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Wonderful Découpage Project

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

I have liked the look of Lorina Siminovich’s work at Petit Collage for some time now, and was happy to see a DIY découpage project from her at Design Sponge.
If you are feeling crafty and need a fun spring project, why not give it a try? Make some wall art, or add a splash of […]

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Egging You On

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Another decorating idea for eggs, from the wonderful blog KidsHaus: Making Easter Eggs . Shows the results of adding a little (olive) oil to the dye mixture.

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Not too late to dye your eggs (naturally)

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Although we painted our eggs this year, we usually dye them for Easter, and last year Oma surprised the boys with a trick I have since discovered on the web: boiling the eggs with onion skins will give them an orange hue, its strength varying with the length of time left boiling. Other plants and […]

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Pinhole camera day II

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

The photographs submitted by Pinhole Camera enthusiasts are viewable online here.
I did not make a camera or take a photo, but the results of the event are intriguing enough to get me going for next year! It is amazing how diverse the submitted photographs are, some looking a century old, and others quite modern. In […]

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When Should a Kid Start Kindergarten? NYT article

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007

The New York Times has an article on “redshirting”, or holding a younger child back a year before starting kindergarten. Redshirting is something we never considered for our oldest child, who has a Halloween birthday, until it was too late: in retrospect, it might have been the wise thing to do, both socially and academically. […]

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Pinhole Camera Day

Friday, April 27th, 2007

You may have forgotten to mark your calendars, but April 29th is Worldwide Pinhole Camera Day. Check out this website for more information, and for links to instructions for constructing your own pinhole camera.

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Noah’s Ark

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

The past week or two has brought us the fantastic large Noah’s Ark by Christian Werner. It is a design that has been years in the making, as Herr Werner worked and reworked the ark, and it is well worth the wait. Truly a masterpiece of Erzgebirge folk art!
The Werner workshop was not the only […]

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NY Times: In Kindergarten Playtime, A New Meaning for Play

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

I missed this article when it came out last week (”In Kindergarten Playtime, A New Meaning for ‘Play’”, July 26), only finding it when I read the letters to the editor of upset readers.
The article tells of the Achievement First East New York Charter School in Brooklyn, which puts its kindergarten students to an academic […]

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Storytelling Month

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

May is Storytelling Month at our local school. The children are treated to visiting storytellers, a teacher tells a story over the intercom each morning, and workshops are held to encourage the students to become creative and engaging storytellers. The children each learn and recite a tale from another culture (our eldest son is learning […]

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St George’s Day

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

I don’t know how long this link will work, but here are pictures of St George’s Day celebrations in England (on the 23rd), from the BBC website: Saint George Celebrations
We received a letter today about a St George figure, which made me think about this. While there is currently no Ostheimer “Saint George”, there is […]

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