Invitations to Create – Page 7

1, 2 Buckle My Shoe

leslie February 11, 2017 0 Comments

1, 2 Buckle my shoe3,4 Shut the door5,6 Pick up sticks7,8 Lay them straight9,10 Do it again!We are absolutely LOVING this month's Nursery Rhyme Unit from Mother Goose Time!Each day we learn a new little rhyme with motions to go with it.This rhyme was on our 2nd day, but Sweet Pea keeps coming back to it- she loves to act it out. My teacher guide gave some great examples of what to do with...

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....

Tot School: Pinecones, Pine Trees, and Lumberjacks: OH MY!

leslie December 29, 2016 0 Comments

The Pineywoods of East Texas.That's what we call home.Monday was the day after Christmas and it was a beautiful warm morning. Time to get out and go exploring! We have some gorgeous trails and gardens not far from home called the Mize Azalea Gardens which we have yet to explore! It was the perfect place to talk about the the tall pines that tower over all the rest of the trees,...

Tot School: Snow Day in Texas

leslie December 21, 2016 0 Comments

I live in the Pineywoods of East Texas. It doesn't snow here. In fact, I believe the last time we had snow (which was absolutely beautiful) it was 2009... let me see if I can find a picture....Here we go. These are colored pictures that are completely unfiltered. That snow was like God had placed a beautiful fluffy blanket completely untouched across our town. It was...

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...

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...