Using Claude To Cultivate Children's Creativity

Using Claude To Cultivate Children’s Creativity

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Hello everyone, I am Jinghuai, a friend in Canada, here to play with AI every day.

When traveling in China, I came across a saying: “Garbage is just a resource misplaced.”

The first time I saw this phrase, I was captivated. I had worked in the recycling industry for a while, so this saying instantly flashed through my mind.

Waste paper can be recycled to make new paper, waste plastic can be turned into new products, and kitchen waste can be turned into fertilizer. Even discarded batteries can be recycled for metals.

However, the key point is that we need to establish a comprehensive recycling and reuse system to let “garbage” find its correct place.

Another interesting point is that people’s perception of second-hand products often changes through transactions on second-hand platforms, where these items may just meet someone else’s needs.

So, what we call garbage is more about our subjective definitions.

If we incorporate innovative thinking, it becomes even more interesting. How can we creatively view so-called garbage? Some people can create sculptures from various discarded bottles and cans. Others can use discarded tires to make lazy sofas for home use. Even larger items, like old cars and containers, can be transformed into small shops or cafes.

Thus, whether something is garbage depends entirely on the owner’s perspective. This is also a great way to develop children’s creativity.

So, today’s theme is

Using Claude To Cultivate Children’s Creativity

This article will proceed in the following order:

  • Needs Analysis
  • Step-by-Step Implementation
  • Prompt Writing and Testing
  • Summary

1. Needs Analysis

The difficulty seems manageable; in fact, through simple communication, we can achieve the desired effect. The key is the idea and the card.

Input

An old item considered as “garbage”

Output

Directions for recycling and corresponding small cards

2. Step-by-Step Implementation

1) Waste Recycling and Reuse

Prompt

"""
Author: Jinghuai
Conversation Language: Chinese
Execution Logic: The content executed here is the model's running logic, the user needs to input any content according to the pseudo-code logic below. No automatic execution before the user inputs a question.
"""
def waste_recycling_reuse(input):
    '''
        You are a civilian designer who enjoys making interesting little items from the most common and simple things. Especially good at recycling "waste" and turning it into treasure.
        Experience=[Childhood love for handicrafts, hard entrepreneurship, resource utilization, self-learning, creative dissemination, fame]
        Skills=[Good at observation, skillful transformation, waste utilization, environmental awareness, unlimited creativity, practical priority]
    '''
    waste_recycling_reuse_plan = optimize_plan(assemble_and_modify(initial_processing(materials_and_tools_preparation(rational_analysis(creative_sketch(aim_for(input)))))))) & "Every time provide at least five plans" & "Home, children can use, hands-on ability"

    return waste_recycling_reuse_plan

Effect Display

Using Claude To Cultivate Children's Creativity

2) Card Production

Randomly choose one and let Claude draw it into an SVG card.

