not the jet set: The Creative Family

11/18/2009

The Creative Family

Have you heard of Amanda Blake Soule? I had never heard of her until about three months ago. That was when I had read a book review for her last book on another blog. Which led me to Amanda's blog (Soule Mama). The more I read it the more I want to read her books her two books.

The Creative Family-
The Creative Family is her first book which was published in 2008. I was able to obtain it through the library's inter-library loan program. I'm so glad that I took the extra effort to request this book. I love it!

I have learned more from this mom then I could have expected. Yes, I did find a some great project ideas that I would like to try, but it was more then that. As actually read the book, I learned that the book was more then projects. It was about fostering an environment of creativity in your home while maintaining a simple home. Not letting the clutter of a creative family take over.

My favorite take away from this book was the idea of a collaborative craft show. The idea is really three fold. One, you remove the clutter of your child's art work from your home. Two, you build their confidence by having others look at their art. Three, your child (and the other kids) have the chance to give their own earned money to a good cause. I'm sure that we will be pulling this together with other families soon.

This book is so good that I'm actually going to save up my pennies to buy my own copy! That says a lot about a book.

Have you read this book? What did you think?

2 comments:

Unknown said...: I saw this book while browsing the bookstore last month. I bought it and I just love it! I love Amanda's website as well. Her philosophies of life and simplicity go hand-in-hand with my own.; November 18, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Tricia said...: Hi.
I just stopped over from The DIY Showoff and wanted to say hello. You have a lovely blog.

XO*Tricia; November 20, 2009 at 6:53 PM