Photographing the Smalls…Add a Little Sunshine!
“Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” ~Henri Cartier-Bresson Today we are launching a brand new series! It is one I have had many a request for. Once or twice a month I’m going to post a...
View ArticleSoapy, Gritty, Slimy, Smelly! …Mixing Different Paints to EXPAND the Senses!
“Memories establish the past; Senses perceive the present; Imaginations shape the future.” ~Toby Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut Remember yesterday when the baby was painting in his own...
View ArticleWeekly Kid’s Co-op…The Great Leaf “Hunt and Sort” Adventure!
“Here’s to freedom, cheers to art. Here’s to having an excellent adventure and may the stopping never start.” ~Jason Mraz October. I’m trying to love October. So many people love October. It’s pretty,...
View ArticleWeekly Kid’s Co-op…Monster Snow Cone Station!
“Winter came down to our home one night. Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow, and we, we were children once again.” ~Bill Morgan, Jr. I don’t know if you all know this…but we have...
View ArticleThe Great Artist Georges Seurat… A Study in Pointillism
“Some people say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.” ~Georges Seurat It’s time for Kids Get Arty! My favourite series on the entire planet! For real! It’s a time we get the smalls...
View Article“Lemoney” Lemon Play Dough…A Little “Post Nap” Therapy
“Each day has a color, a smell.” ~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Today we had some grumpy girls. I don’t know if it’s the cold weather, or the common cold bug…but the two girl smalls were blue. They both...
View ArticleAn Educator’s Guide to Creating an Organized Play Space…
“The point of simple living, for me has got to be: A soft place to land * A wide margin of error * Room to breath * Lots of places to find baseline happiness in each and every day” ~Leo Babauta...
View ArticleOPERATION RAINBOW! 6 Sheets of Paper, 4 Different Activities!
“Colour is joy. One does not think joy. One is carried by it.” ~Ersnt Haas We love colour! Lots and lots of colour! Colour makes us happy, and today we are surrounded by it! We started off with...
View ArticleA Day of Rainbows and Good Luck!
“My two favourite colours of the rainbow are gold and leprechaun.” ~Jarod Kintz, It Occurred to Me Today we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a whole lot of colour! We played, we created, we...
View ArticleWading Pool Chalk Art…
Wise words, Picasso. I think you and I could have been great friends. I mean, I got some truly incredulous looks when I pulled out the bucket of sidewalk chalk at the wading pool today. Why in the...
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