Last Updated on April 27, 2026 by Ellen Christian In a world that often feels loud, fast, and overstimulating, many ... Read ...

“Deep inside of us, we know we want to live a meaningful life,” says Maria Lentzou, author of bilingual children’s book “MarlaGran,” which launches Sunday at the Eric Quezada Center at 518 Valencia St ...

During a typical day, kids and teens check out YouTube, watch TV, play video games, scroll through social media feeds, and listen to music. Overall, they're passive consumers of the content they love ...

Looking for spring break ideas for kids to stimulate their creativity? Spring break 2024 is officially here, which means that families, college students and anyone else desperately in need of respite ...

From the kitchen to YouTube, today’s parents have endless ways to help kids explore their creativity, build life skills, and share their voices safely online. Whether it’s cooking together, playful ...

Some parents may be tempted to reward their children for being creative, which is traditionally defined as producing something that is both new and useful. However, rewards and praise may actually ...

The Creative Lab, a new art studio for kids in downtown Santa Barbara, is opening this spring, offering process-based, hands-on art experiences for kids ages 5-14 years in clay, painting, photography, ...

Sometimes it is only after naturally creative people have exited the formal schooling system that they begin to recover—to assume their true shape that has been stifled for too long. Some people never ...

Sail into summer with our tech and activity recs to help your family imagine, explore, and play more. This tech? It’s seriously fun. School’s out for the summer and, if you’ve got kiddos in tow, your ...

My family has a love affair with a small village in Central America. It’s a place that allows a conscious choice to disconnect, to find something different, and to feel deeply again. We always go to ...