April 25, 2021 Weaver John, a song by Benjamin Russel Hanby (1833-1867) Down in a cottage lives Weaver John And a happy old John is he Maud is the name of his dear old dame And a blessed old dame is she. Refrain Whick-ity, whack-ity, click and clan How the shuttles do glance and ring, …
March 14, 2021 The little brown bulb went to sleep in the ground, In his little brown nightie, he slept very sound. King Winter, he roared and he raged overhead, But the little brown bulb didn’t move in his bed. When Springtime came tip-toeing over the lea, Finger to lips, as soft as can be, …
October 18, 2020 I found I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. Things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keefe The kids were really eager to see our results from last week’s solar dyeing project. One of them asked immediately upon arrival, “What do the …
October 11, 2020 Nature always wears the color of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Every Friday, City of Fountains School in Kansas City, Missouri holds an Enrichment Day for grades-age children that attend the school or homeschool. This year I began teaching the upper grades class (which is currently 5-7th grade) and we are …
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October 4, 2020 Go, sit upon the lofty hill, And turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them— The summer flowers depart— Sit still— as all transform’d to stone, Except your musing heart. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning I have spent an …
September 27, 2020 Have you ever tried twizzling? It’s a fun, magical process that creates a braided rope of yarn; easy enough for young children to do. Step One: Cut two lengths of yarn in different colors, about twice as long as you need your finished rope to be. Step Two: Each person holds the …
July 8, 2020 Fly bright butterfly, fly to me You soar like a bird, you sip like a bee But you’re really just a flower that the wind set free…. This is a little rhyme we sing in parent/child classes with the children! Then the parents make wonderful, soft, wool felt bean bag and finger …
June 3, 2020 Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones. — Bruce Garrabrandt This week I’d like to share how you can spontaneously make a few sweet toys for your children to play with! A little rag doll friend can live in fairy houses, doll houses …
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April 29, 2020 April shower bring May flowers, And what do these May flowers bring? Happy thoughts and sunshine smiles. And wishes for a wonderful Spring. On Friday it will be May 1st. May Day is an old pagan holiday that has been celebrated since ancient Roman times. In the northern hemisphere, May 1st marks …
April 10, 2020 Here’s a great tutorial for beautifully dyed eggs using colors from nature! Either before or after your eggs are dyed, trying blowing some eggs to hang them from your spring branch. How To Blow Eggs: —Use one dozen eggs —With a large safety pin poke a medium sized hole in the bottom of …
