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One way to be more creative while doing school projects is to brainstorm. The aim of brainstorming is to come up with a large number of different ideas. From there, you can build on more ideas upon other ideas and feel free to suggest any idea at all, even if it is a wild idea.

Source: Wilson, Leslie. “In A Nutshell — All About Brainstorming.” 15 Oct 2003. 15 Aug 2007
http://www.uwsp.edu/education/
lwilson/creativ/brainst.htm

Another way to become more creative is to do art projects based on your interests. Do not limit what materials you can use in the art projects and try to be original when creating the art.

Source: “Good times being creative.” Feb 2004. National Network for Child Care. 15 Aug 2007 http://www.nncc.org/Series/good.time.creat.html

If you want to find out more information about creativity, you may refer to the following books :

Creativity by Jeannie Kim
Publisher: New York : Scholastic, c2002
Call Number: J 153.3 KIM
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Learning about creativity from the life of Steven Spielberg by Erin M. Hovanec
Publisher: New York : Powerkids Press, 1999
Call Number: J 791.43 HOV
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You’re smarter than you think : a kid’s guide to multiple intelligences by Thomas Armstrong; edited by Jennifer Brannen
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Free Spirit Pub., c2003
Call Number: J 153.9 ARM
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Science crafts for kids : 50 fantastic things to invent & create by Gwen Diehn and Terry Krautwurst
Publisher: New York : Sterling, 1994
Call Number: J 507.8 DIE
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Scribble art : independent creative art experiences for children by Mary Ann F. Kohl ; illustrations by Judy McCoy
Publisher: Bellingham, WA : Bright Ring Publishing, c1994
Call Number: J 702.8 KOH
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All websites are last accessed on 15 September 2007.

Answered by Ms Elizabeth Lee, Librarian, Children’s Services

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