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influencer
KEEP IT PLAYFUL
Maplewood’s Lizzie Assa helps families have fun
INTERVIEW BY JORAM MUSHINSKE
@theworkspaceforchildren
workspaceforchildren.com
Name: Lizzie (Lewis) Assa
Where did you grow up? Short Hills
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Where do you live now? Maplewood
ASSA WITH
HER FAMILY
Education: I have a Bachelor of Arts
from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania
and a Masters in Education from The
Bank Street School of Education in
New York City
Recognitions & Awards:
• 2018 Webby Honoree in the Social
Education and Discovery category
• Featured on both Babylist and Romper
and Rose and Rex
• Named one of Light & Airy
Photography’s Top 10 Most Inspiring
Small Business Owners 2019
@lifeisbutadish
@graceatwood
@theneonteaparty
@mamapapabubba
Future Aspirations: To grow The
Workspace for Children and serve
as many people as I can.
Podcasts: You can also hear Assa on
Simple Families (simplefamilies.com) and
Voices of Your Village (seedandsew.org).
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When and why did you start The
Workspace for Children? I started The
Workspace for Children six years ago in my
basement art studio, where I offered process
art and play experiences for children and their
grown-ups. The physical workspace studio no
longer exists, but through the years, The
Workspace for Children has changed forms
and grown organically with me and my family.
Currently, The Workspace for Children is a
blog and Instagram account, serving more
than 66,000 people by providing inspiration
for living a play-based lifestyle, as well as
information about child development,
parenting and the power of play. In 2019, I
wrote my first E-Book, Your Guide to Quiet
Time and Independent Play and it has had
more than 1,200 downloads. Stay tuned for
more digital products from The Workspace
for Children in 2020.
How often do you post on your blog and
Instagram? Do you have a set schedule?
My Instagram community is a large part of the
Favorite follows: I love accounts that
inspire me and teach me new things.