In England, home of the blockbuster Harry Potter book and movie series, a recent experiment tested the effects of watching magical scenes from Harry Potter movies on children’s ability to create. What the researchers found out was surprising. See for yourself:
“The group who watched the magical clips performed “significantly better” than the other group in creativity tests, which included pretending to be a rabbit and thinking of different ways to put plastic cups into a trash can.
“Magical thinking enables children to create fantastic imaginary worlds and in this way enhances children’s capacity to view the world and act upon it from multiple perspectives,” the researchers said. “The results suggested that books and videos about magic might serve to expand children’s imagination and help them to think more creatively.”
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