Young children possess unlimited potential and are curious about the environment around them. They require the freedom to explore and create in a spacious environment. By engaging in Messy Play activities, children can stimulate their senses and promote growth and brain development. CreativeKid’s art courses, CreativeWawa and CreativeKiddies, offer a monthly Messy Play session. Through …
“My child is already 5 years old and still draws stick figures. Is there something wrong?” “My child does not seem too talented in art. Should we stop wasting time in this area?” “My child scribbles all the time and colours outside of the lines. Should we stop him?” Parents often have questions and doubts …
CreativeKids had the great pleasure of being a case study at Institute of Design Knowledge, sharing our experiences and thoughts on adopting Design Thinking to bring positive change and create new values to varied sectors in Hong Kong. Link to the full interview article and video: http://bit.ly/DTCase8 Want to find out More ? …
[CASE 8] 創意設計教育 以童真感染成人世界 — 激發孩子的建設性創造力 (Institute of Design Knowledge) Read More »
Playful Public Design by Children – The research project culminated in a publication launched on 29 October 2021 at the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Public Design is the conception and realization of new things for all in the space with public access to social activities. Children are an important group of …
Young Architects Program #Critique This was our first critique session for our Senior level Young Architects Program. While our students were reluctant to share because of the scary negative connotations that come with the word “critique”, our purpose is to have them feel more comfortable and confident sharing their design concepts in a casual setting.Also, …
? Young Architects Program #Critique | Thinking with Tangibles “How come the boat is so much bigger than the building?” “Why is the connecting bridge so thin? It will break when people pass through.” “It won’t break! Future materials are so strong that a thin bridge can support many people.” Children in our Young Architects Program enthusiastically commented …
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Senior-level students (age 12-18) approached the theme “Playful Public Design” as self-directed projects, while our instructors stepped back to allow more freedom for the youngsters to initiate self-chosen problems and design strategies. They learned to prioritize resources such as time and materials to meet a chosen objective of the country park: conservation, leisure or education. Student’s creative …
#Playful Public Design by Children | Inquiry, Ideation and Improvisation Read More »
Across age levels (range from age 3.5 to 18), we noticed a change in children’s thinking, which led to a change in their problem-solving approaches and solutions, as reflected in their artistic creations. Overall, children’s view point gradually transformed from a human-centric view (solving countryside problems with the comfort and convenience of the city), to an empathetic …
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Where do children find ideas? From imagination or impression? In the Playful Public Design (PPD) project, children were introduced to brainstorming by sharing aloud and sketching their ideas of a country park. As some of the children did not actually go to the site, they based their ideas mainly on imagination. For those who physically went, they drew …
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As human, we are usually affected by subjective and objective factors in the formation of thoughts and opinions, which can create blind spots in our judgments. So, to children, the task of designing a country park for the general public, undoubtedly sounds like a search for a needle in a haystack. To be enlightened like …
#Playful Public Design by Children | Preparing our Teaching Team Read More »
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