Thanks to Angela Sherman-Winger for most of the photos above. We built the solar system out of balloons and built a fair amount of snow forts before it became a balloon-popping festival.
February 26 – Solar System + Snow Forts
We'll do these things in whatever order the kids want, probably based on the cold. Brings lots of tea, chai or hot chocolate mix! This week we'll let the kids organize a balloon planet series, hung from the ceiling and labelled, with stars and orbiting moons, for the kids to walk around and under. Please …
Lots of math in play going on, plus some nails and wood. We also played outdoors, not pictured because I am lazy.
February 12 – Physical Fractions + Symmetry
We can make these paper plate fractions from here. More ideas for fractions here. Less a lesson than a way to interest kids in math all around us, we're digging into basic concepts in physical ways. If you have a baking project or a manipulative to share, please bring it. The more ways to explore, …
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We missed many of you this week – lots of illness going around – but we rallied by squeezing dough, playing outside, tug-of-war, charades and then tying up everyone in turn. Next week, maybe you?
February 5 – Pajamas, Puzzles + Playdough
Brought to you by the letter P. Please wear your favorite jammies! We'll be comfy and cozy this week in our bedtime gear. Which feels like the perfect time to make puzzles, if you're into those. If not, bring your board games! Or crafts! Let's mix up our own play dough! This will be a …
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January 29 – Art Books and Painting Mess, plus a Side of Breakfast
Aaaaaaaand we're back! Hello, friends. I'm excited to be packing up my materials crate again. We have a couple of new families joining us this week! Let's ease back in with some quiet arting... and games. Plan to make (and eventually clean) a giant art mess. Bring any art books you have lying around – …
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December 11 – Pioneer Morning + PM Theatre
We're power-free this morning! Just for the two hours before lunch, never fear. We'll use this time to craft a yarn doll, practice whittling and take turns stringing popcorn on twine by candlelight. If anyone wants to make + write with berry ink, or any other pioneer-type craft or game, please bring the supplies (or …
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December 4 – Felted Things + Holiday Cards
We're using felted wool sweaters to make stockings or mittens. One large sweater, felted, makes a single stocking or two pairs of kid-sized mittens – sometimes both! Look for as close to 100% wool – including mohair, alpaca, and merino – as you can find. To felt your sweater(s), wash it in HOT water with …
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November 20 – Hand Sewing, Cardboard Play + a Wrap Party Lunch
Too much? Possibly, but we're whipping through projects lately, so... Let's sew something! Please bring your scrap felt + fabric this week for some sewing practice. These pictures look super feminine, which wasn't my intention. But as Wilder has sewn a knife, I swear there are more gender-neutrally inspiring things that I can't find pictures …
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