Back when I did theater improv, there was a “Yes, and…” rule. You could not shut down someone’s ideas with a “no.” Instead, you had
Category: Intelligences and Learning Styles
Create your own Dinosaur Fossils
At a recent trip to the American Museum of Natural History, we say this Dinosaur Skeleton Fossil Playset and I claimed it as my own
Salt Ceramic Heart Ornaments for Valentine’s Day
We’ve made salt ceramic heart ornaments for the last few Valentine’s Days but I’ve never had the time to post them before! Salt ceramic is
Our children change so much every year and I wish I could bottle up a little of this precious time with them. Despite my compulsive
This past weekend, we brought some Christmas Cheer to a local home for the elderly. We have been visiting since my two eldest were 3
Have you heard about #GivingTuesday? The idea is that we take a day after the frenzy of Black Friday (in which I do not participate)
Our Gratitude Tree
We made a gratitude tree out of a cardboard paper towel tube, a paper bowl, and construction paper to express our thanks for all of
Despite how it might appear from my blog, most of our time at home is spent playing. And most of our art-making is very open-ended.
My daughter just moved on to two digit addition with regrouping (that’s “carrying” for us old folks). Since a dime conveniently equals 10 pennies, I
5 Picture Books About Rainbows
Who doesn’t love a rainbow? They are colorful, magical, and full of hope! Rainbows are a bridge into other times and cultures, science, color theory,