Creativity: Dicey Delaware and Ornery Ornaments
Every December I think of Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware River on the night of Christmas. This was a CREATIVE idea! The General was thinking outside the box! He needed a morale boost for his army and he had skedaddled out of New York with Howe on his heels. He came up with this ingenious plan to attack the British –hired Hessians. I love imaginative, innovative and inspired people. In fact, my favorite Christmas ornament was an ingenious creation from my youngest child. He brought two ornaments home from school in second grade. Why two? His teacher did not like the first one because it “did not follow the rules”—the expected angelic look of all the other students’ cherubs. I love it because it reminds me of that young, blonde “Dennis the Menace” that is a grown man today. Washington won the Battle of Trenton and, as we all know, the Old Fox (as he was called after that event) won the war, too. So teachers, ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY—-It is what made America . . . and cherished Christmas ornaments!
