After last week's post about the Bladder Clown surgical toy we thought it seasonally appropriate to show you another artefact filed in our Automaclown Archive B. Parents in the 1970s were required to submit their children to civic trials, the details of which are not fully clear to us now. We do know, however, that the few children who survived them developed debilitating paranormal powers such as retrospective-clairvoyance - the ability to see the future of people who lived in the past. Perhaps understandably, many children went unregistered for "The Trials" and the council was forced to track them down by ever devious means. By 1975 the council had developed Catcherbots which, in various guises, lured and apprehended unregistered children. In addition to the Clown Catcherbot (see the council's Halloween poster campaign above) there were also the Jesus, 'lovely Nana', pony-demon and Noel Edmonds Catcherbot models. Once an offending child had been identified, Catcherbots sucked them up through their 'catcherholes'. Early quantum technology made it possible for dozens of children to be imprisoned inside the Catcherbots in a space no larger than a shoe box. At least, that was the theory: many of the children were never seen again. The same technology was later used in recycling machines that crush and process plastic bottles. Happy Halloween/Samhain! Do you know where YOUR child is tonight?
Syphilis has been spreading rapidly in the U.S. and congenital syphilis is on the rise. Doctors explain how to curb the spread of the STI.
These touch-and-feel sensory sticks intrigue babies and toddlers when they touch something soft, rough, or smooth.
MANDALA Treballarem la geometria, els colors i la primavera a través de pètals de colors i fulles. Donarem a cada infant paper de forrar ...
Mollenhauer, E: Infant Paganini von Edward Mollenhauer
Lots of lovely leaves around to make beautiful decorations with! Whooo! This activity was really easy and I always like the art activities w...
I can't believe back-to-school time is coming up so quickly! I've been thinking about my classroom decor and decided to go a little different route this year. I want to try and use as many actual photos as possible to make things super clear for my students and help with explicitly teaching classroom procedures. I've made some new visual posters and wanted to share them with all of you. My first change was with my class rules posters. I have used a modified version of the Whole Brain Teaching rules for the last several years. I also wanted explicit Voice Level posters for my students. If you haven't checked out A Day in First Grade's blog post about her morning meeting, it's a must read {here}. I loved how she gave her students three choices for sitting on the carpet. Last year, I had a lot of students who didn't want to sit criss-cross applesauce. I think my students will be much happier with these options. If you're interested in any of these visuals, you can download them all below for free by clicking on the pictures! I hope these are helpful in your classrooms!
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These tie dye baby wipes butterflies are super fun to make and even more beautiful to display! Just a few simple materials is all you need!
Here are Liesl’s recommended links for the weekend of December 4, 2015.
I am almost embarrassed to say that I have yet to see the movie, but I feel like I have been a walking wild thing for the past month now. For Martha's Halloween, we transformed our set into habitats where the wild things might actually live. So for weeks now I've had faux fur stuck in my nose, glowing eyes haunting my dreams, and glitter trailing me home. It has certainly been one of our best sets yet (and most handmade!) and I am proud to be part of such an amazingly talented group of monsters! The entrance to the studio. an encapsulating jungle. The kitchen taken over by a furry monster buffet.The craft room cave encrusted with stalactites and stalagmites.And our potting shed area, a pine forest with hidden creatures. Halloween was obviously a day for wild things and along with that and the movie, came a lot of kids pleading to be KW and Carol this season. Martha's audience wasn't the only place crawling with monsters—some wound up on the street following the show... ...many people were crafting their costumes at home. Craftzine posted about this mom's homemade creations:Wow! One of the best I've seen! And by simply googling Where the Wild Things Are, I found another handmade costume made with papier-mache. Much less intimidating but great in it's simplicity.For the fashionistas interested in rocking the faux fur for Halloween night, Opening Ceremony had created a whole line inspired by the film.And I am not sure if this had anything to do with the film or the book for that matter, but an artist in Japan created this mask that reminds me of nothing more than a wild thing.It fascinates me how a book first published in 1963 can be reinvented and leave its imprint in history once again with a movie, and how that can impact so many people. If it takes a motion picture to stir creativity, so be it—it's just one art form exploding into many, and that cycle is great. But there are other wild things, crazy things that are going on in this world that should be more of a focus in people's lives. See!—how hypocritical of me, I just spent a couple hours putting this blog post together...
The first intentional movement your baby will gain is the ability to turn her head. Capitalize on this in her early weeks with play to her learn to turn her head on purpose.
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Enjoy a selection of illustrations, sketches, model sheets and tutorials by various artists, collected by Character Design References™ and shown here for educational and inspirational purposes only. Please follow the links to discover all the names, websites, online stores and Patreon pages of the i
Phase de découverte de l'artiste: Chaque mois nous projetons, observons et commentons une ou plusieurs oeuvres de l'artiste choisit. Phase de production collective: L'idéal est d'abord de laisser les enfants créer librement en s'inspirant de la technique...
What Primary child doesn't know the song: 'A Happy Family'? It's taught at home as well as in Nursery. I remember singing it as a lullaby when my kids were little. Here is a really cute set of stick puppets. There are LOTS of uses for them. I use them in Jr. Primary and Nursery when we sing A Happy Family. I have also used them with other songs about the family. I've even used them when telling a story in a lesson. If you'd like the file, just click HERE for a download. I have another post with MORE family stick puppets HERE. ENJOY!
One of the easiest forms of sensory play for babies and toddlers is sensory bottles! Wondering how to make sensory bottles-we'll show you!
Completed in 2015 in Vereda Chaparral, Colombia. Images by Alejandro Arango , Julián Castro. This project consists of replacing a school in bad conditions for a new building, using the same plot of land on Chaparral lane in the Municipality...
Check out these fun spring songs for preschoolers! Perfect for adding movement into your day, creating smooth transitions, and having fun!
