Wander and Wild have created some FREE printables for our community of little explorers to celebrate 'Heal Country' for NAIDOC week in 2021 and inspire and help your little ones to learn about our sacred Indigenous culture and encourage discussions about our traditional Australian landowners. We collaborated with Sheri from Bigi Nagala to create these printables. She is a proud Bidjara woman who tells Indigenous stories through her paint creations. She took our idea and ran with it to create the most beautiful paintings of Indigenous symbols which we’ve turned into FREE printables for you and your family to use and engage with.
The Negroni - a cocktail that is always appropriate, no matter the situation. Painted with watercolors, this art print would make a fabulous addition to any bar / living room area!This artwork is available as a premium art print on 308gsm Hahnemüehle paper or professionally framed with a black, white or natural wooden frame.Shipping Information:• Processing times range between 1 - 5 business days for prints. As frames are professionally made, they can take up to 1 - 2 weeks to despatch.• Tracking information is emailed through once your order has dispatched.
The first one is a line drawing of dandelions my husband gave me a few months ago. Dandelions are fine, but are by no means the prettiest flower out there. They do, however, rank pretty high on my list of favorites because they always signal that warm spring weather is near - a sentiment that seems foolish now that it's in the mid 90's and the "southern hug" of humidity has tightened its grip. The second one is of a bouquet from the table at my favorite cafe. It was the perfect day. Me, a stack of books and my iPod had a quiet morning while my sweet husband watched the kids for a few hours. I ate a giant slice of cake for breakfast and didn't have to explain to anyone under the age of four why that was okay for grown-ups to do. :) The flowers were sketched on the back of a bookmark, and I used some hot sauce and coffee to add a little bit of color.
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We wrapped up Friendship Week today. We did a lot of discussing what it means to do a friend and what are some fun/safe things you can do with your friend. I created this fun matching game to use in our sensory bin. I dyed some rice for the first time and it turned out perfect! It also reminded me of grass, so I found pictures of kids on the playground. On the cards I wrote words that describe what a good friend does, like share, help, kind, etc. Then, we picked a card, read the word, and discussed the word more. I added these fun "Buddy Builders" from Amazon and they were perfect "friends" for our park. This book is a great way to talk about the nice things our hands can do. Especially, if you have any kiddos who like to use their hands in an unsafe way ;) I also dyed noodles for the first time, too! We used those noodles to make friendship necklaces! We also used a bead kit for friendship bracelets :) Click on image to grab this bead kit! These peanut butter and jelly color matching cards were a huge hit! We played restaurant and worked together to serve the correct colors. I got these from The Homestead Teacher! Grab them HERE! We like to think of words that start with each letter. When we are out, we will see a letter and I always have to think of something that starts with that letter. It totally helps connect learning, so I made these "F is for friends!" page and we decorated the 'f' different supplies. For our play dough invitation, I printed off this cute friendship clip art set from Creative Clips! We put the friends in our play dough and pretended we were playing at the park! The last game we did was this fun math activity! We had to help the boy get to his friends by rolling our dice and counting each circle. It was a great way to practice some counting, number identification, and taking turns! Grab these activities HERE! *NOTE: the play dough friends are not included in this due to terms of use, but they are free for you to download HERE!
Dreaming of taking off to Italy? The most overwhelming thing can be planning where & how you're getting around so I have my three weeks in Italy mapped out!
World Peace Day is on September 21 and during that whole week, we celebrate Peace Week. Since it is towards the beginning of the school year, what a perfect time to highlight a great topic
Hi All, Hope you've all been having a great week. Things are pretty good here in Phoenix. It's a little on the warm side, but that's summer time in the desert. One of the holistic therapy modalities I practice is CranioSacral Therapy (CST). It's an energetic body work modality that can help provide dramatic results. There are many aspects to it, but the main ones are working with the client's cranium, spinal column, cerebrospinal fluid, and connective tissue. The cerebrospinal fluid is always pulsing up and down the spinal column, in and around the brain. This fluid pulsing or pumping creates subtle waves which we call the cranial wave. I work with the bones, plates of the cranium, and spine while I'm tuned in to the cranial wave. It's very slow and gentle energy work. This work helps the body to unwind. Everything in the body is wrapped in connective tissue; fascia. Holding patterns develop and when released, they unwind and help to bring the body back to a place of balance and helps the body to heal. Illustration of an occipital hold There have been many reports of CST being helpful relieving symptoms from PTSD, Traumatic brain injury and and other issues, including autism. A friend, fellow veteran and CST practitioner recently told me of the tremendous healing he's had when he received CST himself. He had been discharged from the Marine Corps with a traumatic brain injury that he received while in Afghanistan. He described his head feeling "tight" and like his "skull was locked up," and a lot of pressure in his head as a result. The therapy loosened things up and released that pressure. He felt lighter and the pressure in his head had released. It was nothing short of amazing. I've been doing this work for a couple years now and am continually amazed at the resulting pain relief and healing that clients experience. I've had the privilege to work with some Vets at a couple of retreats over the past year. It's rewarding to be able to help these heroic people who have experienced so much pain and trauma find relief from pain. The little feedback I received was good and that the treatments were helpful and appreciated. Unfortunately, I wasn't afforded the opportunity for follow up. Recently I was able to work with a young veteran who had been retired from the Army because he'd sustained a traumatic brain injury from an improvised explosive devise that hit the vehicle he was in, driving in Iraq. He also had