Category Archives: Celebrate!
Handmade for Christmas
Last week I shared my friend Melissa’s amazing lists of educational gifts for children, most of which can be purchased online. Today I thought I’d share gifts that may inspire your own creativity as well as that of the children … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized
Santa Claus: What’s Your Story?
Tomorrow marks the first day of December and begins a month of magic and excitement. I love the Christmas season. And it’s obvious my boys do too. But to be honest, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the whole … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized
Four Fun Ways to Use those Extra Hours of Darkness
Don’t forget to change your clocks this Sunday! With the time change and the ever shortening days, you’ll have a few extra hours of darkness to work with. Here’s a post I recently wrote for The Organized Parent to give you a … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! From Mr. Incredible, Professor Trelawney, Elmer Fudd, Lego City Prisoner, and The Shadow Ninja.
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized
Potable Potions
Homemade root beer is always a sign of a special occasion at our house, but there’s just something about fall and Halloween that makes this brew especially exciting. The magic (and the science) is in the dry ice. It’s available at most … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Learning through Play and Experience, Snack Time
Do Holidays Have a Place in the Classroom?
I met with a program director not too long ago who talked with me about the improvements she’d made to her center. Among other changes, she proudly announced that she had “gotten rid of all holidays”. I knew what she meant. There’s … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized, Unit Themes
Five Ways to Serve Up a Pumpkin
Pumpkins are one of my favorite symbols of fall. From their color to their shape, it all just makes me happy! Perhaps most of all, I love that they are just as functional as they are festive. Of course there are … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!
Bryan’s Post
There are a lot of people reading this blog these days, and I thank every one of you. But there is one reader who took me a bit by surprise. Apparently my older brother, Bryan is an avid reader. He … Continue reading
Filed under Celebrate!, Uncategorized
