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Painting Butterflies

leslie May 29, 2017 0 Comments

Thanks to Mother Goose Time, Sweet Pea is obsessed with butterflies, which is perfectly fine with me. They're insects that I actually like.My previous post was all about our caterpillar day, and naturally, the next day, we studied butterflies.Mother Goose Time supplied this Invitation to Create, but you could easily do it at home.Here's what you need:-large sheet of white paper...

Coloring Through Observing

leslie May 1, 2017 0 Comments

Why do kids love coloring sheets?I loved them growing up.. in fact I still love them.There's a huge industry blowing up right now for adult coloring books.What is it about coloring that is so therapeutic?I must say that as a former art teacher, there is such an overwhelming sense of accomplishment when a work of art is completed.Even if it is a coloring sheet.I love our Experience God...

Creative Academy for Kids

leslie February 3, 2017 0 Comments

I have a dream y'all. I think it's pretty good, but it would take more than me to pull it off. This dream is not about me, but about the future- all of our futures, because this dream centers on kids.The Dream:Do you craft? If you do, I can only imagine what your space looks like... probably a lot like mine. Surfaces covered with paper, scissors, all sorts of markers, pens,...

Tot School: Animal Babies and Eggs

leslie January 20, 2017 0 Comments

Egg Day continues!We just had so much fun studying animals that hatch from eggs using our Mother Goose Time materials. I prepared a game for Sweet Pea based on "Waiting for the Hatch" game supplied in the Teacher Guide by MGT . It consisted of cards that had an image of the animal egg and on the other side of the card was a picture of the animal that hatches from that egg....

Turning Trash into Treasure

leslie November 18, 2016 0 Comments

Please excuse my pic heavy post. A huge reason I keep a blog is to share what our life was like together at this time.A memory keeper for my girl and husband.It's amazing what tragedy teaches you, and I don't want to overlook one picture that meant something to me. So please excuse the excess of pictures :)As a former art teacher (and one with a VERY SMALL BUDGET), you learn how...

Muddy Day Play

leslie October 24, 2016 1 Comment

Oh MUD day! How much fun are you?! Except for little girls who hate to get dirty.But that's okay when you pair mud with bath time. So here in Texas, someone forgot to tell October that it was Autumn, and the temps have been in the 90's and super humid. Awful.Finally last Friday, October got the message, and we were blessed with some of the most beautiful weather! So...

Watching a Child Create

leslie October 14, 2016 0 Comments

Sweet Pea is a cautious observer. Always has been.. and hopefully, always will be.I have always known this about her, but I had never seen it so prevalent in her creations as it was on the day we had an Invitation to Create a Muddy Pig.She did not pick up the picture of the pig, or study it any more than she normally looks at something. But as I watched her place her "mud" aka brown...

Getting a Handle on Emotions

leslie September 25, 2016 0 Comments

This month has been an emotional month FOR SURE. We have endured a flood of emotions this past month. Sadness reigned as we went to a funeral for one of my best friends, my pastor, and co-worker, Ryan King and his sweet brother-in-law, one of the finest men God let grace this earth, Bryson Adkison. That happened at the beginning of the month. However during that time, my...

Art: Process vs. Product?

leslie September 10, 2016 0 Comments

I went to college to be an art teacher. In fact my degree is in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting, and I graduated with an EC-12 Art Certification. I was blessed to be able to teach high school Art I for 2 separate years out of my 8 years of public education (art positions are hard to find and keep with all the cuts yall). Please allow me to tell you something about my experience...

Salt Painting

leslie August 6, 2016 2 Comments

Day 4 of the Science Lab was all about reactions. Mother Goose Time suggested we try a new way of painting in order to study this topic.This. This is my new favorite way of painting! Hands down. Salt Painting. The painting closeups above were made by my 2 year old, and I am framing this bad boy as soon as I can make it to Hobby Lobby for a nice black frame at 50%...