Creative Thinking In a Jar

Energize creativity with this assortment of challenging exercises that will get kids thinking, drawing, and dreaming up inventive new ways to see the world. Based on the book Breakfast for the Brain: 365 Sensational Servings of Critical Thinking.

Sample cards:

• You get a job as a newspaper delivery person. Invent a fun way to deliver the paper.
• Create an unusual kind of milkshake and write a recipe for it. Make sure to list all the ingredients.
• Sometimes people dress up their pets. Write or tell a short story from the pet's point of view.