Storytime Created by Jimmy
My 10 year old son Jimmy wrote this story after reading some of Aesop’s Fables. My 17 year old daughter Julie drew the picture for it. They are both so creative and I just had to share their work with everyone! Read more »
Simple Winter Crafts for Snowy Stories
Now is the time for winter crafts. We are surrounded by snow and rather than moping about how cold it is I decided to share some of our winter crafts and suggestions for books to go with them.
Christmas Crafts Created by 9-year-old Jimmy
Christmas Crafts are everywhere so my son Jimmy decided to create his own, based on Frosty the Snowman. Jimmy also picked a book to go with it.
Easy Crafts with Where the Wild Things Are
Easy Crafts are easy to do with Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak won the coveted Caldecott Award for this book, which he definitely deserved for this book. It brilliantly combines the words and pictures perfectly.
Art Supplies and Children Just Go Together
My mantra for children has always been, “process is more important than product.” Meaning, it doesn’t matter what it looks like in the end, did you have fun making it? Drawing it? Or forming it? Those are the only questions that really matter. I have taught art in the schools for years and occasionally I get a teacher who is impossible to work with as they can’t separate “grades” from creativity. They want to grade the children’s art.
