The Rainstick (our Gala auction item)
The birth of our rainstick is the culmination of many interests and explorations… “Drippy Droppy” Mine’s going to be a thunderstorm I’m making a very very big thunderstorm. I don’t like them. I just draw one.
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Will and Saige Working Together With Felt
When Will joins Saige at the felt, a camera nearby captures this wonderful interaction. Saige and Will settle down at the felt boards. Saige begins handing felt pieces to Will, piece after piece after piece. Will
High Chair Rocket Ship
Amelia and Kyla are enjoying some rough and tumble play together on the rug. Amelia rolls on the rug towards the balls and pipes table and then stands up. She looks over to Kyla and offers
I’m Making a Drippy Droppy
https://vimeo.com/253491473 Having introduced “Drippy Droppy” at the easels, we’ve now brought this sculpture to the felt area. See how Luca and Kaya work together, and then after Luca leaves, Kaya continues changing what we might call
A Convergence of Mapping, Felt and Drawing, pt 2
We began laying out the big gray felt sheet and the smaller blue rectangle that are used in our “face game” in the middle of the floor, along with a basket of rectangles of felt that
A Convergence of Mapping, Felt and Drawing, pt 1
Our interest in community has been gradually extending beyond the confines of LNS. We began the year “playing the face game” in meeting before snacktime to help the children learn each others’ names, incorporating Nancy, Emily,
Colors of Muddy Puddles
The colored felt squares have inspired more creations this week. We previously posted about the many ways the children were using this material earlier in the year (see Felt Squares – 10/26/17) Here is a glimpse
Clothespins and Ribbons, Felt, Rings…
Will says: Watch this. Will discovers that if he attaches a clothespin to one end of the ribbon, then sends it through a hole in the grid, and then attaches a clothespin to the other end
Felt Squares
We never know what will happen with open-ended materials. These simple felt squares have taken on many uses: 9/20: When Thomas, Kyla, Travers and Amelia are making “sleeping spots” the felt squares are used as