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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So she likes cooking but you haven't signed her up for any cooking classes or cooked with her? You can't make someone creative. They either have it or don't. [/quote]

No, I hadn't signed her up for classes.  She and my son are in aftercare every day, and on the weekends she has Hebrew school and girl scouts and didn't want to do another class. But i'm not sure if I really believe that you can't make someone creative.  I think some people are naturally creative and seek opportunities to create and other people need opportunities handed to them and have it sort of spoon-fed, and if that's not done, then it won't come out. I think my DD falls into the latter category and I need to man-up and do some spoon feeding even though it's not in my nature. [/quote]

Okay. Let's say you convinced me of that. The problem with your approach though, is that creativity can take MANY different forms. For example, I can't draw or do traditional art to save my life, and I'm prissy so never want to do any art that's messy. But I can hear a song and choreograph a dance to it in my head. I can clothing shop for people I'm close with, and find things they really love. I can walk in your house and rearrange your furniture so the room flows better. I can solve problems like nobody's business. As a kid, none of those creative outlets were really available to me. I could make up awesome stories, but have horrible fine motor skills so hated writing since my penmanship was messy as hell. So it may have seemed like I was not at all creative. What if your idea of creative is not your daughter's?

[b]She's into the news. You want her to be creative. Tell her to present a news story as a newscaster[/b]. Real or fiction is fine. Get her into it. Have her dress up. Sit her at a table. Film her doing it. Have her interview eye witnesses. Maybe she finds her life boring and likes the news because at least something is happening. Be creative in ways that draw on her interests. Let her watch Master Chef, Jr. Have her cook dinner with you. [/quote]

I think this is an interesting idea.  How about she tell you about her day as "news", like a news presenter.  I think there is a kid's website that has kid appropriate news stories.[/quote]

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