes to technology and creativity.

Being creative myself it does make it a bit easier to do things with him that he find exciting and fun that aren't technology based and I don't find it a hassle because I'm always doing something creative he can join in on.

Currently I have a wall in my lounge that I painted purple. It didn't come out right and doesn't match the rest of my lounge (it was a spontaneous colour purchase), so I'm going to repaint the wall but until then I'm letting him paint a Christmas mural on the wall this holidays, he's planning on painting two pictures a day.

Of course he LOVED the idea because normally he is most certainly not allowed to paint or draw on the lounge wall!

This is how far he's gotten:

Below are list of ideas to get your child's creative juices flowing!

50 Ways for kids to stay CREATIVE

1. Throw a dance party

2. Paint rocks

3. Catch bugs

4. Go on a nature walk

5. Gather sticks and leaves and make something out of them

6. Build a fort

7. Make homemade dough or slime

8. Read and go to the library often

9. come up with a story and draw characters and make a book

10. Unplug, no TV, cell phone or tablet

11. Try a new hobby

12. Start a diary

13. Learn a new musical instrument

14. Make something out of a cardboard box

15. Try a new food or cuisine

16. Visit a museum

17. Help someone in need

18. Set up a stand and sell something you made

19. Create a club with your friends

20. Stand up for a cause you love

21. Make something from clay

22. Draw something new

23. Paint

24. Draw a self portrait using a mirror

25. Eat breakfast for dinner

26. Do a science experiment

27. Make a sock toy

28. Play a board game

29. Learn a new sport

30. Make up a song

31. Make a list of all the things you want to do oneday

32. Think of an idea each day and write it down

33. Create an oil pastel painting

34. Stretch your body and run as fast as you can

35. Take something apart and figure out if you can put it back together

36. make a sculpture

37. Build a puzzle

38. Play dress up

39. Put on a play

40. Interview someone you look up to

41. Be still and silent for 5 minutes

42. Design something cool out of recycled items

43. Plant a garden

44. Create a special place just for reading and daydreaming

45. Learn how to bake something

46. Make something out of paper mache

47. Make a fairy garden

48. Create a windowsill vegetable garden

49. Do some "architectural design" with lego

50. Carry around a doodle or sketchbook

Got any ideas to add? Comment below and I'll add it to the list.

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