Ripples of Inspiration!

(Photo above courtesy of Opal Hoffman)

(Photo courtesy of Tina Brandel)

I am so excited to share these photos with you! If you have been following the blog, you know that I have been traveling and providing training sessions to other early childhood educators in the U.P. There are A LOT of great things about this opportunity, but what has been absolutely amazing is the response I have received!

(Photo courtesy of Cindy LaFave and Liz Gudwer)

I cannot adequately put into words the feeling I have when I see all of the wonderful changes folks have made after my training! I love how they take what I have done and/or found and make it their own!

(Photo taken at the Gladstone Childcare Center)

It is AMAZING to see all of the inexpensive changes to children's spaces that create atmospheres for learning through play!

Stephanie over at A Little Bit of This N That came to one of my science training sessions and she posted all kinds of great things they tried the very next day!

If you aren't close enough to come to a training but would like to see some of the sources of inspiration, hop on over to the Outdoor Inspiration link up page and check it out! There are oodles of great inexpensive ideas!

Have you made changes to your space and/or tried some of the ideas I have been sharing? I would love to hear about it. Drop me a message and send some photos along if you can!

Comments

Let the Children Play said…

These are all so wonderful Amy - and you are doing an amazing job spreading the word! I'm loving their banging wall - and the little dinosaur scene just yells "come play with me".

August 24, 2011 at 4:05 AM

What Would You Do With It? Wednesday #4, Cardboard Tubes (Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, etc)

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It? Wednesday. This week's item(s) are paper tubes. You most often find them at the end of a roll of toilet paper or paper toweling. I'm having trouble hunting up the photos I was going to post for this, so when I find them, I will add them. We have made: rain sticks kaleidoscopes marble runs and we have also cut the tubes and made them into flowers or snowflakes like these. If you would like to visit and link to some of our previous What Would You Do With It Wednesdays, please click here.

Making Moon Mud!

We usually make our moon sand with cornstarch , sand, and baby oil. However a blog reader commented that when they make their moon sand- they use water instead of oil. So, of course, my first thought was- why make moon sand when you could make MOON MUD? And so you have it- our homemade moon mud! Basically, it ends up being a sandy- runny oobleck! It acts kind of like a solid- and kind of like a liquid..... Now, I'm sure I will get all kinds of questions on the exact recipe and proportions to make this stuff..... The truth is, we rarely measure. We just mix it up until it looks and feels about right! Today, we made ours with too much water. (It was an experiment.) So, we removed some off the top. After we were done playing in the mud- we let it sit. A little bit more of the water evaporated while we napped.... Then, this afternoon- It was perfect! Hard as a rock on the bottom, until you dig into grab it... Then....

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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