Category Archives: kids out of the studio

Working With Found Materials

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

I recently purchased Beautiful Stuff! Learning With Found Materials by Cathy Weisman Topal and Lella Gandini. This is not a how-to book; it’s a documentation of how the authors and teachers worked with early childhood students, in a Reggio Emilia-inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in books, elementary & up, kids out of the studio, outside art, preschool & up, supplies, toddler/preschool | 4 Comments

Planning Ahead

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Even though my kids have three weeks (too much!) of school left, our minds are on summer. Every summer (and family vacation, and holiday season) I check in with everyone in the family to see what we all want to … Continue reading →

Posted in all ages, elementary & up, excursions, kids out of the studio, preschool & up, toddler/preschool | 7 Comments

Springing

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Spring has finally decided to make an appearance here in Southern New England–the wind stopped and the sun came out all at the same time, and while I’m sure we’ll get into a groove of inside/outside and art activities suited … Continue reading →

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Free-Range Creativity

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

It’s school vacation week. The weather is meh. I’m not sure my toddler slept at all on Monday night. As a result, I wasn’t up to even getting out of the house yesterday. Before much of the morning had progressed, … Continue reading →

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Random Acts of Creativity

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Shall I call them RACs? Aren’t they fun? One morning last weekend, N came upstairs for breakfast holding a Lego creation in his hand. Inspired by something in his Lego Club, Jr. magazine, he’d decided to create an animal out … Continue reading →

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Back

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

My boys go back to school tomorrow, and I’m not ready to let them go! We had a lovely relaxed week. There was time for this And time for this And this And time for this Which led to this. … Continue reading →

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Open-Environment Play

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

(If my goal is to support my children’s creativity–and that is most definitely my goal–then this takes place not just in the art studio but in all we do. So occasionally I’ll post some other examples of creativity. These will … Continue reading →

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