Being Creative
- Being Open
- Being Curious
- Being Original
- Being Playful
- Being Optimistic
- Being Mindful
- Being Deliberate
- Being Driven
- Being Courageous
Imagination on Deck
Imagination on Deck is a playing card deck with carefully curated images that can be used for a variety of activities that are designed to develop the core skills of Imagination:
- Flexibility
- Fluency
- Elaboration
- Originality
This deck can be used with players of any age. In workshops, trainings and group collaborations the activities can serve as warm ups for participants who are about to embark on brainstorming as well as a resource for prompting forced connections to take ideas from mild to wild.
In the classroom the activities can be used to introduce creative thinking skills with students of any age. The activities outlined in the free downloadable Imagination on Deck Play Book can be easily integrated into existing lesson plans or could be used to supplement existing curriculum. The element of play associated with these cards allows for deeper learning and extended practice of the creative thinking skills.
The cards can also be customized for a specific language or context by the user. The reverse of each card provides a space for adding words which can also serve as prompts or bring specific vocabulary into play.
Selecting the right deck:
The 10 player deck contains 50 image cards of 2.5X3.5 inches packaged in a rigid playing card box.
The 30 player deck contains 150 image cards of 2.5X3.5 inches packaged in a colorful fabric bag that is custom made and provides a source of income for women in need.
For larger groups of players - we recommend that multiple 30 player decks be used to provide at least 5 cards per player.
Imagination on Deck Play Book
The activities outlined in this book are designed for the Imagination on Deck playing cards.
Teaching for Creativity
A workbook designed for busy educators who want the tools, the worksheets and ideas for how they might introduce creative thinking tools and techniques in the classroom.
This book introduces the principles of divergent and convergent thinking as applied across all the stages of the Creative Problem-solving Process.
Every stage of the Creative Problem-solving process is unpacked to highlight its purpose, the accompanying mindset and tools that can be used to facilitate the objectives of that stage. For every tool several tips are provided for how it may be incorporated into the classroom.
Educators are free to copy worksheets for use in their classrooms.
APP: My Sandwich is a Spaceship: Creative Thinking for Parents with Young Children (ages 2-8)
Find fun, engaging, and purposeful activities for your children, straight on your phone.
This app will show you how to maximize your children’s creative thinking skills in order to change how they approach life, and ensure that they are ready for this rapidly changing world of the 21st century.
- The app will provide you with:Over 100 activities that you can try out with your child indoors, outdoors, and on-the-go adventures!
- Five creative thinking skills you can integrate into your day-to-day life
- Research-backed information to take a deep-dive into the specific skills to help build lessons for homeschooling, learning pods, or preschool classes.
- A pdf or kindle copy of the book, My Sandwich is a Spaceship, to read in full. Do you have the actual book? We hope you do.
This app Is iOS and Android compatible.
What people are saying about the app:
"I love it! Every time the kids tell me they are bored, they pick an activity. It has been so great."
“I'm currently organizing a Kinder Pod for the Fall semester with 3 other families and while we are hiring a caregiver to manage and work with our kids, I want to make sure that non-school activities are both fun and purposeful. This app was very helpful in planning both short and longer term ideas.”