Healthy Parenting Handbook with Katie Kimball
025: Tapping into Creativity and Why Woodworking Helps Kids Learn Real Life Skills with Anika Gandhi
I interview a LOT of different people in a myriad of professions, but I’ve never come close to having a woodworker on the show before!
“What would we talk about - how to build things? That won’t go well on a podcast in someone’s ear…” I thought.
Do not worry my friends, because Anika and I are both moms, so we dig into woodworking as an analogy for parenting and life skills, and I know you’ll be inspired to make time for a creative pursuit after this!
We talk about:
- How Anika went from being an engineer and scientist to breaking boundaries as a female woodworker on YouTube
- Why the best way to get started with woodworking is…just to get started :)
- How her engineering background helped Anika be a better woodworker and the MYTH of right-brained/left-brained work
- The incredibly valuable life skills kids (and adults) learn while building projects - problem-solving and patience are biggies but wait until you hear the most important skill!
- The two tools you’ll need to buy to get started - a very low barrier to entry!!
- All about confidence, failure, and great parenting
- Why Anika sees failure as an opportunity
- The importance of carving out time for creative hobbies as parents (and modeling all sorts of skills for our kids)
Let’s grab a power drill and get building!
Resources We Mention for Exploring Creativity
- Why we need to let our kids fail
- Find Anika online here
- Watch her on YouTube
- Follow her on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok
- Free Guide: Power Tools Simplified
- Kitchen Stewardship
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Register now for #LifeSkillsNow Season 3 mini-camp, Aug 4-6
- follow Katie on Instagram
- follow Kids Cook Real Food on Facebook
- Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates
- YouTube shorts channel for HPH
- Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast
Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!
I interview a LOT of different people in a myriad of professions, but I’ve never come close to having a woodworker on the show before!
“What would we talk about - how to build things? That won’t go well on a podcast in someone’s ear…” I thought.
Do not worry my friends, because Anika and I are both moms, so we dig into woodworking as an analogy for parenting and life skills, and I know you’ll be inspired to make time for a creative pursuit after this!
We talk about:
- How Anika went from being an engineer and scientist to breaking boundaries as a female woodworker on YouTube
- Why the best way to get started with woodworking is…just to get started :)
- How her engineering background helped Anika be a better woodworker and the MYTH of right-brained/left-brained work
- The incredibly valuable life skills kids (and adults) learn while building projects - problem-solving and patience are biggies but wait until you hear the most important skill!
- The two tools you’ll need to buy to get started - a very low barrier to entry!!
- All about confidence, failure, and great parenting
- Why Anika sees failure as an opportunity
- The importance of carving out time for creative hobbies as parents (and modeling all sorts of skills for our kids)
Let’s grab a power drill and get building!
Resources We Mention for Exploring Creativity
- Why we need to let our kids fail
- Find Anika online here
- Watch her on YouTube
- Follow her on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok
- Free Guide: Power Tools Simplified
- Kitchen Stewardship
- Kids Cook Real Food
- Register now for #LifeSkillsNow Season 3 mini-camp, Aug 4-6
- follow Katie on Instagram
- follow Kids Cook Real Food on Facebook
- Subscribe to the newsletter to get weekly updates
- YouTube shorts channel for HPH
- Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast
Affiliate links used here. Thanks for supporting the Healthy Parenting Handbook!