For the classroom: Teaching with The Costume Trunk

Last week, we heard the FedEx truck pull up to the house. (Yes. My kids and I have been conditioned to know the sound of FedEx vs. UPS vs. the garbage truck.) I hesitantly opened the large envelope, tempted to hide what was inside, as Little's 2nd birthday is coming. I'm glad I didn't. Inside was one of the most beautifully illustrated imagination books I've seen. Little and I were pulled in to the pictures of ballerinas, princesses, pirates and bumblebees. The story celebrates a little girls' … [Read more...]

Did I poison 45 kids?

All dressed and ready to go last night, dressed in what I'll describe as a slimming dress, big spotted me while we waited for our sitter to arrive. "Whoa! That was unexpected," he said. "What was?" "You. Your dress. Ummm. Mom? You might want to try eating smaller meals." "What?" I playfully questioned. "Or. Hmmm. Maybe just eat one meal a day..." "Why?" I asked. "To slim your waist." The conversation continued to shock me as he explained defined the word waist, and expressed that having … [Read more...]