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Lunar New Year Lanterns
During the Lunar New Year lanterns provide illumination, are said to be lucky charms, and a wish for the bright future. Lunar New Year,...
Feb 8, 20242 min read


Invitation to Create Lunar New Year Foods from Around the World
Food plays an integral role in our lives. The food we eat is intertwined with culture/traditions and many of our favorite memories are...
Feb 7, 20242 min read


31 Wintry Invitations
Exploring the winter through Small World Play, STEM/STEAM, Process art, Loose Parts, and more can be SNOW MUCH FUN. Below are ways to...
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Pinch of Love Sensory + Loose Parts + Dramatic Play
Pinch of Love Sensory +Loose Parts Dramatic Play// The story Pinch of Love by Barry Timms (Author), Tisha Lee (Illustrator) is about...
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Icy Hearts and Shapes STEM Exploration
Icy Hearts & Shapes STEM Exploration// Introducing children to different hands-on experiences in environments that young children are...
Feb 5, 20242 min read


Kehinde Wiley Collaborative Canvas Collage
Black History Month presents a wonderful opportunity to discuss and expose race, civil rights, artists, musicians, authors, food, public...
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Invitation to Create Amy Wu's Patchwork Dragon
The story Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon written by Kat Zhang & illustrated by Charlene Chua which are part of an amazing series. In...
Jan 31, 20242 min read


Lunar New Year Dragons Two Ways
We have started gearing up for the Lunar New Year of the Dragon first by reading & looking at books about Dragons, showing them the...
Jan 30, 20242 min read


Glow and The Dark Northern Lights Painting
After doing the Invitation to Explore the Northern Lights last week the children were still talking about it so much that we invited them...
Jan 26, 20241 min read


Ice Skating Lines + Designs
Did you know that the writing process begins long before a child even forms letters with a pencil. It involves building pre-writing...
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Dinosaurs in the Snow
With all this recent wonderful winter play exploring cold habitats, arctic animals, and the chilly weather, a simple question from a...
Jan 23, 20241 min read


Camp Renegade Play Virtual Summit
I'm so excited to announce that I will be presenting at Camp Renegade Play Virtual Summit! You can learn absolutely everything you’d ever...
Jan 22, 20241 min read


Invitation to Explore Glaciers in the Arctic
Today we read the story Glacier on the Move by Elizabeth Rusch (Author), Alice Brereton (Illustrator) which is about a glacier Flo who...
Jan 19, 20241 min read


Invitation to Explore the Northern Lights Two Ways
The story The Lights that Dance in the Night by Yuval Zommer is a wonderful way to explore and learn about the Northern Lights that...
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Invitation to Create Yue Minjun Art Exhibition
One of our other artist of the month is Yue Minjun who is a contemporary Chinese artist. He is best known for oil paintings depicting...
Jan 17, 20241 min read


Nature View Tree BookShelf
Nature View Tree BookShelf #gifted by @discountschoolsupply helped us enhance and create an immersive nature-inspired comfy corner that...
Jan 16, 20242 min read


Resist Do Ho Suh Painting
Do Ho Suh is one of our artists that we are exploring this month. He is a Korean artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation,...
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Invitation to Create like Do Ho Suh
Do Ho Suh is one of our artists that we are exploring this month. He is a Korean artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation,...
Jan 11, 20242 min read


Snow Construction Site Small World Play
There are many reasons why young children are fascinated by the world of construction and the equipment. The loud noises, flashing...
Jan 10, 20241 min read


Invitation to Create Snowflakes with Loose Parts
Before inviting the children to create snowflakes we asked them questions about what they knew about them? After discussing that they...
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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