My oldest daughter, Grasshopper and Sensei, loves design, particularly industrial design. I am frequently buying bottles full of unappetizing liquids that I am forced to drink because she loves the shape and design of the bottle.
I think my daughter will apply her artistic skills towards social justice projects. I saw a glimpse of this recently when she wrote to Mama Chia about their eco-unfriendly package design. What really made me happy was how she combined her SIMS math class (real world applications of math through group work) with her industrial design interest:
It was equally amazing that Mama Chia replied to her!
My son seems to be following in his sister’s arty footsteps, with a passion for drawing manga. His manga is on display on his Instagram: tai.lee_art.
I realized that not many kids have access to design that the careers within this field so I wanted to share the Japanese site, Design Ah!, which does a really good job showing kids how industrial design is everywhere.
p.s. Grasshopper and Sensei has her own website with her art: Flying On Miles.
p.s. Fast Company: Can design thinking boost 6th-graders’ skills?
Follow PragmaticMom’s board Art with Kids on Pinterest.
My books:
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award longlist
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
Amazon / Barefoot Books / Signed or Inscribed by Me
That’s pretty cool! It’s neat the Mama Chia actually responded! 😀
I was surprised too! I hope they redesign their packaging!