Books
How the school photos are made
How I make the aerial view photos look real, including using satellite views and chalking the drawing out square by square.
2016-06-10
Books
How the books are made
The following is a step by step summary of how the book is made, including: planning, creating, celebrating and making a difference in the world.
2016-06-10
Stories
The story of Jason and the Argonauts for kids
The myth of Jason and the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece for kids with fun illustrations. One of the first heroic adventures ever written.
2016-01-19
How we make stuff
The Dream Workshop Pilot Program
We tested the Dream Playbook in over a dozen schools. We called it our “Dream Workshop” but it was so much fun that the students called it “The Dream Club.”
2015-07-24
Backyard Adventures
Collect your own water with a rain barrel
Collect your own rainwater with this simple setup. Not only is it free, but rainwater contains its own natural fertilizers.
2015-06-08
How we make stuff
Promoting Optimistic Thinking in YMCA After-School Students
The Dream Playbook was tested by the University of Cincinnati in a year-long study called “Promoting Optimistic Thinking in YMCA After-School Students” as part of community service and outreach program.
2014-12-04
Backyard Adventures
Grow Food NOT Grass
What better way to have a backyard adventure than to grow a garden? We recommend you start with a potted plant like basil.
2014-09-17
Backyard Adventures
Are you a flutterby?
Do you stop to smell the flowers and sip the nectar of life? Or do you just flutter past everything and let your wings get caught in the winds of life?
2014-01-22
Make-A-Book Project
Vamos Chicas Vamos
The Spanish edition of my “Falling Uphill” kids book “Cayendo Hacia Arriba” is being used by the Peace Corp in Paraguay to teach kids how to read and dream.
2014-01-05
Games
How to fall uphill
Here is a fun new graphic that I created. It has been simmering in my brain for years. I think it really captures the essence of how doubt and fear are essential to any adventure. The trick is harnessing that emotional fuel and turning disadvantages into advantages.
2013-03-22
Books
Falling Uphill in Paraguay with the Peace Corps
Scott Stoll is an author from my hometown who served as the U.S. Embassy’s cultural ambassador in Argentina during the 2011-2012 school year. His time in Argentina and collaboration with Argentine schools resulted in a Spanish language version of his book, Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life, about his 4 year journey around the world on his bicycle.
2013-02-08
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