Think out of the box

Think out of the box!!

" We teach children

To color inside the lines  

And then,expect

Adults to think out of the box."

A child doesn't stay within the lines when coloring an image in outline. The implied meaning is that they aren't following the rules. 

Staying within the lines means a child is following the order, but it does not allow thinking beyond the boundaries. It has it's value, absolutely, but it shouldn't be the only message a child gets.
It is good in teaching discipline but does little for encouraging imaginative thinking.
Children are amazing thinkers before we silence them.
Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Imagination is the door to possibilities. It is where creativity, ingenuity, and thinking outside the box begin for child development.
Ask open-ended and thought-provoking questions 
that will provoke imaginative and creative thinking and invite the child to express his ideas and share his visions.