kids workshop at home depot - this saturday!

THIS SATURDAY {april 2nd}

is the first saturday of april!

that means it's the

free kids workshop

at the

home depot

9:00 am - 12:00 noon

click here for more information

and to see this month's project

{a planter box}

here are the pictures from last month

when ned made...

♥ a race car ♥

♥

midweek update

a puzzle

the first flower

treats from the dentist
{a punchy balloon thingy & a furry leopard bracelet}
& no cavities!

my new necklace

{i made it with beads we've had for YEARS}

a special dessert

{from grandma}

♥

chicka chicka

we are now out of beads,

so we have started a new stay-cation theme:

◄ chicks ►

my talented and industrious friend, jessica,

has begun her backyard flock of five little hens.

{note: she petitioned her neighborhood committee

for an exception the regulations in order to do this - go jessica!}

when she told me they would have to take

the babies with them to grandma's house,

i offered to chicken-sit for a few days.

{i think our next theme will be: haircut}

♥

◄ beads ►

the theme of our spring break stay-cation is

◄ beads ►

we have made more than 20 bracelets

{and i made a chunky turquoise necklace}

and we're still not finished

♥

rainy day

today we are

cooking

cleaning

reading

beading

♥

{today}

i read this

i watched this

i listened to this

i saw this

{it's duck poop}

♥

show & tell {heart rock}

on tuesday of this week,

ned gave me this giant heart rock.

he found it while walking with marian.

he brought it for show & tell today.

it is my very favorite one.

do you have a heart rock or two?

please email a photo of yours to

fivetenfifteen {at} yahoo {dot} com

and i'll post it here.

♥

the cricket {times seven}

i'll bet that you have read this,

but have you read these?

back in the fall,

i began reading the cricket in times square

to ned & marian every night.

it was ned's first time reading a lengthy chapter book.

i was impressed with his ability to

listen to an entire chapter at a time

with very few pictures.

i saw that there were other cricket-related titles

{all written by george selden & illustrated by garth williams}

and found each of them at our library.

we have finished the very last book.

some were better than others,

but we have really enjoyed these stories.

and by reading like this for months & months,

we have made it a habit.

we are through with the cricket books,

but that reading time is still there.

every night.

we have carved out a permanent and peaceful

20-minute pocket of time,

after baths and right before bed,

that we all look forward to.

and now we are reading these

what are YOU reading?

♥

:: middle school art & style ::

     

this is marian's latest work

and you might want to check out her style

♥

:: c o l o r ::

:: b o o k s ::

:: t o k e n s ::

:: m a t r e s h k a s ::

:: p a p e r   c h a i n s ::

♥

kids art :: colored pencils

kids are naturally artistic.

even simple letters and numbers

are rendered with uniqueness.

their creativity flows unfiltered onto paper.


i love colored pencils for kids' drawings.

they allow precise expression of delicate details.

{ned's fox}

{ned's sharkfish}

{ned's three-winged dragon}

and i love the effect picnik's invert has on these.

♥