The Blog Meme for Creative Moms
I am of the belief that Creativity and Play go hand in hand. What is creativity if not the play of ones mind? As adults we often cease to play in the normal sense of the word. There is no jumping in mud puddles, no rolling down grassy hills and rarely do we carry on conversations with those whose minds are little more than stuffing (ok, so that still happens, but in this case I’m referring to teddy bears.)
At what point to we make the change from extroverted physical play to introverted creative play? I suppose those who are involved in sports still enjoy a physical type of play however, sports often turn into something that is more serious and strategic than the play of children.
It is now, while watching my Little H grow, that I am reliving the simple joy of play. There is no motive, no reasons. She is just playing for the sake of it. She’s discovering that jumping in mud puddles gets mommy wet – which is funny. And she is discovering that yanking on the cats tail causes him to meow – which is also funny. She is learning cause and effect through play and she is also amusing herself.
I would say that my creative side allows me these same lessons. I’m partial to find out what the effect of using this paint brush over that one is and writing stories certainly does amuse me (more than is healthy I assume.)
PhD in Parenting is currently hosting the Carnival of Play, which is what spawned this post and I thought it fitting as a Monday’s Muse post as well. Take a moment to think about your creative play. What’s inspiring it these days? Leave your link below to share with us – and head over to the Carnival to play along as well.
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This is great! I think we often forget how to play as adults, or forget to relate what we’re doing as a creative outlet to “play.” I like to play with words, and I’ve noticed the more time I spend doing it, the more it occupies my thoughts. I start to turn everything into material for stories or blog posts. My imagination has become a lot more fertile from letting go and having fun.
Adults should play more, I’ve been having a great time playing with my son and kind of feel like I was missing out on a lot of fun before. Great post again!
I have noticed that I really like using sidewalk chalk with the children… it’s creative, a release and fun. I notice I like things that don’t creative a lot of mess with the children because I am not enjoying the play, but maybe I need to try that.
This past weekend Amber and I painted the bathroom, and are trying to make a unwelcoming spot in the house into an oasis. We have had fun learning and creating together.
Today I’m doing something a little differently for Monday’s Muse – having a guest poster.
I’ll have to check out the PhD Parenting, but right now I have to get back to painting!
hhmm… that’s very interesting Heather. I never thought about it that way but I think you’ve got something there
When I look at the process of creating, it certainly involves a lot of “I don’t know, just do it”.
Ah, what a wise woman you are.