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What is Sparks & Rockets?
Hi, thanks so much for stopping by! My name is Nuria Pérez and I’m a creative coach. The creativity bit comes from the part of me that is Nuria, the creative director. The one that spent many years in...
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What is Family Time?
Hi! Now that you know a little bit about me let me tell you a bit more about the family time programs. Kids workshops focus on developing their creative thinking. Super fun sessions where they learn...
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What is working time?
Hi! Now that you know a little bit about me let me tell you a bit more about the working time programs. These are sessions dedicated to that part of yourself in its most honest form, that is, away...
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Teach a Talent: Fransen et Lafite
When I was invited to talk at TEDx about the need for a change in the education system, I took that opportunity to launch an idea that had been in my head for a while: to create a network of...
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Leave your travel advice inside a guide. A creative adventure
How much better is it to explore a new city with someone that knows it well? Being able to visit those hidden gems that are normally only known to locals is a completely different experience from...
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Alexia, Eric and the wonderful kids of Xai Xai. Teach a Talent
One of my dreams with Teach a Talent is to connect children from all over the world. I love that nowadays, thanks to technology, a kid in Europe can spend a bit of time with a kid from Africa. It is a...
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Spicy Yuli: Teach a Talent
Today I would like to introduce you to one of my favourite Teach a Talent volunteers in Madrid. Her name is Yuli and she has a tea and spices shop: Spicy Yuli. Yuli is originally from Andalucia,...
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Leave a disposable camera in a park. A creative adventure
Digital cameras are great, no doubt about it. When you have a kid moving constantly you want to be able to take 20 pictures to get that perfect one. But digital cameras have robbed us of something:...
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The day we all painted to the music. A creative adventure
In my work at Creativity Hospital I go to schools and kids clubs to teach children creativity thinking techniques. We use a huge range of activities and tools to help them have more and better ideas...
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Give a book to a stranger. A creative adventure
One of the things I like most is sharing a good read. Great books that stay with me way longer after I’ve finished them are hard to find and when I do I always want somebody else to be able to...
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What is Teach a Talent?
Here you have a video that explains you the whys and the whats of Teach a Talent in just four minutes. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Thanks to everybody that made possible this video. My friends at...
View ArticleSmile! A creative adventure
Smiling is the easiest creative adventure of all, perfect for both kids and grown ups. Hope this video makes you smile! La entrada Smile! A creative adventure aparece primero en Sparks and Rockets.
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On challenges and limits: the Circus School
My daughter´s dream has always been to be able to fly. No planes, no helicopters, ‘just me flying’ she’d constantly say. That was one of the reasons that made me sign her and her sister up to Circus...
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Write your dream in a balloon and make it fly. A creative adventure
There’s something magical about writing your wish on a piece of paper and then launching it to the sky. Today’s creative adventure was about giving strangers the possibility of doing just that. I...
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Why you should create a panel of real heroes for your daughter
If we want our little girls to grow up to become independent, world changing citizens we need to feed them with strong, realistic role models. Personally, I don’t think that perfectly styled, tiara...
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Yayoi Kusama: things for grown ups that kids love
Yayoi Kusama 1 Yayoi Kusama 2 Yayoi Kusama 3 Yayoi Kusama 4 Yayoi Kusama 5 Yayoi Kusama 6 Yayoi Kusama 7 Last year the artist Yayoi Kusama was shown at the Reina Sofia Museum of Madrid. The exhibition...
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The neighborhood treasure hunt. A great birthday.
Olivia is a big treasure hunt fan. So this year, for her 7th birthday, I decided to organize a very special one, involving the entire neighborhood. There was a card waiting for her at home. “Look for...
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A tribute to her hero, Dr. Jane Goodall
Some time ago I wrote about the importance of giving our children real heroes to look up to, specially if we have daughters. In this post I shared the panel of real heroes that the girls made for our...
View ArticleLearn Spanish (or English) with the Spanish School videos
My girls want you lo learn Spanish and they have been making lessons in Vine and Instagram for a while now. Here you have a trailer and the first 40 lessons. Enjoy! La entrada Learn Spanish (or...
View ArticleMy Creative Mornings Madrid talk on childhood
Here you have my talk on childhood at Creative Mornings Madrid. I talked about how both Don Draper and a leather craft man can help you educate your kids, about dressing up, about Al the traveling...
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