Creative Problem Solving for Kids

What if your kid could solve real problems — not just answer worksheets?

Creative Problem Solving for Kids is a 23-page homeschool curriculum for ages 7–12 that teaches the same five-stage Design Thinking process used by Stanford engineers, product teams, and working designers — applied to real problems kids actually face at home and in their community.

No lectures. No abstract theory. Each of the six units opens with a real-world example, hands your child an actual challenge to work through, and closes with a full Design Coach page of model reasoning to compare against.

What's Inside

• Unit 1 — Empathize: The Recess Line Arguments
• Unit 2 — Define: The Family Chore Chart Nobody Uses
• Unit 3 — Ideate: The Neighborhood Litter Problem
• Unit 4 — Prototype: The Lunchbox That Never Stays Cold
• Unit 5 — Test: The Classroom Recycling Station
• Unit 6 — Iterate & Share: Presenting the Fix at the Family Meeting

Why It Works

• Real challenges, not worksheets — every unit is built around a problem a kid could actually run into this week
• Design Coach notes included on every unit — model reasoning to compare against, not a right-or-wrong answer key
• No special supplies required — a pencil, paper, tape, and things already in a junk drawer
• One unit per week = a complete six-week rotation

For personal, single-family, or single-classroom use only. Not for resale or redistribution.