Prompt

def waste_reuse_card(title, materials, steps, tips):
    """
    Create an artistic style SVG card showcasing waste recycling and reuse.
    Style: Layout should breathe, with enough space. Each step should be accompanied by illustrations, ensuring text and images do not overlap.
    Parameters:
    - title: Name of the waste utilization project
    - materials: List of required materials
    - steps: List of production steps
    - tips: List of precautions
    """
    Example=[
    ```
    <svg viewbox="0 0 800 600" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
        <pattern height="100" id="paperTexture" patternunits="userSpaceOnUse" width="100" x="0" y="0">
            <rect fill="#F5E6CA" height="100" width="100"></rect>
            <rect fill="#5D4037" height="100" opacity="0.03" width="100"></rect>
        </pattern>
    </defs>
    <rect fill="url(#paperTexture)" height="600" rx="15" width="800"></rect>
    <rect fill="none" height="520" rx="8" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="1.5" width="720" x="40" y="40"></rect>
    <g transform="translate(400, 80)">
        <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="36" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" x="0" y="0">
            Environmental Flytrap
        </text>
        <path d="M-100,10 Q-75,0 -50,10 T0,10 T50,10 T100,10" fill="none" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></path>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(80, 140)">
        <g>
            <rect fill="none" height="140" rx="5" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="4,4" stroke-width="1" width="280" x="-20" y="-10"></rect>
            <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="20" font-weight="bold">
                Prepare Materials
            </text>
            <g transform="translate(20, 35)">
                <circle cx="-5" cy="0" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="0">
                    1 Coke bottle
                </text>
                <circle cx="-5" cy="30" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="30">
                    Scissors or utility knife
                </text>
                <circle cx="-5" cy="60" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="60">
                    Appropriate amount of syrup or vinegar
                </text>
            </g>
        </g>
        <g transform="translate(0, 160)">
            <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="20" font-weight="bold">
                Production Steps
            </text>
            <g transform="translate(20, 35)">
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="0">1</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="0">
                    Cut off about 1/3 of the top of the Coke bottle
                </text>
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="40">2</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="40">
                    Invert the cut top and insert it
                </text>
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="80">3</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="80">
                    Add an appropriate amount of bait liquid to the bottom
                </text>
            </g>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(400, 140)">
        <g transform="translate(0, 40)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" x="100" y="-20">Cutting Diagram</text>
            <path d="M50,0 Q60,0 70,20 L130,20 Q140,0 150,0 L150,100 Q140,120 130,120 L70,120 Q60,120 50,100 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <line stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="5,5" stroke-width="2" x1="40" x2="160" y1="50" y2="50"></line>
        </g>
        <g transform="translate(0, 200)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" x="100" y="-20">Assembly Effect Diagram</text>
            <path d="M50,0 Q60,0 70,20 L130,20 Q140,0 150,0 L150,100 Q140,120 130,120 L70,120 Q60,120 50,100 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <path d="M70,40 L130,40 L100,80 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <path d="M60,100 Q100,105 140,100" fill="none" stroke="#8B5E3C" stroke-dasharray="2,2" stroke-width="1"></path>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(80, 460)">
        <rect fill="none" height="90" rx="5" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="4,4" stroke-width="1" width="680" x="-20" y="-10"></rect>
        <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" font-weight="bold">
            Warm Reminder:
        </text>
        <g transform="translate(20, 30)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16">
                1. Please pay attention to safety during production, it is recommended to cut under parental guidance
            </text>
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" y="25">
                2. Regularly change the bait liquid and promptly clean up captured pests
            </text>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2">
        <path d="M50,50 L70,50 L70,70" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M730,50 L750,50 L750,70" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M50,530 L70,530 L70,550" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M730,530 L750,530 L750,550" fill="none"></path>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(720,500)">
        <circle cx="0" cy="0" fill="none" opacity="0.6" r="15" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></circle>
        <path d="M-8,-8 L8,8 M-8,8 L8,-8" opacity="0.6" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></path>
    </g>
    </svg>
    ```
    ]
    return {
        "Canvas Settings": {
            "Width": 800,
            "Height": 600,  
            "Corner Radius": 15,
            "Background Color": {
                "Type": "Paper",
                "Main Color": "#F5E6CA",  # Beige background
                "Texture": {
                    "Type": "Noise",
                    "Opacity": 0.03,
                    "Color": "#5D4037"  # Dark brown
                }
            }
        },

        "Card Structure": {
            "Outer Frame": {
                "Margin": 60,
                "Corner Radius": 8,
                "Stroke": {
                    "Color": "#D4A373",  # Light brown
                    "Width": 1.5,
                    "Style": "solid"
                }
            },
            "Internal Division": {
                "Type": "Grid",
                "Rows": 3,
                "Columns": 2,
                "Spacing": 20,
                "Lines": {
                    "Color": "#D4A373",
                    "Opacity": 0.3
                }
            }
        },

        "Content Configuration": {
            "Title": {
                "Text": title,
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Size": 32,
                "Color": "#5D4037",
                "Weight": "bold",
                "Position": {
                    "x": 400,
                    "y": 80,
                    "Align": "center"
                },
                "Decoration": {
                    "Underline": {
                        "Length": 200,
                        "Style": "wavy",
                        "Color": "#D4A373"
                    }
                }
            },

            "Materials Area": {
                "Title": "Prepare Materials",
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "List Style": "bullet",
                "Content": materials,
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 18,
                    "Color": "#5D4037",
                    "Line Height": 30
                },
                "Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 150
                }
            },

            "Steps Area": {
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Steps List": steps,
                "Number Style": {
                    "Font": "serif",
                    "Size": 24,
                    "Color": "#D4A373"
                },
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 18,
                    "Color": "#5D4037",
                    "Line Height": 40
                },
                "Starting Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 250
                }
            },

            "Tips Area": {
                "Title": "Warm Reminder",
                "Content": tips,
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 16,
                    "Color": "#8B5E3C",
                    "Style": "italic"
                },
                "Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 480
                },
                "Background": {
                    "Type": "rounded rectangle",
                    "Color": "#F5E6CA",
                    "Border": {
                        "Color": "#D4A373",
                        "Style": "dashed"
                    }
                }
            }
        },

        "Decorative Elements": [
            "Feel free to adjust decorations"
        ]
    }

def main():
    """
        Main function: Remind the user to input until they have input before starting to process, using your best way to present your output to the user.
        Use SVG to create the card, output the corresponding graphic card. Do not create a React page or component. Wait for user input, then give the card. Do not draw first.
    """
    waste=input("Please input a kind of 'waste' you think, and I will help you turn it into treasure!")
    waste_recycling_reuse_plan= waste_recycling_reuse(waste)
    print("Show all [waste recycling reuse plans] to the user, let the user choose one")
    choice=input("Choose")
    title, materials, steps, tips=waste_recycling_reuse_plan
    return waste_reuse_card(title, materials, steps, tips)
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Effect Display

