About Mindful Creative Life

Mindful Creative Life is the home of ReflectoBot and CreatableMe, tools that help kids ages 7–11 build emotional skills and creativity, with simple guidance for the grown-ups who support them at home and in the classroom.

Our focus

  • Kid-friendly and practical, not clinical

  • Designed for families and classrooms

  • Built to support real routines and conversations

About the Founder

Meet Brian Castleforte

Brian Castleforte is the Founder and Creator of ReflectoBot and CreatableMe, tools that help kids and the grown ups who support them build emotional awareness, resilience, and creativity.

For more than two decades, Brian has worked as a motion designer, character artist, and author, creating memorable work for major brands and pioneering the modern papertoy movement with books like Papertoy Monsters. Now he channels that same imagination into mindful, kid-friendly experiences that make big ideas like feelings, mindset, and creativity feel simple and fun in everyday life.

Also by Brian

Outside of Mindful Creative Life, Brian has spent decades creating motion graphics, characters, and papertoys for brands and fans around the world. He’s the creator of the cult-favorite Papertoy Monsters and Papertoy Glowbots books and has designed animated title sequences and campaigns for major studios and brands.

Explore more of Brian’s creative work at Castleforte.com and through his papertoy books wherever books are sold.