Lunar New Year 2022, The Year of the Tiger
The Great Race The story of how the animals got their place in the Chinese ZodiacJanuary 27th, 2022 LONG AGO, IN China, the Jade Emperor decide...
Interview with Michelle Mackay
Interview with Michelle Mackay @danceypantsdisco August 16th, 2021 How does your family use Playsilks or other open-ended toys? Out of all the ...
An Interview with a Beekeeper
An Interview with a Beekeeper A Conversation with Sierra from Pollen & Fox April 24, 2021 Tell us a little about yourself and how you got st...
Color Love: Blue
Color Love: Blue 1. Earrings by Madison Rae Holler 2. Royal Blue Playsilk by Sarah's Silks3. Waldorf doll from Acorn Toy Shop 4. Grimms Fairy T...
Color Love : Black
Color Love : Black 1. Vintage great horned owl illustration 2. Hadiya Williams ceramic jewlery shopbppco.com 3. Augusta Savage, Lift Every Vo...
Letting Energy Out, Indoors
During the Summer, we were loving bringing our Wavee Boards over to the Ceres Garden next to our studio, where the children at our play dates wo...
Rituals and Rites of Passage to Ease Back into the School Year
Oh Summer, you came and went and here we are, already a few days into the first week of school (for most of us), wondering where the last sev...
On John Holt-Trusting How Children Learn
Have you heard about John Holt before? I mentioned him in last week’s blog about the Woodstock era and the value of free play, because it wa...
How Outdoor Play Nurtures Imagination
Into the Garden from Sarah's Silks on Vimeo. It's no coincidence that some of the most beloved children's books take place in gardens: Francis ...
Peek-a-boo! Fun to Play with Babies & They're Learning Too
Peek-a-boo is an important game for young children as they’re still learning the concept of object permanence.
The Konmari Method & Waldorf Education
As I was driving to work today I started to think about the Konmari method and how similar it is to the Waldorf kindergarten teacher method that I was taught when I kids were little. I remember visiting in a classroom and getting to be a teacher helper, which was such a fun thing to do. The teachers had cleanup time after playtime in the morning. During cleanup time the children learned how to take care of things - fold them, roll them and put them away - and everything had a place and everything was stored in a certain way. It reminded me of the Konmari method that people are using now - how we're all working to clear out our shelves and closets and take care of our things. I was thinking what a nice lesson this is to teach our children.
Stuart Brown PHD-On the Importance of Play
The importance of play from babies, children, adults and play in animals. Studies and reflections of Stuart Brown from the National Institute of Play.