Imagination Lab: Experiments in Creativity (The Story Seeds Podcast(tm)) - Softcover

Podcast, The Story Seeds; Nankani, Sandhya; Zadrozny, Alicia

 
9780578847306: Imagination Lab: Experiments in Creativity (The Story Seeds Podcast(tm))

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🎁 FEATURED IN WIRECUTTER'S BEST GIFTS FOR 10 YEAR OLDS - 2025

Looking for the perfect gift for a creative kid? Imagination Lab has been selected by The New York Times Wirecutter as one of the best gifts for 10-year-olds—a screen-free activity book that sparks real creativity and keeps kids engaged for hours.

From the Award-Winning Creators of Story Seeds Podcast

The team behind the Webby Award-nominated Story Seeds Podcast (featured on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Wired, NY Times, and named Podcast of the Year by The Week Junior) brings you an interactive activity book that turns listening into creating.

What Makes Imagination Lab Different?

Unlike typical activity books with repetitive coloring pages or maze after maze, Imagination Lab combines the magic of storytelling with hands-on creativity. Kids don't just consume content—they become creators themselves.

Screen-Free But Connected: Uses technology smartly—QR codes make podcast access effortless, then kids put devices away and create with paper, pencils, and imagination. The best of both worlds.

Designed for How Kids Actually Learn: Audio storytelling meets visual planning meets hands-on creating. Whether your child processes best through listening, seeing, or doing—or all three—they'll find activities that click. Supports diverse learning styles including auditory learners, visual thinkers, and neurodivergent creators.

Inside This 80+ Page Activity Book:

QR Codes for Instant Audio Access - Scan and launch episodes of Story Seeds Podcast plus exclusive bonus content—no searching, no typing, just instant creative adventures.

Real Writing from Real Authors - Exclusive tips and prompts from 10 best-selling children's authors including:

  • Jason Reynolds
  • Chris Grabenstein
  • Veera Hiranandani
  • Tracey Baptiste
  • Carlos Hernandez
  • Aram Kim ...and more!

Diverse Creative Activities:

  • Graphic organizers for story planning
  • Narrative, creative, and persuasive writing prompts
  • Flash fiction and poetry exercises
  • Hands-on STEAM projects and experiments
  • Nonfiction writing practice

Educator-Approved Content:

  • Curriculum connections included
  • Learning standards alignment chart
  • Perfect for homeschool enrichment, travel, classroom use
  • Common Sense Media Selection

Perfect For:

  • Kids ages 8-12 who love stories, podcasts, and creating
  • Aspiring writers and storytellers
  • Road trips, plane rides, and travel entertainment
  • Rainy day activities and screen-free time
  • Gifts for creative, curious kids

What People Are Saying:

"An activity book to inspire curiosity, inventiveness, and storytelling." — Wirecutter/The New York Times

"The podcasts hook kids, then the book turns listeners into authors and scientists and artists!" — Dayna, Parent & Educator

"Combines listening, writing, drawing, and creating to get kids thinking about big ideas and making them their own." — Claudia, Educator

Award-Winning Pedigree:

Story Seeds Podcast has been recognized by:

  • Webby Award Nomination
  • Common Sense Media Selection
  • Apple Podcasts Kids & Family Featured Show
  • Spotify Family Friendly Playlist
  • The Week Junior Magazine Podcast of the Year 2020
  • Time for Kids

The Gift That Keeps Kids Creating:

While toys break and screens zone kids out, Imagination Lab builds real skills: storytelling, creative thinking, writing craft, and confidence. Give a gift that lasts beyond the holidays.

Learn more at www.storyseedspodcast.com

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Sandhya Nankani is the creator and executive producer of The Story Seeds Podcast(TM). An award-winning producer, she is also the creator of award-winning literacy app HangArt, which was selected Best of 2016 EdTech by Common Sense Media. She is a member of the Education Committee of the Museum of Arts and Design and was a founding member of KIDMAP (Kids' Inclusive and Diverse Media Action Project), an interdisciplinary group that has developed best practices toolkits for children's media producers, in an effort to make products that are more equitable, diverse and inclusive.Her studio Literary Safari produces and publishes inclusive media children and adults inspired by the 4 C's of 21st century education-Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration. It is deeply committed to creating products that celebrate authentic voices, diversity, multiculturalism, global citizenship, and real-world learning.

Alicia Zadrozny is a literacy educator, curriculum designer, and children's writer, and former editor of Writing for Teens and Current Health magazines for middle schoolers.

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