This stop motion animation from Dan Mackenzie perfectly captures the creative imagination of a child at play. What makes it so fun is how easy it is to relate to your own childhood and how you could effortlessly turn every day objects into something as radical as the tools of a mad scientist. You may not have realized it, but what you were doing while you let your imagination run was honing your creative skills. It is important that as we grow older we do not lose those skills and the ease to turn the mundane into the magical.
This article from Andy Russell at Fast Company explains how the creative play we experience as a child can help us be more innovative as we grow older. “These divergent thinking skills, practiced and honed through years of imaginative play in childhood, lie at the heart of our creative abilities as adults.” However, Russell points out in his article, there is a larger discussion to be had: As technology improves and childs play moves from the unconstrained to the finely constructed, are children missing out on the free-thinking skills that they develop when they are young? Check out the article and see how one toy company is incorporating imagination, collaboration, and communication in its digital toys.
I think we all need a reminding of this at our 9-5′s
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