Colorful valentine kids’ project

Maybe this would be a perfect Valentine Day project to do with your kids today. I came across this lesson “Heart Rubbings” on this wonderful site, everything preschool.
First I scrounged up a piece of recycled cardboard and cut it into boards about 7 x 10″. Then I hot glue gunned bunches of hearts on each [...]

3 and 4 year olds make recycle scarecrows

I’ve been working with the Coastside Children’s Programs preschool over the last month. We have been learning about what “recycling” means and using these materials for art making.
Here are some materials we were looking at initially. Old bamboo fencing, cans, gardening tools.

Here is where we ended up. We are entering our 16 “scarecrow recycle kids” [...]

Kids and seniors create their own story

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Well what a fun and creative blast we had! I recently facilitated an Inter-generational Art class with Coastside Children’s Programs and Coastside Adult Day Health Center.
Why intergenerational art? I think it is important and therapeutic [...]

Invitation to write a story about your mother

Since Mother’s Day is coming up, maybe you are thinking about your mom like I am.
I’d like to invite you to write a story, an experience about your mother. It could be a story you heard or an interaction you had with her. Anything really that you would like to share. You could add it [...]

Where kids can have fun and mom can shop

One of the best store environments I have seen in a while! The Pt Reyes Surf Shop has a sand box in front of their dressing room, complete with a slide. My guess is many surfing mom and dads or maybe just parents that want to browse at cool clothes, come here and have a [...]

Christmas fun for kids AND adults at Rancho Siempre Verde

A bunch of us went to Rancho Siempre Verde over the weekend. It is a Christmas tree farm and a lot more. I have to say I was a bit dubious since I didn’t even need a Christmas tree, but S.T. insisted it was a fun time and she can be quite persuasive. So S.T. [...]

Girls design their own keyboards

I thought this was fascinating! Interesting input from the new generation. Mostly I love the creativity of these kids!
The Laptop Club 
When is your kid old enough to use a computer? Even “wired” moms are leery of letting the little ones go at it lest they become addicted, but now comes The Laptop Club, a bunch [...]