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Paint Your Way to an Affordable Halloween Costume

Face paint is a spooktacular way to get into the Halloween spirit. What’s more, you don’t have to wave a brush like Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo or Pablo Picasso in order to look scary good on All Hallows’ Eve. And, even better, you don’t need to drain your wallet paying for elaborate face painting kits or fancy supplies. With a little time and energy you can whip up a batch of face paint using materials found around your home. A safe and easy recipe for face paint requires: one teaspoon of cornstarch, a half teaspoon of water, a half teaspoon … Continue reading →

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My Bedtime Learning Book Description: My Bedtime Learning Book is a tool to reinforce basic lessons effortlessly through a child making her own book. The child will draw a picture of herself, her home, and learn to dial her home phone number. Other lessons include shapes, colors, numbers, letters, vowel sounds, time, money, days of the week, months of the year and more. Princess Training: for the King’s Glory Description: Princess Training: for the King’s Glory, is a unit study designed to encourage young girls {7-13}to glorify God through their lives and understand their role as a daughter of the … Continue reading →

Friday Funny: Boy Were They Wrong!

In 1949, Popular Mechanics predicted that in the future “Computers may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.” Well, we all know how off that one was. Check out some of these very funny quotes and predictions made by famous people and publications about computers and technology. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olsen, the president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (1977) “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” Pablo Picasso. “The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with … Continue reading →

Baby Einstein The ABCs of Art – Julie Aigner-Clark

My own children were too old by the time the Baby Einstein products came on the market. I’ve never actually seen one of their videos. Today at the library, the Baby Einstein ABCs of Art caught my eye. The cover shows a blue goat with a pallet, and Pablo Picasso’s picture Young Boy with Dog. I found out that the art loving goat is named Van Goat. Inside the book, each double page spread shows a letter of the alphabet in upper and lower case. On the other side of the page are paintings. One page reads “H is for … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In October

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of October Adopt A Shelter Dog Month Computer Learning Month Dental Hygiene Month Fire Prevention Month Halloween Safety Month National Chili Month National Cookbook Month National Cookie Month National Roller Skating Month National Stamp Collecting Month Pasta Month The second week in October … Continue reading →

50 People Who Achieved Greatness Despite Having a Learning Disability

In my research, I often come across names of famous people who had a slow start, or struggled with learning difficulties in their childhoods. The list continues to grow, and I am impressed with how individuals, when given the right support and encouragement, can overcome the odds and achieve greatness. If your child is having difficulties in school or with aspects of learning, be sure to share this list. Let your son or daughter know he or she is not alone, and that early struggles are in no way a prophecy of doom. Maybe he can find a particular name … Continue reading →

The Cat in Art: The 1600s to Modern Times

During the 17th century, there were only a few women artists and only a few cats that would allow themselves to be painted. One artist, a Judith Leyster, who was a student of Franz Hal and painted his style, used one very reluctant kitten in a 1629 painting entitled “Laughing Children With Cat.” Perhaps the most famous depiction of a feline from this period comes from Rembrandt’s etching, “Virgin and Child With Cat.” This work of art is considered a masterpiece that set a standard for all intimate views of maternity depicted by artists in subsequent centuries. Dutch artist, Jan … Continue reading →

MOMA Winter Sale Up to 65% Off

Do your tastes run more to Picasso than Van Gogh? Do you know who Mondrian is, or what Contemporary style represents? If so, you might want to pick up a bargain at the Museum of Modern Art’s Winter Sale. This is higher-end stuff at a lower end price. Although our home is in more of a minimalist style (at least, I’m trying to get there!), some of the things on sale looked pretty interesting. Sure, I’d love to have the $2500 Lotus chair marked down to “only” $1300, but I’ll settle for some of the basement bargains for now! There … Continue reading →