Inspired by a recent visit to my son’s school, where I helped to recycle candles and make gifts for the school’s Christmas market, our SparkHub Weekend Challenge for this week offers you some great ideas on how to make your own fancy candle creations at home. Of course these candles make […]

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Is creativity being squeezed out of your child’s education? For too many, the answer is yes and it is time to put it back in. Talk to any parent, teacher or caregiver and there will be plenty of stories to demonstrate just how creativity is being squeezed out of the classroom. […]

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Have you ever thought about getting involved in your children’s school and volunteering your time to help in their classroom? When I was a kid, my mum came to help out in my classroom now and then, but especially around Christmas time. How could I possibly forget that epic year, when […]

The original “spark” that lead to SparkHub can trace its origins to a  TEDTalk given by Sir Ken Robinson, back in 2006, entitled “Do Schools Kill Creativity”. It was that talk — still holding a record of being one of the most watched TedTalks — that made me decide to […]

New Look SparkHub – Coming soon! So much has happened in the last few months at SparkHub HQ and there will be even more exciting things happening in the coming weeks! As you know, we are currently in our “alpha” stage, in other words our “trial” stage. So far we […]

This week we want to encourage you outdoors, to enjoy the wonders of autumn and make the most of what is in your back garden, local park or woods. Dress for the weather as a little bit of rain shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the colours and forms this season gives. […]

  Sit back and watch any child engaged in play and you will be transported into another world. Listen to them make up conversations for their Playmobil characters, roar as their dinosaurs bite each other, or perhaps chat to imaginary customers in their pretend shop. Whatever it is they are […]

Autumn is such a colourful time of the year, as the trees turn from green to all shades of orange, brown and yellow. For this week’s SparkHub Weekend Challenge we have selected some great videos to inspire you, with designs you can make at home using mother nature’s own crafting […]