CREATIVITY NEWS FOR CURIOUS MINDS
The Curious Observations of Poly Moone
A Creative Thinking Blog by me, Sarah Jane Vickery.
Here you will find cartoon giggles, colouring challenges, video tutorials, FREE exercises, plus new discoveries, workshops and tools – everything you need to Get Creative!
The Benefits of Arts & Crafts for Children
Arts and crafts are great activities to have for your child to explore in their own time. Having the chance to make time for arts and crafts will greatly boost a child’s positivity, gives them the freedom to think for themselves, and they’re able to have fun while...
How to Boost Your Child’s Creativity
A creative child makes for a more engaged and inspired child who wants to explore the many paths of being passionate about something. Thankfully most children are very inquisitive and will be keen to explore their creativity. In this guide from a boys prep school in...
Top Tips for Helping Your Child Develop New Skills
Developing new skills is in all of our lives, and should be shown in our children to be a fun and engaging experience. Throughout your child’s school life and well into their adult years they’re going to embrace new skills, so there should be a great experience within...
What to Do with Your Child During the Summer Holidays
The summer holidays are fast approaching! And while you may already have plans in place, like a trip abroad or a series of activities to keep your child entertained, then there could be some quick things you could consider closer to home. Here are some things you...
5 Unique Hobbies for Children
5 Unique Hobbies for Children Hobbies should be fun and engaging for children and actually fun for them to enjoy. This may take time for your child to discover what they really appreciate, which is why you should encourage your child to explore as many different...
How to help Creative kids build Confidence
Would you like to boost your child's confidence? Are they a visual learner? Do they naturally doodle or draw while studying? You might want to check out this article I recently published in the American Dyslexia Association. While your child may not be diagnosed as...
FREE Online Course Taster
✍️Let's DRAW BLOB!! ✍️ Blob and I wanted to give you a little taste of what you’ll learn in my online course. If you’re wondering if it’s right for you, you can grab your pencil and have a go at drawing along with me in this FREE Course...
How-to-Draw – The Real World!
Let's draw The Real World! Are you ready for a bit of doodling fun?! Grab you pencil and draw along with me… You can have a go at drawing some of the characters from Cartoon Club the Game - coming soon to Kickstarter!! Here’s the next character we'll draw - it's...
The Value of Play! … and Cartoon Club the Game
Do you think you're too old to play? That's certainly something I felt for ages. Having fun and playing was always very low on my priority list. Actually, I'm not sure it was even on my priority list for years. That started to change for me when I went back to school...
My Top 8 picks for Art supplies for cartooning – What I draw with in Cartoon Club
-Who doesn’t like getting new art supplies?! I love browsing in the art shop. I get a lot of questions about what I recommend in the way of supplies for Cartoon Club. So here goes a little list of my favourite supplies. There are in fact more than eight listed but...
WIN a FREE Cartoon Club for Kids online art class, Sketchbook, Pen, Pencil set from Pullingers Art Shop!
Enter to WIN!! Does your child love to colour? Do they like to doodle cartoons? This is for them!. I’m partnered with Pullinger’s Art Shop to give your child a chance to win a FREE Cartoon Club online class and a FREE sketchbook, pencil, Faber-Castell Pen set to get...
Colouring Tutorial 6 – How to blend a sky using Faber-Castell Polychromos – FREE PDF Veronica’s Garden
Here’s a NEW colouring tutorial for everyone who wants to learn to blend and layer colours. Fun stuff! I’m using my Faber-Castell Polychromos for this tutorial because of their superior pigment and blending ability. I just LOVE these pencils! You don’t need to use...
A Cartoon Blog for creative souls
Meet Poly Moone. A cartoon by me, Sarah Jane Vickery
I created Poly Moone as a fun way to blog about the new thoughts and tools I uncover in the world of creative thinking. Poly delves into every topic from habit change to mindset, from colouring to confidence, from doodling to wellbeing. A multitude of surprising and funny findings to help you become your most creative self. But be warned! It’s in the nature of finding answers, that she will present you with many, many questions!
