Today I'd like to offer up some suggestions for interactive books/journals for your kids. Only you'll find it difficult to keep your hands off of these bad boys, because they are so much more than coloring books. They're more like personal creativity trainers between two covers, as they are full of inspiration, fun, creative direction, and ways to make art in a non-threatening, playful way. Great for kids, but what adult doesn't need a little more of this in their lives,…

In traditional block printing, you carve away at a block of wood to leave a raised image. You then spread ink or paint over the image and press onto paper to make your print. Glue block prints are a child-friendly way of replicating this idea as there is no carving involved.

Plus, drawing with glue is super-fun. Especially if you spread some glue over your palm afterward, and let it dry while you watch TV and then peel it away and marvel at your dead skin cells stuck to the glue.…