Questions that get kids thinking and creating! Today, we're exploring emotions, empathy and kindness. "When someone is scared, what can you do to help them feel safe?"

A tool for nurturing kids’ creativity, and talking with children about bad dreams, scary scenes in movies, stressful images in the news – and caring acts of empathy and kindness, as children learn to manage their own fears by helping someone else feel safe.

Good Question! + ¡Qué Buena Pregunta! is a Bilingual English + Spanish series sharing interesting questions that get kids thinking and creating – questions that invite conversation, action, creative expression, STEAM activities and art!

Helpful for sparking higher-level thinking and cognitive development in preschool and kids ages 3-6.

Perfect for restless creative kids, road trips and commuting, classroom discussions, when children are home sick, when it’s rainy or too hot to play outside, or when kids are bored.

Our question today shared by fabulous writer, actor, director, arts magnet and the heart of St. Petersburg FL, Bob Devin Jones!

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For a hopeful story about kids taking action as they evacuate for a storm and come home to their damaged home, illustrated with photos of people helping after the devastating hurricanes in Tampa Bay in 2024, please find "Day of Disaster and Doom! How to Feel Safe When it's Scary" and in Spanish, "¡Un Día de Desastre! Cómo Sentirse Seguro Cuando da Miedo" on the  @SparksCreativeStories  YouTube channel.

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pre-K

phonics

speech development

self expression for kids

kindergarten-ready

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talking with children

developing creativity in kids

when children feel scared

night terrors

kid nightmares

children and trauma

children and disasters

children and violence

talking with kids about the news

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