Okay – I know I have been on Pinterest too much when I am thinking “hand held white board messages.” But honestly, it was a grand idea for Grandparent's day. What I loved about it was that those children who did not have grandparents still had a...
I love family art projects! Let's be clear – some children do the work and for other families the child does very little of the work. So you might ask – why send it home? I have been doing family art projects for many, many years. One of the benefits I...
This is one of my favorite gifts to make for a teacher or people in a group (like Sunday School, Book Club, etc). When I began making these in 2005, the only good mug available was at Starbucks. It is still one of the best quality mugs. But you can find lovely...
I love using the children's names for basic literacy skills. I also love making books for the children to take home. I do this a lot with class books – make a copy for the families. Last week we made a “All About My Name Book.” Here's how I did...
Every year, I like to end the school year with a special gathering for the families. This year I decided to put together an art show to showcase our work. Each student painted a self-portrait on a canvas. We put out the tiki watercolors, the painted paper fish, a...
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