Christmas is a great time to teach gratitude and good ole’ fashioned manners. I don’t believe in making children hug strange people. I’ve let go of my southern ways of […]
Creativity is Craftless
Remember when you attempted to put together your child’s first instructions – enclosed, all parts included, no batteries required toy? So many steps had to be done a certain way […]
Busy December Day
Today we spent some time making an ornament. At Christmas time we do cheat a little on being 💯 child led and product art. Some of my most cherished memories […]
Learning With Blocks
Blocks are open ended materials that stimulate young imaginations, provide choices for discovery and invention, and promote the development of problem solving skills. One day a block maybe an airplane. […]
Process vs Product
As adults, we are concerned with the outcome, with a product of our efforts. We want a report to look nice. We want the cookies to taste great. We participate […]
What is professionalism ?
Some of you might have caught on by now. I generally pick one day a week that no one is visiting and I have no where to be directly after […]
Interesting Observation
Maybelle’s grandma came to play while we were outside. She said “It’s interesting how they do so many different things while they are out here .” All – with loose […]
Inspection Season
‘Tis the season. Yesterday we had the health department here. They inspect us just like they do a restaurant. Usually we have atleast one violation. Yesterday – none! Today licensing […]
Asking Open Ended Questions
A question like ” what color is that block?” evokes a one word answer. But an open ended question ” tell me about the blocks you are using ” gives […]
Literacy and Santa
Who knew you could encourage kids to write letters by simply starting the day with a Christmas Song early in the morning and showing them a new prop I got […]