using
cocktail umbrellas
chop sticks
mini pumpkins
and
pancake mix playdough
kinder create something new.
—
“a child’s attitude toward everything is an artist’s attitude.”
-willa cather
Mar3
Category Archives: children
Feb22
i love cinnamon.
‘i love cinnamon and baking with my mom.’ – h
—
class bakery day
the children worked
very hard
over the last few weeks
learning
about bread
about baking
how sharing bread is a way to welcome others
every culture makes and eats and shares bread
listened to books about bread and baking
practiced ‘baking’ with play-dough
baked real lemon bread at school
baked breads at home
bought breads at the store
made signs and decorated tables
learned about buying and selling using pennies
gave other classes pennies
that they had to ‘earn’ by working in their rooms
invited other classes, faculty, staff, and families
to come to our room for a big bakery event
said they would give pennies or free bread
to anyone who had no money or food
families supported their efforts
making this day so special
everyone went home
very full, very tired, very happy.
the bakery in full swing
“anyone who gives you a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven is a friend for life.”
-daniel handler
Jan27
out of stone.
“i believe that one defines oneself by reinvention.
to not be like your parents.
to not be like your friends.
to be yourself.
to cut yourself out of stone.’
-henry rollins
—
credits: Chad Knight digital sculpture, right brained, wild child
Dec14
carefully.
kinder carefully bathe their babies
each with their own method
including a squeegee
all were clean and happy.
—
“it is the nature of babies to be in bliss.”
-deepak chopra
Dec12
light and dark.
kinder create
then it’s all dark
turn on the black light
their art comes alive
like magic.
—
“every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
-walt whitman
Dec11
kid congress.
my grandson, Jackson (in the green shirt and shorts)
who loves
people, animals, kindness, dancing, laughing, and tacos
has become a part of a new kid congress
a group springing from the legacy of
‘kid president’
(who has now grown into a young man)
with a mission to show
that kids can help to change the world for the better
thank you to kid president for passing the torch
giving more kids the opportunity to bring good to the world
i couldn’t be prouder of these little people with gigantic hearts.
—
(if you have two minutes, use the link below to meet the new congress)
—
“children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.”
John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
—
credits: kidpresident.com, soul pancake
Dec7
the teacher is the learner.
what an honor and a pleasure
it was
to have spent two days
with intelligent caring educators from many places
coming together
to
share, discuss, question, wonder, listen,
learn from each other
about leading
respectful, compassionate, joyful, creative, curious, playful, democratic classrooms
for young children
where they begin
to discover and grow a love of learning
about the world near and far
every experience
preparing them for what is beyond
this comforting place
they call school.
—
“the limit of your present understanding
is not the limit of your possibilities.”
-guy finley
Nov14
that’s going to leave a mark.
“a child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”
– Chinese Proverb
Nov7
softly.
and
as
the
first
few
flakes
fell
from
the
sky
joy ruled the day in kinder-land.
—
“the snow fell as softly as a poet’s tears.”
Oct17
where to begin.
“if we are to teach real peace in this world,
and if we are to carry on a real war against war,
we shall have to begin with the children.”
-mahatma gandhi
I didn't have my glasses on.... 