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Hammy Easter!
Easter Kokosanka, a photo by pyza* on Flickr. Here’s wishing you all a safe and happy holiday weekend. Happy Easter!
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My Logo is Everywhere
My logo now adorns the skate park in glorious colour. It is also there is stunning red. And in cool black! I made this stencil out of cereal box card. I love the way it looks against the blue sky. I made a few more improvements to the park as well. I really hated going…
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Gnomeo is a Gno-gno (I mean No-no)
When I first heard about this film, I was completely repulsed by the idea. Romeo and Juliet retold with a bunch of garden gnomes. Wait, it’s a animated film for children? The ending has been sanitized too? The star-crossed lover’s don’t die? Are you kidding me? The film is called Gnomeo and Juliet. Okay, I…
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Best Math Ever
One love is less than three. Okay, I don’t really know what that means mathematically, but it’s still cute for Valentine’s Day. And it made my girlfriend smile last week when I sent her that text message. Hope you have a good one!
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What Exactly Is Too Much Knowledge (for children)
I keep seeing characters in film who are wise beyond their years. These young characters seem to have everything figured out. They speak of topics you wouldn’t expect someone their age to know anything about. It’s easy to laugh at the apparent expertise of these young girls when you first encounter them on the screen.…
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Ten Intentions for a Better Classroom
I found this on Tumblr today and my first thought was, “Wow! I’d love to adopt this for my classroom.” I like how it uses the word intent. These aren’t rules. These are ideals, and while we might not always be able to live 100% by them, they are something to strive for. Of course,…
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The Promise (500 Days)
Over a year ago I read a blog post from Sean Platt aka Writer Dad that has stuck with me. He asked us if we believed in soul mates? I answered a wholehearted, “Yes!” before I read any further. I’ve always felt like there was that one special person out there, solely for me. I just…
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To Call or Not to Call
Image via Wikipedia I took it slow on my way to work this morning. The roads were a bit slippery and I didn’t want to go for a slide. I kept both hands on the steering wheel and checked my mirrors frequently. It took me a little longer to get to school but since I always…
