Bobbi Conner, author of The Giant Book of Creativity for Kids.

Topic: 500 activities to encourage creativity in kids ages 2-12.

Issues: The principles of childhood creativity; being creative as a family; art activities, music activities, pretend activities; dance and movement activities, creativity with words.



Scott Sampson, author of How to Raise a Wild Child.

Topic: The art and science of falling in love with Nature.

Issues: What is nature and why do we need it? discovering nearby nature; mentoring young children; how to instill a love of nature even if you don’t love it that much yourself; balancing technology and nature; rethinking nature and childhood.