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Egg Decorating 4 Ways
Did you know from ancient history to the present decorating eggs have been an important symbol in many cultures. They often symbolize...
Mar 20, 20241 min read


Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love Small World Play
Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love Small World Play// Award-winning Iranian-American Author & illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh has so many amazing...
Mar 18, 20241 min read


Invitation to Frame Reza Abbasi Art with Loose Parts
Most of us know that art is important for children. But beyond why it is important for them to create art it is just vital to expose...
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Fizzing & Erupting Rainbows Two Ways
Since children are born with a sense of wonder & a passion to understand the world around them, they instinctively & constantly ask...
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Invitation to Explore + Create with Flowers
With flowers blooming everywhere & better weather ahead in spring, our newly #gifted Natural Outdoor Explorer Table with Scale from...
Mar 11, 20241 min read


Four Yayoi Kusama Invitations
Yayoi Kusama is a female Japanese contemporary artist. She is one of the world’s most iconic & celebrated artists working today. Her work...
Mar 10, 20242 min read


Three Mae Jemison Invitations
#MaeJemison is a female engineer, physician, & former NASA astronaut who became the first black woman to travel into space. March is...
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Invitation to Paint with a Flower
After reading the book Have you Ever Seen a Flower written and illustrated by Shawn Harris and being inspired but he Fluorescent Colors...
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Two Infinity and Beyond
This past week my youngest son celebrated his second birthday! Since he looks up to his big brother so much, he has recently become...
Mar 1, 20242 min read


Invitation to Explore Flowers
Signs of spring have been showing with flowers starting to bloom after all the rain. Today we explored some leftover flowers from...
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Invitation to Paint the Many Shades of Blue
Blue: The Many Ways I Feel (The Colors of My Life) by Nancy Johnson James (Author), Constance Moore (Illustrator) is a book about an...
Feb 27, 20242 min read


Play-Dough + Loose Parts Play
Play-dough is an early childhood staple and quite possibly is one of the most powerful hands on learning props for early childhood...
Feb 26, 20242 min read


Women's History Month Invitations
#WomensHistoryMonth is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. While there are so many ways to celebrate...
Feb 26, 20241 min read


Three Ways to Explore Alma Woodsey Thomas
Alma Woodsey Thomas was an American artist and educator whose exuberant colorful paintings used the techniques of pointillism and...
Feb 23, 20241 min read


Invitation to Create like Howardena Pindell Two Ways
Howardena Pindell is an American painter, filmmaker, and mixed media artist. Her work explores texture, color, structures, and is often...
Feb 20, 20241 min read


Infant/Toddler Dramatic/Pretend Play Space
Infant/Toddler Dramatic/Pretend Play Space//Our Infant/Toddler room's Dramatic Play Space got the perfect new addition with this...
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Heart Science Two Ways
Since children are born with a sense of wonder and a passion to understand the world around them, they instinctively and constantly ask...
Feb 15, 20242 min read


Mix Media Heart Collage
To continue exploring hearts, we set out an invitation to create a mixed media collage with a whole bunch of different heart art...
Feb 14, 20241 min read


I Drew a Heart 3 Ways
I Drew a Heart by Gillian Sze (Author), Naoko Stoop (Illustrator) is the perfect book to read during the Lunar New Year and Valentine's...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Invitations to Create Love Potions
So much of the magic of early childhood is creating wondrous concoctions. Today we invited the children to create potions with...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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