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Inspired by Paint
Brand new jars . . . Red, yellow, and blue paint mixed in several combinations. Newly mixed paint means newly inspired children. Lots of ideas! The colors were named green-blue,...
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Facilitating the Learning Process
Right around mid-May, I started to get anxious. There were only a few more weeks left of school, and I was worried about how we would all adjust to this change in our routine. The girls (3 and 4 years...
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Spontaneous Games
Childhood is the time for idleness. It is the time for long afternoons in the yard catching ladybugs or mornings spent with some paper, tape, and a pair of scissors. A little time to themselves...
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Tiny Treasures
Trusting children with little things, may take getting used to but when they are ready small toys can take on the role of treasures. Tiny toys to wrap their hands around and stuff in those itty...
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How do I set the tone for this post? While everyone else is writing about determination and resolutions, or anti-resolutions and sending images to remind you of hope and happiness in the new year, I...
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Marigold Dyed Scarves
I’m easily intimated by new recipes, but knowing this one involved silk scarves I was eager to try. I have dyed cheesecloth with blackberries and strawberries but never silks and they came out...
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Developing Attentions Spans the RIE Way
Circle time is to early childhood education what homeroom is to high school. It is the starting point for the day, and oftentimes the only place children and teachers exchange information about their...
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Letting Kids Create with Too Much
Moon is in that beautiful TOO MUCH stage. She uses too many stickers (22 at last count on one Valentine). Too much glue. Too many papers taped together in a pile. In fact, Moon spent a fair amount...
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Greysen’s First Day of School
I can’t believe it . . . I feel good. I mean, I feel great! To be really forthcoming, I cry too much. I’m a pretty sensitive soul and I was expecting to cry. I mentioned to Mazzy that today may be a...
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Why I Declined an Opportunity to Spare My Daughter a Little Heartache
Last fall, something happened to Greysen that is a story worth telling. I usually don’t blog about occurrences this long after they happened, but the impact of this experience on my parenting is...
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