“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 ...

Looking for some fun and easy Spring Crafts for kids to celebrate the season?

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As classrooms face growing funding shortfalls and academic pressure, and as families navigate a rapidly changing, technology-driven world, educators say creativity is no longer optional for children; ...

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, ...

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James C. Kaufman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 ...

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 ...