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Sigaboley—the secret language

When I was 5 and under, I had a secret language called "Sigaboley" and only my friend Peter and I could speak it.

Dianne and Darcy

I sat down with Dianne to talk about her imaginary friend Darcy who she invented around the age of four-years-old. Here's what she said: ...

Katie the orange button-eyed kangaroo

Many of us remember moments in our childhood play that shaped us. Below are a few memories shared very graciously by Jonathan: I think I ...

Hidden Worlds at 826 Valencia Tenderloin

Image above by workshop participant Brandon I just finished teaching a "collaborative worldbuilding" workshop at 826 Valencia. This was t...

Anecsonoj - an other world in the restroom

Our worldbuilding workshop at 826 Valencia has wrapped up, and in a mere number of hours a world is born

World building workshop launches

The first day of our collaborative worldbuilding workshop at 826 Valencia went down this week.

Our world building class is full!

The class is full!! Here’s a massive thanks to 826 Valencia for making this possible and Michele Root-Bernstein, author of Inventing Imagina

Meredith’s Imaginary World Karland

Codes and Cipher’s were on Meredith’s mind in fourth grade. If you’re not sure what those are, think of Turing cracking the enigma code.

Youwarkee’s world - meet the neederander

From Youwarkee's imaginary world, - meet the neederander

Ana Marija’s Imaginary World, Iveny

At first glance, the planet Iveny looks like a familiar place. It has water, a breathable atmosphere and supports a bustling human popula...

Learning how to play on San Francisco’s streets

Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground. Except this playground is ...

Alison Gopnik on Children and Creativity

Alison Gopnik shares her insightful research about children and creativity. This audio is from an event held at the Creativity Museum in ...

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