Author Archives: radhikapatel
WELCOME!
Hi all, welcome to Proboscis’s brand new website for StoryCubes! If this is your first time coming across StoryCubes, check out our about page! If you’re stuck for ideas on how to use a StoryCube, then worry no more! Browse the site for inspiration on the many different uses and scenarios in which they have […]
Storybook or StoryCube…?
It seems now with so many gadgets around, especially the iPad, people are forgetting what a book looks and feels like! A matter of fact is that the conventional storybook may be becoming outdated. The ability to read a book on the ipad shows the changing ways of reading a book – without physically holding a […]
I want that band on that cube!
I absolutely love going to concerts! Not only seeing my favourite act perform up on stage, but the atmosphere is electric! The only downside is that it usually lasts only for an hour and a half 😦 which is why I always, always, always buy some sort of merchandise, usually the concert programme, which in […]
Notepads or StoryCubes…??
I,m always up for a bit of team work, especially when it comes to brainstorming ideas. For me however I always find it much more stimulating if there are props or something to kick start some ideas. Sitting around a table with nothing but pens and notepads doesn’t really seem the most productive or inspiring […]
Christmas Greeting Cubes
Merry Christmas! This is the usual slogan you would find in most Christmas cards. When it comes to giving cards, I prefer a more personalised message. It’s more meaningful and unique in its own way. Introducing the highly unusual and visual promotional Christmas Greeting Card – the Christmas Greeting Cube! Twelve faces provide the opportunity […]
3D research
When I think of a research project, my mind goes back to Uni, when there would usually be realms and realms of pages of facts and findings. Just the thought of reading page after page I find boring – the same mundane way of presenting research in a book format. It almost puts one off […]
Card or Cube?..Surprise your other half this year…
Valentines Day – flowers, chocolates, jewelery ( if your lucky), cards.. It would be nice to change the conventional idea of gift giving on Feb 14th! Walking into Clinton’s I don’t expect to see anything different in the weeks running up to V Day. The endless rows of cards is the same each and every […]
Bring a little excitement to the classroom…
Getting kids to come together and work as a team can be quite a difficult challenge. The usual scenario of a group sitting in a circle staring blankly at each other, no one wanting to say anything, comes to mind. What if they had a prop, a visual aid or an object, a StoryCube perhaps, […]
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