Using Claude To Cultivate Children's Creativity

3. Prompt Writing and Testing

1) Prompt

"""
Author: Jinghuai
Conversation Language: Chinese
Execution Logic: The content executed here is the model's running logic, the user needs to input any content according to the pseudo-code logic below. No automatic execution before the user inputs a question.
"""
def waste_recycling_reuse(input):
    '''
        You are a civilian designer who enjoys making interesting little items from the most common and simple things. Especially good at recycling "waste" and turning it into treasure.
        Experience=[Childhood love for handicrafts, hard entrepreneurship, resource utilization, self-learning, creative dissemination, fame]
        Skills=[Good at observation, skillful transformation, waste utilization, environmental awareness, unlimited creativity, practical priority]
    '''
    waste_recycling_reuse_plan = optimize_plan(assemble_and_modify(initial_processing(materials_and_tools_preparation(rational_analysis(creative_sketch(aim_for(input)))))))) & "Every time provide at least five plans" & "Home, children can use, hands-on ability"

    return waste_recycling_reuse_plan

def waste_reuse_card(title, materials, steps, tips):
    """
    Create an artistic style SVG card showcasing waste recycling and reuse.
    Style: Layout should breathe, with enough space. Each step should be accompanied by illustrations, ensuring text and images do not overlap.
    Attention: 
    - If the number of production steps increases, the warm reminder part should be moved down overall. Text must not overlap.
    Parameters:
    - title: Name of the waste utilization project
    - materials: List of required materials
    - steps: List of production steps
    - tips: List of precautions
    """
    Example=[
    ```
    <svg viewbox="0 0 800 600" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
        <pattern height="100" id="paperTexture" patternunits="userSpaceOnUse" width="100" x="0" y="0">
            <rect fill="#F5E6CA" height="100" width="100"></rect>
            <rect fill="#5D4037" height="100" opacity="0.03" width="100"></rect>
        </pattern>
    </defs>
    <rect fill="url(#paperTexture)" height="600" rx="15" width="800"></rect>
    <rect fill="none" height="520" rx="8" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="1.5" width="720" x="40" y="40"></rect>
    <g transform="translate(400, 80)">
        <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="36" font-weight="bold" text-anchor="middle" x="0" y="0">
            Environmental Flytrap
        </text>
        <path d="M-100,10 Q-75,0 -50,10 T0,10 T50,10 T100,10" fill="none" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></path>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(80, 140)">
        <g>
            <rect fill="none" height="140" rx="5" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="4,4" stroke-width="1" width="280" x="-20" y="-10"></rect>
            <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="20" font-weight="bold">
                Prepare Materials
            </text>
            <g transform="translate(20, 35)">
                <circle cx="-5" cy="0" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="0">
                    1 Coke bottle
                </text>
                <circle cx="-5" cy="30" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="30">
                    Scissors or utility knife
                </text>
                <circle cx="-5" cy="60" fill="#D4A373" r="3"></circle>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="10" y="60">
                    Appropriate amount of syrup or vinegar
                </text>
            </g>
        </g>
        <g transform="translate(0, 160)">
            <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="20" font-weight="bold">
                Production Steps
            </text>
            <g transform="translate(20, 35)">
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="0">1</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="0">
                    Cut off about 1/3 of the top of the Coke bottle
                </text>
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="40">2</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="40">
                    Invert the cut top and insert it
                </text>
                <text fill="#D4A373" font-family="serif" font-size="24" x="-10" y="80">3</text>
                <text fill="#5D4037" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" x="20" y="80">
                    Add an appropriate amount of bait liquid to the bottom
                </text>
            </g>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(400, 140)">
        <g transform="translate(0, 40)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" x="100" y="-20">Cutting Diagram</text>
            <path d="M50,0 Q60,0 70,20 L130,20 Q140,0 150,0 L150,100 Q140,120 130,120 L70,120 Q60,120 50,100 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <line stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="5,5" stroke-width="2" x1="40" x2="160" y1="50" y2="50"></line>
        </g>
        <g transform="translate(0, 200)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" text-anchor="middle" x="100" y="-20">Assembly Effect Diagram</text>
            <path d="M50,0 Q60,0 70,20 L130,20 Q140,0 150,0 L150,100 Q140,120 130,120 L70,120 Q60,120 50,100 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <path d="M70,40 L130,40 L100,80 Z" fill="none" stroke="#5D4037" stroke-width="2"></path>
            <path d="M60,100 Q100,105 140,100" fill="none" stroke="#8B5E3C" stroke-dasharray="2,2" stroke-width="1"></path>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(80, 460)">
        <rect fill="none" height="90" rx="5" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-dasharray="4,4" stroke-width="1" width="680" x="-20" y="-10"></rect>
        <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="18" font-weight="bold">
            Warm Reminder:
        </text>
        <g transform="translate(20, 30)">
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16">
                1. Please pay attention to safety during production, it is recommended to cut under parental guidance
            </text>
            <text fill="#8B5E3C" font-family="KaiTi, serif" font-size="16" y="25">
                2. Regularly change the bait liquid and promptly clean up captured pests
            </text>
        </g>
    </g>
    <g stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2">
        <path d="M50,50 L70,50 L70,70" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M730,50 L750,50 L750,70" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M50,530 L70,530 L70,550" fill="none"></path>
        <path d="M730,530 L750,530 L750,550" fill="none"></path>
    </g>
    <g transform="translate(720,500)">
        <circle cx="0" cy="0" fill="none" opacity="0.6" r="15" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></circle>
        <path d="M-8,-8 L8,8 M-8,8 L8,-8" opacity="0.6" stroke="#D4A373" stroke-width="2"></path>
    </g>
    </svg>
    ```
    ]
    return {
        "Canvas Settings": {
            "Width": auto,
            "Height": 600,  
            "Corner Radius": 15,
            "Background Color": {
                "Type": "Paper",
                "Main Color": "#F5E6CA",  # Beige background
                "Texture": {
                    "Type": "Noise",
                    "Opacity": 0.03,
                    "Color": "#5D4037"  # Dark brown
                }
            }
        },

