If you ask me what is one important trait that I want my kids to have, I would answer without thinking, spirituality. If they are God-fearing, then I know everything else will fall in place.

Now let’s say if I can be greedy and wish for one more good quality in them. I will definitely ask for creativity. I’m not saying that I want them to become an artist, a musician, or a photographer. To me, having a creative mind and being able to think outside a box is a gift. An invaluable gift. Not that I have one, but I would totally trade a 3 karat bling bling on my finger for a creative seed planted in my brain.

I once read a book on how to develop creativity in kids. The book pointed out a research study that shows 90% of creativity is developed at the age of 5. Most people only has 2% of creativity left when they reach the age of 8. Okay, now I want to cry. Although this is not good news to me, I still have a little time left to work on my kids.

Another research shows sleep helps boosts creativity by 33%. That’s such a good reason for me to start sleeping more! I can’t wait to be 33% more creative than right now when I wake up in the morning.

Christian was taking a picture with his pretend camera, and a pretend flash provided by mommy…