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Dim Sum for Everyone
Food plays an integral role in our lives. The food we eat is intertwined with culture. By exploring food children can learn a lot about a...
May 27, 20211 min read


Invitation to Create Just like Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese contemporary artist that is great to invite children to learn about during Asian American and Pacific Islander...
May 26, 20211 min read


Invitation to Paint on Ice
Tinkerwonderplay X Grow Maple Invitations: Join us for a new series Afternoon Activities. This Thursday 5/27 @ 4pm PST on Instagram Live....
May 25, 20212 min read


Invitation to Create Sweet Treats
This invitation to create sweet treats is inspired by the book Ganesha's Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes. The bold bright...
May 24, 20211 min read


Invitation to Explore Our Skin
When we teach children about diversity from an early age it encourages them to value and respect differences. Opening up the conversation...
May 22, 20212 min read


A Big Mooncake for Little Star
To continue exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this two part invitation for mooncakes is a great way to expose...
May 19, 20211 min read


Invitation to Create Round is A Tortilla
Learning shapes, numbers, colors, and letters is a skill a child will learn when they are developmentally ready. Whatever age your child...
May 18, 20211 min read


Invitation to Climb
Researchers are uncovering the values of one of the most developmentally important forms of play - climbing. As humans from birth we’re...
May 16, 20211 min read


Invitation to Play Bee-bim Bop!
To continue to honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month inviting a child to explore through dramatic play is great way to...
May 15, 20212 min read


Invitation to Create Frida Kahlo Nature Portraits with Loose Parts
Inspiration for making art can sometimes strike unexpectedly and in unusual places. Who would have thought that a place mat can turn into...
May 13, 20211 min read


Invitation to Create Just Like Ruth Asawa
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a period for the duration of the month of May for recognizing the contributions and...
May 11, 20212 min read


Family Heritage Collage/Tree
Exposure to other cultures brings personal meaning and awareness not only in the classroom but in the home as well. Celebrating all the...
May 10, 20211 min read


Invitation to Create Flower Soup
May flowers are here which means it’s the perfect time to make flower soup. You can go on a nature walk or hike, gather flowers, sticks,...
May 3, 20212 min read


Art Walk Silent Auction
For many years the Pre-K class at the three centers I do administration for have raised money to purchase a legacy gift for the school...
Apr 30, 20211 min read


Rain Invitations
Here are three ways to invite a child at home or in the classroom to learn and explore about rain. Invitation to create rain clouds with...
Apr 27, 20212 min read


Invitation to Build Waterlilies and the Japanese Bridge' by Claude Monet
When children learn about artists the more well rounded and creative they become. Art is a fundamental component of early childhood....
Apr 26, 20211 min read


In My Mosque STEM Invitation
The book In My Mosque by M. O. Yuksel is a great conversation starter in the home or classroom to discover all the rituals and wonders of...
Apr 22, 20211 min read


Invitation to Create Robert Bradford Sculptures
The artist Robert Bradford creates life-size and larger-than-life sculptures from discarded plastic items. Some of the sculptures contain...
Apr 21, 20211 min read


The Old Truck Small World Play
The beauty of thoughtfully curated children's books from a company such as Brownish Books is that they introduce you to books such as The...
Apr 20, 20211 min read


Ramadan Dramatic Play Invitation to Explore
Dramatic play, imaginative play, creative play, role-playing, make-believe or just plain pretending…is a foundation of childhood...
Apr 19, 20212 min read
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