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Jillybeans Jillybeans provides in-home classes, playgroups, and educational activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in the NYC area.

Today I’m speaking at a summit all about raising creative kids, and preparing for this conversation has had me thinking ...
08/13/2026

Today I’m speaking at a summit all about raising creative kids, and preparing for this conversation has had me thinking a lot about what creativity actually means.

Because I think we sometimes make creativity feel like something we need to provide for our kids.

But creativity isn’t just about what children make.
It’s about how they think.

It’s imagining, experimenting, problem solving, making choices, and coming up with ideas.

And so many opportunities for that are already happening in our everyday lives! You don’t need to add more to your day to raise creative kids.
Sometimes we just need to slow down enough to notice the opportunities that are already there.

This is a huge part of what I help families do inside my Playful Parenting Membership: creating more space for play, connection, creativity, and joy in everyday family life, without adding a million more things to your to-do list.

If you want support making play a bigger part of your everyday life with your kids, comment PLAYFUL and I’ll send you the details.

08/06/2026

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this story.

It’s such a powerful reminder that connection isn’t built in the big, perfectly planned moments. More often, it’s found in the ordinary ones we almost overlook.

Maybe the moments that feel the smallest to us become the ones our children carry forever. ❤️

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