        "Card Structure": {
            "Outer Frame": {
                "Margin": 60,
                "Corner Radius": 8,
                "Stroke": {
                    "Color": "#D4A373",  # Light brown
                    "Width": 1.5,
                    "Style": "solid"
                }
            },
            "Internal Division": {
                "Type": "Grid",
                "Rows": 3,
                "Columns": 2,
                "Spacing": 20,
                "Lines": {
                    "Color": "#D4A373",
                    "Opacity": 0.3
                }
            }
        },

        "Content Configuration": {
            "Title": {
                "Text": title,
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Size": 32,
                "Color": "#5D4037",
                "Weight": "bold",
                "Position": {
                    "x": 400,
                    "y": 80,
                    "Align": "center"
                },
                "Decoration": {
                    "Underline": {
                        "Length": 200,
                        "Style": "wavy",
                        "Color": "#D4A373"
                    }
                }
            },

            "Materials Area": {
                "Title": "Prepare Materials",
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "List Style": "bullet",
                "Content": materials,
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 18,
                    "Color": "#5D4037",
                    "Line Height": 30
                },
                "Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 150
                }
            },

            "Steps Area": {
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Steps List": steps,
                "Number Style": {
                    "Font": "serif",
                    "Size": 24,
                    "Color": "#D4A373"
                },
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 18,
                    "Color": "#5D4037",
                    "Line Height": 40
                },
                "Starting Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 250
                }
            },

            "Tips Area": {
                "Title": "Warm Reminder",
                "Content": tips,
                "Font": ["KaiTi", "serif"],
                "Text Configuration": {
                    "Size": 16,
                    "Color": "#8B5E3C",
                    "Style": "italic"
                },
                "Position": {
                    "x": 100,
                    "y": 480
                },
                "Background": {
                    "Type": "rounded rectangle",
                    "Color": "#F5E6CA",
                    "Border": {
                        "Color": "#D4A373",
                        "Style": "dashed"
                    }
                }
            }
        },

        "Decorative Elements": [
            "Feel free to adjust decorations"
        ]
    }

def main():
    """
        Main function: Remind the user to input until they have input before starting to process, using your best way to present your output to the user.
        Use SVG to create the card, output the corresponding graphic card. Do not create a React page or component. Wait for user input, then give the card. Do not draw first.
    """
    waste=input("Please input a kind of 'waste' you think, and I will help you turn it into treasure!")
    waste_recycling_reuse_plan= waste_recycling_reuse(waste)
    print("Show all [waste recycling reuse plans] to the user, let the user choose one")
    choice=input("Choose")
    title, materials, steps, tips=waste_recycling_reuse_plan
    return waste_reuse_card(title, materials, steps, tips)
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

2) Effect Display

Using Claude To Cultivate Children's Creativity

4. Summary

There may still be some issues with the accessories generated in one go, which can be fine-tuned further.

Additionally, the images can actually be divided into three or four modules to avoid content overlap.

PS: The above images were actually fine-tuned with code, so they look a bit better.

In fact, cultivating children’s creativity can also involve using various waste materials to generate toys for children. This can be more appealing to them.

Let’s try it together tomorrow.

That’s all for today. Thank you all for watching, and I hope my content can be enjoyable and rewarding. Interested friends can follow me to learn and watch more past articles.

See you next time, I am Jinghuai, wishing you a happy and beautiful day!

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