It is a joy to be the Freedom Fairy in the Ashland July 4th parade! Happy hearted here! Awarded First Place for Adult Entries! Granting freedom wishes as the Freedom Fairy, flying-running back and forth on the street in the dynamic Ashland July 4th Parade, waving my wings over children
Read MoreClaire pointed to my cell phone and said, “baby” as she reached for it and looked at the screen. She’s caught onto the fact that I take piks of her and her brother and was asking in her own way to see the “baby.” It felt important to appease the
Read More“Look how strong I am, Grandma!” Grayson jumped up on my bed, evidently wanting to feel taller when calling out to me. I praised his muscles that he feels but that are not well defined yet. Children need to see, feel and hear that they have many strengths. Feedback is
Read MoreLast 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 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 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
Read MoreWe adults….we are fertilizers! One second her brain is focused on a toy to go after and with the sound of a bird singing nearby she may change focus in a split second and head that way. A little one’s mind is so open and busy because it is absorbing
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