Design & Innovation Skills

Design Thinking Challenge for Kids

Design is our future. Have you heard that phrase before? People are writing books about it, TED is talking about it, and innovation consultancy IDEO is banking on it. Design helps innovators dream big, while dreaming big on something that people really need.

So why should you care? Because our kids are our future, just like design, and if they’re better prepared for the modern world, the modern world will get better.

5 Construction Challenges for Kids With BIG Ideas

A construction based challenge can be an excellent project for encouraging children to think creatively, to solve problems and to express their own ideas using a range of practical materials.

7 Skills Kids Learn by Cooking

Do you remember helping your parents bake cookies or make dinner as a child? Did you realize you were learning skills such as how to count, measure and read recipes?

Cooking activities for kids can help them develop confidence and skills naturally in the kitchen. Cooking together also can help your family commit to healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

How to Improve Communication Skills by Cooking With Kids!

When it comes to children in the kitchen, we are encouraged to invite them in and get them involved in order to expose them to fresh, healthy food and interesting ways of cooking it. The goal being to establish healthy eating habits and develop their language skills.

Lessons for Food Literacy and Hands-On Cooking With Kids!

Food Literacy Centre, a nonprofit focused on preventative health, provides free education lessons and kid-friendly recipes for you and your family during this challenging time.

Can Colouring be Online Too?

ScrapColoring is an online colouring site with an innovative concept. Forget about printable colouring pages: ScrapColoring's colorful and customizable patterns give a very rich variety of choices for kids to develop their artistic sense, and provide them with hours of fun and creativity.

8 Easy Dr. Seuss Crafts & Activities

We just cannot get enough of Dr. Seuss! His classic books are so enjoyable to read to kids and kids just love all the silliness!

Each one of these crafts is simple so you can make it with your children. They also come with a free printable template so there’s no worry about drawing the characters freehand.

Importance Of Art And Craft In Children’s Development

Children who are still developing, need to do art and crafts to ensure their brains develop. Through this, children can express themselves in different and imaginative ways. Engaging a child in creative activities helps them to develop in different ways which have been outlined in the article.

Teach Design Thinking to Your Kids

Use these activities to bring out your child's creative confidence, ability to experiment, and to get from problems to solutions -- in empathetic ways.

3D Printing with Kids: What You Need To Know

So you want to get into 3D printing? Or you already started and are eager to share your new hobby with your children? Perfect! But there are some things you should consider before you start.

5 Ways to Encourage Kids to Grow Up To Be Innovators

This article explains 5 simple ways to encourage innovative thinking in kids.

Best Tools To Prepare Kids For A Career In Graphic Design

This article will give you a variety of resources to help you introduce graphic design to kids. It will also discuss some of the graphic design software you can try and some other additional web resources you can access, including any online courses, if your child wants to learn more.

Design Thinking and Innovation in the Early Childhood Classroom

It is possible to build design thinking around those things that the kids have an interest in and incorporate the curriculum into the overall mode of thinking. This is how you can achieve this.