The Feeding Pickle Blog

I often get photos in my inbox of parents who find their own Pickles creatively playing with our products.Stories happening.Ideas coming to life. Imaginations conquering former impossibilities. And yes, there's even been some singing involved.If there is anything that makes me happier, I'm not sure what it is. This is my goal: to encourage kids (and adults alike!) to do and make things that feed creativity. I can't script what that will look like, but I am always delighted to see it really happening. Be creative today,Marie Winfield

I tucked some little bulbs in our unfinished yard last Fall. I had a hunch that at just the right time they'd bloom more than just "pretty." They'd bloom hope. Hope--reminding us that all of the slow, tedious, and even seemingly-minuscule tasks we are working on and working through one day and one moment at a time--that each investment is worth it all. Dying in the winter ground and then ever so slowly emerging into the warm sun and unfurling velvet scent and petals, that little brown bulb of hope burst into magnificent beauty. I was over the moon to...

Do you see it? I came down the stairs to this: a rocky island in the ocean, or so I was informed. As they explained, I began to hear the waves crashing and the boat rocking. The sun was hot, but in the optimistic sense that it revitalized the sea-faring souls and made anything seem possible. The fish were playing and the rocks were gorgeous colors, but not the colors I had first seen.Do you see it now?It is the beauty of childhood: the ability to see the extraordinary in the ordinary.Always be creative,Marie Winfield

She pulled her project out of her purse while I used free WiFi for a bit. She laughed, "Would you believe I'm crocheting in a fast food restaurant?!" We kinda high-fived at our love to create everyday and everywhere. And we both continued along, happily chatting while doing our creative stuffs, aware but unconcerned for the raised eyebrows of the coming and going diners.I hope to raise the Pickles here to be fearless, to be themselves wherever they are, at whatever they set their minds to do. For that matter, I want to always encourage kids and adults alike to...