Creativity is a terrible thing to waste!

I thought this was a great quote and study...albeit a sad one.  Please let your kids play today...creativity is a terrible thing to waste.

"Early on in life, creativity is natural and even encouraged as we develop.  In our childhood years, our lives are filled with creative thought and potential.  Studies reveal that children in the on-to-six age group score in the ninetieth percentile of creative ability. Those same studies show that once these children hit aga seven, they experience "creative cramping" that drastically lowers their creativity score.* What happens to children between the ages of six and seven? One word: school."

Ed Young, from the Creative leader
*Marlene LeFever, Creative Teaching Methods: Be an Effective Teacher, Cook Communications

I was trying to think of some of the most imaginative playtimes my boys had, for example:

• Building a cockpit out of cardboard in the workroom which lasted many months

• Alphabetizing the books on the bookshelf while playing library

• Eating lunch on top of the swingset pretending to be high-rise construction workers

• Building a fort that filled an entire room with three sleeping quarters and a campfire (lincoln logs and night lights)

I'm sure there were hundreds more. Looking back, I am so grateful that they had plenty of time to just be boys and let their imaginations run wild! I'm even more grateful that I got to be there to see every minute...