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Summer Craft: Au Naturel Self-Portraits

The weather has noticeably been getting warmer and all my students have been pointing out the signs of summer out on the playground: the presence of bees, sprouting plants, the need for getting not just wet but drenched in the sandbox. Such are the signs of the season.

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Dreamweaver: How to Make Your Own Dreamcatcher

Here is just a sampling of the things I heard which inspired this project: Then, all of a sudden, hearts appeared on the walls of my bedroom. I was riding on top of a rainbow and I fell down but then I came back up directly. I was on my couch and lava fell from the sky. They glued the hotel onto a plant.

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Creative Projects for Kids: Backyard Dinosaur

Open the door, get on the floor… everybody walk the dinosaur! It all started with a little wire and a big idea. With all the best intentions and holding the kids’ hopes and dreams in my mind, I soon ended up on my living room floor completely wrapped in a wire burrito wondering what I’d gotten myself into.