In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, here’s a great site for Dr. Seuss games: PBS Kids. And here’s a great picture of Principal Winckle from Lincoln Elementary in his Dr. Seuss Hat at their Dr. Seuss Birthday Party tonight. Three days, two Family Fun Nights, two showcases. Whew! What a week! I have the coolest [...]
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I know, this isn’t an art site, it’s a writing site. However, the theme of the contest is “What I’d Like To Do Someday,” which is very much the theme here, except we’re doing it now! Mashable (one of my favorite tech sites) is helping to spread the word on the contest. After you check [...]
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There’s a book fair coming up in West Hollywood on September 26, 2010. I found this link when I was wandering around the Once Upon a Time Bookstore website. Here’s a goofy video. Take the kids, take yourself, and have a great time. There’s nothing like a great book fair to remind us how much [...]
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My friend Lauri Goldenhersh is a classical singer friend of mine who is also a talented writer and artist. Every time I talk to her, I’m surprised by another facet to her personality. She wrote a great article on her blog about the art of balloons after our article came out in the LA Times. [...]
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Just recently, my dear friend Eddie Medrano (www.FunnyEddie.com) invited us to The Griddle Cafe (www.TheGriddleCafe.com) for a balloon “jam” / birthday party. He also invited a reporter and photographer from the LA Times (Bob Poole and a guy whose name I will find out ASAP because he was great). They were lots of fun and [...]
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Children learn the most through play. I’m completely convinced of this. So when I recently saw KOCE’s A Place of Our Own www.aplaceofourown.org, it warmed my heart that experts agree too. Recently they aired an episode on how drawing (1) develops fine motor skills, (2) develops storytelling skills, and (3) develops imagination. Here are some [...]
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So Technorati told me to write a post claiming my blog and include this code: NCJVAHRWA66Z I can’t think of anything clever to say, but here’s a fun balloon pic for ya. The URL on the photo used to be my website when I lived in Colorado, and now it’s the home of April Strong, [...]
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As a follow up to yesterday’s post about The Next Food Network Star and how I love the way they teach, I thought I would suggest titles for a few new shows I want to see on the Food Network (with descriptive alternate titles): Healthy Cooking for Lazy People — or — Cooking Healthy While [...]
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I hate to cook. Seriously. But I love the Food Network. Because they make me feel like I can cook just fine. They walk me through their dish, tossing wildly imaginative ingredients into the pan while joking into the camera. See, it’s easy, they say. You can do it. Yep, I’m going to saute garlic [...]
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Kids have always had a secret language. Way before the 1960s attitude of “trust no one over 30,” kids in the 1920s were using slang no one could understand but themselves (how about “bee’s knees” and “cheaters”). I’m sure it goes back to the beginning of time when teenagers tried to sneak out of the [...]
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