Patouche celebrates the wonder of childhood by giving little hints at big-time fun when imagination takes hold. Clothes that Grow – Design details like elastic waistbands, large cuffs and generous armholes make for clothes that can be worn for up to 3 years”
Available in the Patouche Etsy Shop
A must have! Written by Andrew Larsen Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Excerpt from An Imaginary Garden: “Poppa got out his paints. He mixed a bit of white and a bit of black. Together they made gray. Stroke by stroke, stone by stone, Poppa built a wall. It stretched from one side of the garden to the other. Above the stone wall, Theo painted a soft blue sky.”
“Theodora loved her grandfather’s old garden. His new apartment’s balcony is too windy and small for a garden. But what appears to be a drawback soon leads to a shared burst of creativity as Theo and her Poppa decide to paint a new garden. As they work side by side — sowing seeds with brushes and paint — a masterpiece begins to take shape that transforms the balcony into an abundant garden.”
“If there is one thing I’ve been asked about extensively over my years of blogging it’s my banana bread recipe. The recipe is no longer online so I get lots of emails from pals wondering where it is or how they can find it. Well, friends, here you go! … and a little extra treat for you banana bread lovers as well.”
Playful Learning “is a homegrown website that was created to share useful and interesting information with families regarding the growth and development of their children.”
Number Jars
“Creating number jars is a counting activity I read about in the book, Workjobs written by Mary Baratta-Lorten. I used some bottles I had purchased to use in the kitchen, but never got around to organizing. I started by labeling the bottles with white vinyl numbers. To create a little intrigue and support I rolled number cards up and placed them in jars. I used the same number cards (see below) that I created for the Counting Shells learning experience.”
I simply left the jars and a bag of glass pebbles on the kitchen table and before I knew it, my three year old was there exploring the activity. She diligently opened each jar, took out the number card and then proceeded to place the appropriate number of glass pebbles in each jar. For the higher numbers she relied on the number cards by placing the pebbles on the black dots to make sure she had the correct amount before placing them in the jar.”
Volume 8 – featuring Xavier Encinas, Anna Helper, Thibaud Hérem, Laura Normandin and Mel Prest – is out now!
“Our theme for the magical volume eight is THREAD. Here is the definition which we sent to the amazing group of v8 artists:
that which runs through the whole course of something, connecting successive parts; something conceived as being spun or continuously drawn out; a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length; something having the fineness or slenderness of a filamen”
“Over the next 10 years, 500 million young people will seek employment in a rapidly changing world. Imagine…in 30 years, our professional working lives, we need to create homes, feed, communicate, create wealth, govern, and educate…for a low carbon, prosperous, healthy future.
In 30 years we can turn this world around
AND IT STARTS HERE RIGHT HERE
Join:
• David Orr, best known for his pioneering work on education for sustainability
• George Lakoff, linguist and political activist on how we think and communicate.
• Janine Benyus, writer, innovator, and consultant on the science of biomimicy.
• CEOs of Canada’s leading cleantech firms
• The best in business, governance, education, architecture, healthcare, food systems, industry, cleantech and energy, and communications.”
This gave me goosebumps, the good kind.
PS22 Chorus and the teacher behind the them
Artwork by Lilie-Mélo
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