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Creativity Boost: Honor the Transition

Sarah White September 26, 2016 Creativity Boosts / Life0 Comments

I spent the last five days at a writing and meditation retreat in Santa Fe, which was amazing and wonderful and inspiring and tiring. I spent most of yesterday trying to get home after storms in Dallas messed up air travel for the whole center of the country and beyond, …

Creativity Boost: Do Something Scary

Sarah White September 19, 2016 Creativity Boosts0 Comments

Last week I shared my first creativity boost/challenge in a while, complete with a Facebook Live video (which you can see at the end of that post if you want to). It was all about giving things up to give yourself time and space to be more creative. How it …

The Sky’s the Limit When You Play with Up! Ebook

Sarah White September 16, 2016 Kids / Play0 Comments

Kids seem to be naturally drawn to blocks, building towers out of anything handy that can stack. Whether you’re a parent or a teacher, there are tons of ways to transform your block area into a place full of learning opportunities for science, math, reading and more. The Up! ebook is chock-full …

Creatively Crafty Link Party Week 32

Sarah White September 15, 2016 Creatively Craft Link Party0 Comments

I feel like I’m finally getting back into the swing of things from the summer and the birthday and everything (only to be going out of town next week, so we’ll see if I can hang on to this good feeling). Still not a lot of crafting, but I have …

Remember Anna Dewdney with Llama Llama Activities

Sarah White September 14, 2016 Creating with Kids / reading0 Comments

I was so sad to hear that Anna Dewdney, author of the Llama, Llama series of books for preschoolers and young children, died earlier this month at age 50 from brain cancer. Her stories have taught so many children about patience, kindness and the power of a mother’s love, and …

Lessons for Writers from Hamilton: An American Musical

Sarah White September 13, 2016 Life2 Comments

I am maybe more than just a little bit obsessed with Hamilton: An American Musical. When I first listened to the cast recording, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I just knew a lot of people loved it, it had won all these awards and I had, …

Creativity Boost: What Can You Give Up?

Sarah White September 12, 2016 Creativity Boosts2 Comments

If you don’t follow me on Instagram or Twitter you might have missed that I spent the weekend at a blogger conference, which is always nice to do because I see old friends and get inspired about what direction I want my blog, and my life, to go. Now that …