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Born with Potential. Built with Practice. The Truth About Raising Talented Kids

Born with Potential. Built with Practice. The Truth About Raising Talented Kids

Born This Way? Or Made This Way?

What if talent isn’t something we’re born with—
but something we build?

Imagine two people each pick up a guitar. One holds a top-of-the-line Fender; the other, a budget knock-off. They both fumble through the same clumsy chord.

Yes, there’s a difference in sound quality.
But neither can really play—yet.

Now, let’s say the person with the Fender leans it against the wall and walks away.
But the other one? They listen to their favourite artists. They go to concerts. They find a mentor, take lessons, practice, experiment, and keep showing up.

Fast forward a year. Both pick up their guitars again.
Who sounds better now?

The Fender player may still have the potential to make beautiful music. But the other one? They’ve formed talent.

Because talent, without formation, stays a dream.


Talent Formation Begins Early at Hive

At Hive, we believe every child has creative potential—and that talent is something that can be nurtured, shaped, and strengthened over time.

That’s why we follow a carefully designed pathway that supports children from babies to teenagers in discovering their creative voice.

We begin with joyful, sensory-rich music and movement classes for babies and toddlers. With singing, dancing, and visual art, these classes help parents discover what makes their little one light up.

Next come preschool drop-off classes in Music or Performing Arts—or our signature program, Bee School, which blends music, art, drama, movement, and creative science. These early experiences begin to define the arts for your child, revealing the creative pathways they naturally gravitate toward.

By the time your child enters school, you’ll already know where their passions lie. That makes choosing the right after-school class—whether it’s piano, singing, drama, or painting—a natural next step. And because they’re doing what they love, they’re more likely to stick with it, even as things get more challenging.


Confidence Through Creativity

From private lessons in voice or piano to musical theatre, sculpture, illustration, and more, Hive is the perfect environment for your child’s talent to grow.

Older children and teenagers at Hive are given opportunities to showcase their creative progress through performances and art exhibitions throughout the year. These are proud, public moments that help solidify a strong sense of identity and achievement.

Because when a young person knows they have a talent—and knows how to develop it—they carry that confidence into every corner of their life.

You have the power to unlock your child’s creative potential.
Let Hive be the place where their talent is formed.

The Best Playdough Recipe

The Best Playdough Recipe

Wondering how to make the same playdough as our Creative play program?

Easy no-cook play dough using flour, oil, salt, cream of tartar, boiling water, food coloring, and glycerine

Here’s the recipe:

BEST EVER NO-COOK PLAY DOUGH RECIPE

You need:

  • 2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil  (baby oil and coconut oil work too)
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
  • 1 to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)
  • gel food colouring (optional)
  • few drops glycerine (essential!)

Method:

  • Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl
  • Add food colouring TO the boiling water then into the dry ingredients
  • Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough
  • Add the glycerine
  • Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. * This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency!*
  • If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right

Recipe originally sourced from: Best Ever No-Cook Play Dough Recipe! – The Imagination Tree