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The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections

The wonderful SouleMama's new book is just the inspiration we are looking for to help us bring a spirit of creativity into our homes. This book is a hopeful guide, whether you think you are already inclined to be creative or perhaps a bit more skeptical. There are lots of activity books out there, but we've not seen another one that starts out with a powerful link between gratitude and creativity. And there may be nothing we wish to cultivate in our little ones quite so much as gratitude. We were sold. After showing you how to learn from your kids (rather than thinking that you need to teach them how to do x, y or z), Amanda glides through sections arranged like rituals themselves -- gathering, playing, living, connecting. She reflects on the art produced by preschoolers with a digital camera. She tells you how to make a joy jar (a lock for next year's Mother Day gift for a grandma -- thank you!). She makes it sound eminently possible to introduce your children to embroidery and knitting, and she backs it up with photos of her own children doing the work. No band-aids in sight. This is serious, soaring stuff. And it also looks fun and delightful for all. And striking in its simple richness of style and approach. Savvy, we say.

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