Dedicated to Developing the Whole Child
Chinese New Year is a wonderfully rich celebration. The feeling is one of renewal and new beginnings. The holiday color is red, symbolizing happiness. There is warmth with family and friends. What a great way to introduce a little bit of culture to my sons. Books are one way of introducing children to this occasion. [Read On]
The other day we received a big package from Amazon with a big cardboard box. Score. We love boxes. To sit in. To paint in. To play trains in. You name it. So on this particular day my 2.5 year old climbs into the box and begins to open and close the box saying, “Kai [Read On]
Both our boys take Mandarin class at a wonderful language school here in Seattle. Although the teachers and their program are quite effective, with only an hour class once a week, we felt strongly that we needed to find additional ways to integrate Mandarin into our daily life and to supplement the weekly language class. [Read On]
Amazon.com Widgets I know, shocker, my two year old is obsessed with dinosaurs. I am going with it. The greatest thing about this obsession he shares with so many other young children is that the plethora of resources on activities that exists in cyberspace is amazing, I mean, like, Wow. So, I’ve been inspired by [Read On]
Amazon.com Widgets In our Reading Corner we created a Language and Culture Basket. At some point, this concept will be integrated into our impending Continent Boxes. For now, though, the basket is situated in the activity area, next to a bookshelf, rocking chair and bean bag. The basket includes several books geared towards teaching kids [Read On]
One of my most favorite songs in the entire universe is named, “Butterfly” by Lenny Kravitz. As I write up this post, I listen to the beautiful melody and lyrics. My muse. I highly recommend firing that song up while reading this post and thinking about your butterflies. Please keep in mind that my child [Read On]
