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THE STORY OF JULIUS

By Sandra Antanaviciene

Assignment No. 2

Crash Course on Creativity

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INTRODUCTION

I must confess that the second

assignment disappointed me a lot. I

had NO intensions to spend my free

time in 6 different shops. Shopping

is not my favorite thing and I

happen to have more important

matters to take care off ☺

So I decided to change the subject

of this assignment and pay

attention to the only creature that

is the most important to me:

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MY OWN CHILD.

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CHAPTER 1

Julius is an ordinary 3-year old who

likes to play and is constantly in

demand of your attention. So my

decision was not based on the lack of

it but on the change of the

perspective.

Children are considered to be very

creative and Julius is not an

exception. Therefore I set a goal to

find out:

WHY is he so creative?

And what can I

learn from him?

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CHAPTER 2

Julius has a genuine curiosity towards

the surrounding world. The first two

years he observed how we are

speaking, acting and reacting to the

surrounding world. It is no secret that

is how the little boy began to walk

and talk. Here begins the most fun.

Now the “poor” parents are

overwhelmed with an endless flow of

questions:

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CHAPTER 3

Mommy, what is this?

An ATM machine

What are you doing here?

I am taking money.

Why?

I need it to pay for the groceries.

Why?

You cannot get these things for free.

Why....

And this can go forever until

you run out of answers or

out of patience ☺

CHAPTER 4

But the most important, the selected

information not only helps my little boy

to understand the surround world but

also gives him

things differently

His IMAGINATION

most.

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But the most important, the selected

information not only helps my little boy

to understand the surround world but

also gives him an inspiration to see

things differently.

IMAGINATION fascinates me the

+ =

But the most important, the selected

information not only helps my little boy

to understand the surround world but

an inspiration to see

fascinates me the

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Once he saw me vacuuming carpets and

I was not surprised to see him doing the

same a few days later. The real

astonishment was his extraordinary

vacuum cleaner that was made from a

stick and a slipper. In this way tennis

balls can turn into potatoes and they can

be bought using a currency of no other

than clothes pins.

Does it not resemble the example from

the creativity classes where post-its

were turned into dollars?

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CHAPTER 5

There might be a million and one reason

why Julius and other children are creative

but I noticed these:

- They are observing the surrounding

world with astonishing curiosity. Everything

from a bright pillow in your living room to

an ATM machine are things makes them

curious. They like to know WHAT and HOW

and WHY.

- The everyday experience makes

ordinary objects establish extraordinary

functions (in their play, of

course).

How can it be valuable to me

and even enhance my

creativity?

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CONCLUSION

DISCOVER A CHILD IN YOURSELF

Pay attention to a surrounding world

Never stop questioning

See things in a different light

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THE END

p.s. I might have understood this assignment

incorrectly. Anyway I have a feeling that it is the the

case like in the example about newspapers and the

number of pictures in them. Isn’t it?