some back pain. When he came in for the first session I asked him if he still had symptoms from his injuries or time in Iraq. He said "well, I'm feeling ok, not bad." So we set out to work. The session lasted about an hour and a half. When finished we sat down to talk. The discussion afterwards was much different than the intake. He reported an amazing release of pressure in the front part of his head. He said that he'd gotten so used to the pressure in that he just figured it was normal for him. After the therapy he felt light and felt very good. We met two weeks later for another session. We talked for a bit beforehand and he reported that his head had continued to feel good; without the pressure in it that he had for so long. He also noticed that before the first session, he felt like he was a little bit clumsy and just off a little bit with physical coordination. After the first session that coordination issue was gone. He said he felt like he, "was at the top of his game." He was happy to report his head felt great and coordination issue resolved. We did the second session yesterday and all went well. I was so excited I wanted to share this on my blog. Hopefully there will be more good news like this to come as Vets and other people with traumatic brain injuries find relief with CranioSacral Therapy. Veterans - if you're in Phoenix and would like to try this therapy, I offer a 50% discount to all Veterans ($25 per session). The beauty of this therapy is that I've never experienced anyone having ill effects from it. Have a great weekend everyone. Remember - when you help others, you help yourself. Peace, Tom Web www.HolisticTherapySolutions.weebly.com Facebook www.facebook.com/HolisticTherapySolutions
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We did the northern lights craft and this is how it came out. We talked about the Arctic and Antarctic for about 3 weeks. The kids enjoy learning about all the animals and how people live in such a c
After living in Madrid for 10 weeks, I've picked up on a lot of interesting things about life here and Spain's culture. Read about 7 things I've learned!
This week was our first week back and, boy am I tired! My class is great though...very inquisitive and eager to learn. They take their work seriously and are actively working most of the day. Who could ask for more?? We did quite a few things this week, but I want to share with you one "get to know you" project we did that really came out great. I seriously can't stop staring at it! I saw this pin on Pinterest. I love how it looks and thought it would make a great welcome sign. Now, on the pin, the hands seemed to be just colored in. I wanted something a bit more. So we started with creating Circle Maps about ourselves. What made us special? What are some things that have shaped us? Where did you go in your life? etc....Most of the kids finished these Circle Maps in class on the first day of school. I then asked the students to trace their hands and arms on a piece of 11 x 17" piece of paper. They then had to draw, write, decorate, etc...the traced in hand with items from the Circle Map. The goal was to teach their fellow classmates about themselves in a visual way, without giving away too much information (ie: I didn't want them to write paragraphs.) That is pretty much how far we got in class. So, the first homework assignment the students had to finish the project at home. I gave them this sheet so that they could be a bit more focused on their project and add a bit if they wanted. (but if you are going copy-less, just forgo this. They can write the information on a sheet of paper instead.) The next day, the hands came back to school...and they were great! I had the kids get into groups and share what they decided to put on their hands and why. The kids learned a lot about each other in that 15 minute session! You can see some of them used words as well as pictures to tell about themselves. I love the one directly in the center of this picture! Others just used pictures, like the one in the middle here. When I went to put them around a piece of poster board, like in the original pin, they didn't fit :( I think if I had used a smaller piece of paper to trace their hands to begin with they might have. Oh well! I decided to put them up as if the hands were all in a line, raising up.....and it came out great! I overlapped the hands, so I was able to get 5 or 6 on one piece of large construction paper. I then mounted them on my wall. I love it! All in all, this was a fun little project that served as a great way for the kids to get to know each other and make a nice display! What is something you do during the first week of school to help the kids get to know each other and for you to learn a little about them? Follow me on Snapchat for even more teaching ideas!
In this “classic” Calvert project, sixth graders first learned about the history of tessellations (and artist M.C. Escher, who is famous for his unique tessellations like the one pictured here) before creating one of their own. Tessellations, which have been around for thousands of years, are a special kind of pattern/design made from repeating shapes called polygons (closed shapes with three or more sides). In tessellation designs, congruent polygons fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces that repeat again and again- they could go on forever! Students painted their unique tessellation designs using acrylic paint in a warm or cool color scheme of their choice. To create the portrait, on a separate piece of paper, students traced the light and dark areas of their faces using a projected digital photograph. Using the opposite color scheme from their background, they painted their portrait, making sure that the light and dark areas were highly contrasting. Here are the colorful finished pieces!
Let me just start by saying that I absolutely love my little town. There is a certain charm that comes with living in a small, tight knit community. It’s been a HUGE adjustment getting used to being so far away from so many things…mainly the mall and Starbuck’s. The downside to living out this far …
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Today, I feature one of my most recognized pieces on the internet, the giant gyarados! I made a shiny one back in 2014, and then I made a regular one in 2015. I featured it on my tumblr way back wh…
This easy Middle Eastern Quinoa Salad is made with fresh saffron quinoa, then tossed with tons of amazing vegetables like carrots, mint, spring onions and dates.
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The first two weeks of school of been exhausting and busy. We have been busy busy learning all our brand new routines and procedures. My cla...
Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.) …
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