Hand Sewing for Literacy

Hand Sewing for Literacy

When I decided to attend a NAEYC session on sewing with young children – I had no idea I would walk into a session with an author I love! In her book “Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make” I had adored the simple but highly...
Reggio Inspired: Child Art

Reggio Inspired: Child Art

The final photos from my visit to Rosa Parks Preschool: This is a child painted embroidery hoop with a fine netting.  I love the multi-colored yarn that the children used to sew on the netting. A wonderful collaborative art piece made with bottle caps.  Love, love....
Hand “work”

Hand “work”

When a child exercises muscles in the hand,  she/he is actually forming the brain. Handwork, in the traditional sense, are activities such as sewing, darning, mending, embroidery, weaving and knitting.   One of my Waldorf mentors told me that handwork is deeply...