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# How to teach kids to be more creative (video)
- URL: https://www.philmckinney.com/teach-kids-creative/
- Published: 2011-06-06T13:29:53.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-10T13:08:48.000Z
- Description: With the transition from the information/knowledge economy to the creative economy, it’s more important than ever to make sure our kids are ready to compete in the workforce. The reality is that the schools are not preparing them so it falls on the community (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, et
- Author: Phil McKinney
- Tags: Blog, Creative Kids, Resources, creative economy, creativity, education, Innovation, kids, mentoring, school, teaching, #wp, #wp-post, #philmckinneycom, #Import 2023-05-01 05:17

With the transition from the information/knowledge economy to the creative economy, it's more important than ever to make sure our kids are ready to compete in the workforce. The reality is that the schools are not preparing them so it falls on the community (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc) to mentor them.

So what are some tools and approaches to helping our kids discover and nurture their creative interests?

The book I mentioned in the video can be found on Amazon at:

[![](http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=061519060X&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=techtrend-20&ServiceVersion=20070822)](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/061519060X/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftf%5Fil?ie=UTF8&tag=techtrend-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217153&creative=399701&creativeASIN=061519060X&ref=philmckinney.com)

![](http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=techtrend-20&l=as2&o=1&a=061519060X&camp=217153&creative=399701)

[New World Kids: The Parents' Guide to Creative Thinking](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/061519060X/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftf%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=techtrend-20&link%5Fcode=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=061519060X&ref=philmckinney.com)