quot
the kinder hold the baby chicks with gentle hands
—
‘teach children
by word, and by example,
to be kind to animals
not just for the animals sake,
but for the sake of all who are weaker than they are.’
-adapted by val silver
Jun2
Category Archives: children
May30
you don’t have to win, just tri.
we had our first ever
kinder triathlon
what a blast
running,
tricycling,
‘swimming’ in a pool of plastic bubbles with goggles on
everyone did all three events
*no kinder injuries or tears
*(full disclosure: i did fly off of my tricycle at one point
but my boss was kind enough to push
me all the way around the track on it to the finish line)
everyone had so much fun
and that is a win.
—
“pump your arms and your legs will follow”
– *karen parnell
(this method did not work for me.)
May18
magical capacity.
where does the tree end and the child begin?
—
“as a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth;
to see the land as an animal does;
to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee;
to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us;
to know a hundred different smells of mud and listen unselfconsciously to the soughing of the trees.”
~valerie andrews
May14
where we have adventures.
i so love this card from my student
‘i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.’
-george foreman
May4
deep.
coolest rainboots ever
show how deep the puddles are
when you’re
standing/jumping/running/splashing
in the rain
on outdoor adventure day.
—
“look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
-albert einstein
May2
fairy bread and magic tea.
on may day
it was fairy tea party day in our classroom
we had dragons, and fairies, and trolls, and elves,
and everything you can imagine
two of the special party treats
are magic tea and fairy bread.
the magic tea tastes like apple
and changes colors with each new pot poured
and the fairy bread is a sprinkled wonder
what an amazing day we had.
Fairy bread -A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.
(story and recipe)
This mainstay of children’s birthday parties in Australia and New Zealand has but three ingredients: white bread, butter or margarine, and hundreds-and-thousands, which are better known as “sprinkles” in many parts of the world.
To make fairy bread, dump a layer of sprinkles onto a large plate or other flat surface. Take a buttered slice of white bread and place it, buttered side down, onto the sprinkles. Press gently to ensure sprinkles adhere to the butter. Then lift it up, cut the bread diagonally into four triangles, and you have a colorful and child-compatible snack.
Fairy bread can be served with crusts on or off depending on personal preference. Note, however, that the crust provides a handy, butter-and-sprinkle-free spot for your fingers to grip the bread.
The identity of the first person to firmly press sprinkles into white bread is lost to history, but fairy bread was made as far back as at least the 1920s. Unlike simple foods such as toast and cupcakes, though, fairy bread has resisted the modern trend to artisanal-ize. When a food writer suggested using a different kind of sprinkles and “a nice cultured butter,” Australians took a strong, pre-emptive stance against fancier versions of fairy bread.
“That’s the beauty of Fairy Bread,” the editor of a U.K. food section writes of fairy bread’s egalitarian appeal. “Regardless of how much soft focus lighting or Pinterest-friendly table dressing you throw at it, you can’t escape the fact that it’s a piece of soggy bread loaded with strands of refined sugar, designed to be eaten by someone who hasn’t yet mastered chewing with their mouth closed. It’s simple, it’s nostalgic, and the combo of processed carbs, butter, and E numbers is a match made in minimal-effort heaven.”
Need to Know Fairy bread is rarely served in restaurants or cafes. So if you can’t score an invitation to an Australian child’s birthday party, making it yourself is your best bet.
even one of our knight’s dogs dressed up for the big day
—
“those who don’t believe in magic will never feel it.”
-roald dahl
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Recipe source credit:Gastro Obscura
Apr18
small cheer.
a pop-up restaurant appeared in the cozy corner of our classroom
everyone was welcome and helped in the restaurant after their meal
so many delicious foods
made with care
no one left hungry
people came and went and shared plates and talked and laughed
it was a feast for the senses.
—
“small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.”
-william shakespeare
Apr17
can rocks break?
the kinder have been very interested in learning about rocks lately
they collected them
sorted them
brought in favorites
made a rock museum
painted with them
shared what they knew
still had questions.
one question was-
can rocks break?
now we all know.
—
“the violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.”
-tennessee williams
Apr6
here we go!
“april hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”
-william shakespeare
Mar31
hopped up.
put on that easter bonnet
mix up a big pitcher
of sugar and kool aid
just 5 cents a pack
mix in a pack of kids
(free)
sit back
with your own beverage of choice
and watch the parade begin!
what could be more fun??!
looks like these kids
may be on their second pitcher.
—
“hippy hoppity easter’s on its way!”
-here comes peter cottontail
What is the origin of Peter Cottontail song?
The famous “Easter Bunny” came to be in the song, “Here Comes Peter Cottontail.” The song, which tells a simple story of the Easter Bunny delivering baskets filled with candy, eggs, and flowers, was written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins in 1949.
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image credit: vintage ads 1960, etsy
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