Last week I had the supreme pleasure and joy of playing with 3 yr. old Coriandra in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Graced with an amazing smile, dazzling eyes that take you into her heart and a memory that just doesn’t stop, Coriandra is filled with the heart of a happy
Read More“You aren’t going on the right road, Grandma Boom!” “Yes, Grayson, this road will get us to soccer camp.” “There are two roads to get there and this isn’t one of them.” “Grayson, your dad told me how to get there. This is the Grandma Boom road to get there.”
Read MoreAnother Grandma Boom ‘high’ today. Taught twenty 3-5 yr. olds at a daycare how to switch from tense to calm using drums, knot/sox, singing bowl, squeezie to get feelings out and more. Claire assisted me, then Grayson helped later. WOW!! Teaching with my grandies! I love being 64!!!
Read MoreFull-hearted, high on endorphins from teaching EMPOWER CHILDREN at Univ. of Oregon this week, and LOVING a messy classroom. Friend, Michelle, helped me tie chairs for a surprise greeting to students for an exercise in certain skills I was teaching. Intrinsic rewards pouring in, like this from a graduate student:
Read MoreIt’s one of the reasons siblings are so important to each other. They get to work through all kinds of jams and go forward with practice in developing relationships. Peers, relatives, classmates….it’s all part of the relationship soup. The great thing about Grayson and Claire’s traffic jam is that neither
Read MoreGrayson gets an A for understanding what a lie does to one’s own body! Human beings experiment with lying. Imagine FEELING this object. It is my 3D version of what a lie looks and feels like. Aluminum foil wadded up with half toothpicks stuck into it. This appears in my
Read MoreGrayson insisted he wanted to see what it was like to be a toy in the toybox, so IN he went in my living room this morning. Isn’t it wonderful to go beyond a set framework like thinking we can only LOOK inside a toybox? So much to learn from
Read MoreMath and a new invention we’ll call upside-down putting! I use this carnival type game for Grayson to throw two balls into, each hole being a different number. Then we count to practice adding numbers together to get his score. Creative young guy that he is, he invented a new
Read MoreMesses in the kitchen with grandkiddos. Is it worth it? My 2 yr. old granddaughter is learning how to stir ingredients…..rather vigorously! hahaha She is LEARNING. She has a wonderful time. It is messy but it builds confidence if handled wisely and with humor. She helped clean it up and
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