Author Archives: Ms Kristin

i notice that some of our photos are “unavailable at this time” and i. don’t. know. why.   but it bugs me.   just thought i’d let you know that i know but i don’t know why.

so, this was a project that left almost nothing to the imagination other than the fact that we were still lost in this story: this simple book remained a favorite days after valentine’s day.  so we made our own trees growing hearts just like the end of the story.  the hearts were scattered around theContinue reading “r is for raining hearts”

it’s a tricky thing to figure out how to show affection to kids while respecting their personal space.  we want them to experience safety and contact at the same time.  we want them to feel nurtured and learn to pay attention to that “uh ho” feeling.  the language we’ve used is to not hit orContinue reading “p is for personal space”

so, it seems to me that anytime there are multiples of a certain item, especially if they are small enough to fit in a tiny hand, there is increased interest.  we’ve had a tub full of rubber spiders, a basket full of matchbox cars, a box full of plastic eggs.  now we have a basketContinue reading “m is for multiples”

well, it is R week.  it is also our week to celebrate valentine’s day.  so, we present you with a valentine themed rainbow made of rectangles. we looked at a real rainbow online, read the definition of a rainbow in our dictionary, heard the concept of good old ROY G BIV, discussed shapes and triedContinue reading “r is for valentine rainbow”