Join our free mini Inktober drawing challenge!

To download our free mini inktober click here Hi Everyone! Some of you may have heard of Inktober. Inktober is a drawing challenge that thousands of artists all over the word take part in.  Artist Jake Parker started the challenge in 2009 to help improve

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What to do with all your children’s artwork?

We have all been there. Your child comes home with excited to show you their latest drawing or has a creative session at the weekend resulting in 20 paintings and you are running out of space! You really want to value your child’s artwork but

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Why do we love unicorns?

Is it just me or are unicorns everywhere?! Whether you are about to grab a cuppa, use some selotape, turn on a tap or head to starbucks for a coffee you cannot help noticing a growing unicorn obsession. Why do people love unicorns so much?

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Be a creative role model…

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As a parent or an adult in a child’s life, you understand the importance of encouraging creativity in children. Last week we shared 5 ways you can encourage your child to develop their creative spark. One of these ways is being a role model for

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5 Top Tips to Help Develop and Maintain Your Child’s Creative Spark…

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I hope you are enjoying/surviving the holidays so far! Someone asked me what creativity was the other day. Creativity is sometimes viewed as something you have or don’t have, like a gift that was bestowed on the lucky few. We express this when we talk about ‘creative talent’ that implies it is an innate quality and not a skill to be learned.

We are all born creative and yet as we grow up it is easy to forget this as opportunities for creativity start to diminish.  When you see that creativity is linked to our health and happiness as well as being an essential skill for social situations, emotional intelligence, problem solving and self-expression, why do we neglect this side of our development?

So here are 5 top tips to help develop and keep your child’s creative spark…

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Join GO SKETCH Club and the Art Quest Adventure!

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Would you like to encourage your child’s creativity and confidence this summer? GO SKETCH is going online to offer our very first ART QUEST!  The art quest is a drawing-based adventure consisting of 12 exciting video lessons (plus introductory videos) for children to complete over the summer!

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30 day doodle challenge!

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When my friend Claire from Claire Stone Nutrition called me asking for help, I jumped at the chance! Claire believes that when you eat ‘good stuff’, you feel better, more productive, more creative and more engaged in life and in work.

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