Imagine 400+ students in a collegiate auditorium, standing room only, (20 on a waiting list), and all eager to learn. Music is escalating down the halls as balloons ricochet haphazardly, some students are dancing and all are laughing. It is a class on Creativity and it is a PARTY HAPPENING. Through the laughter... CREATIVE ideas are flowing, and there is no threat of criticism. (After all, they are only kidding around.) Together, creative projects are launched like water-balloons and the teacher is the target, cardboard transforms into boat races, snowboarding--but there is no snow, and a...

This poem was written for children so they might become acquainted with a beautiful part of nature WOODLAND WILDFLOWERS. These are flowers that literally cannot wait for Spring. They come on early, before the trees blot out the sunshine with a canopy of leaves. So they must emerge, grow leaves, bloom and store food for the next year in so little time. They are constantly having to deal with late frosts and snow that slow the whole process. The story is woven around this natural concept and includes a plump little fairy called Waffle who eventually solves their problems, including one of his...