tools and toys and trucks wait in winter
for the children to return
to see what new ideas
they can create together come spring.
—
“never worry for the delay in success compared to the others.
because the construction of wonders takes more time than other buildings.”
-author anonymous
kinders build something new.
—
“art is about building a new foundation,
not just laying something on top of what’s already there.”
-prince
littlest hands
with
careful touch
make soft-rolled fluffy snowmen
of whitest peppermint dough.
something’s lost
and
something’s gained
each time someone new arrives
rising from the sparkly snow.
“we build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.”
-walter scott
good to know i will never have to worry
especially happy to see
an alien, a couple of vikings, a mongolian warrior, and sponge bob
included in the mix.
—
“the sound a box of lego makes is the noise of a child’s mind working,
looking for the right piece.
shake it,
and it’s almost creativity in aural form.”
– grayson perry, playing to the gallery
—
image credit: getty images, dan kitwood, mental floss
even the fairy village at my cottage took at hit
and as we wait for our power restoration
there are always a few shiny glimmers of hope on the horizon.
—
“we’ve got to rebuild human hearts –
and persuade people that hope isn’t just possible, but essential. “
-tony snow
“the scientist and engineers who are building the future
need the poets to make sense of it.”
-jason silva
kinders’ fairy castle
they all worked on it
‘for days’ = (2 hours)
used
cardboard
tape
paper
sparkles
markers
coffee cup trays
egg crates
ribbons
imaginations
creativity
problem solving skills
engineering
balance
music
tippy stools
teamwork
laughter
flags
noise
to
create a masterpiece.
now they go inside
with
flashlight
and
books
and
magically
can read.
—
a great building must begin with the unmeasurable,
must go through measurable means when it is being designed
and in the end must be unmeasurable.
– louis kahn
it was building day in kindergarten and all kinds of things were being built.
both those one could easily see and proudly carry home, and those one could carry inside forever.
I personally believe we were put here to build and not to destroy.
Red Skelton
——
image credits: j. kurtz
the kinders are so proud of what they have built together. they say it is ‘the biggest thing in the world!’
Whatever good things we build end up building us. –Jim Rohn
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