Feeling bloggers block. It must be all the rain. Or just plain tired. Every other Tuesday we run from 9:30 to 5:00. We have pre-school, circus, art class and clay class–All over town! But in the middle of all that running, I get to enjoy the most delicious hot chai with soy milk and time with a few of my favorite friends. It makes that long day something to look forward to!

The block also may be due to the fact that www.sundayswithstretchypants.com mentioned something like, “So are you ready for two for Tuesday this week?” I don’t ever remember saying I was going to make that a weekly thing. Oh, the pressure. I’ll try my best.

Ginger wanted to string some beads this morning. This was an easy request and not at all messy! Keep in mind bigger beads with bigger holes are easier to string for younger kids. Also the stiffer the string the easier to string. Pipecleaners make a good “first string” as well as nylon shoe laces and yarn that has tape wrapped tightly around the end to make it like the end of a shoe lace. I know there is a name for that piece of plastic on the end of the lace, but it escapes me at the moment.
Also, tying a bead at the end of the string or taping it down to the table keep the beads from falling back off the end.-so there is one!

As for the second idea-I promised I would link to some good books. Well I don’t know how to do that so I will just list a few titles I picked up at the library the other day.

1. The Essential Alexander Calder by Howard Greenfeld—–I love The Essential series. They are small, loaded with color photos and illustrations, and just the right amount of information about the artist.

#’s 2, 3 and 4 are examples of my strewing. I love to look at books. I often leave books out to serve as inspiration and spring boards for questions and projects. I leave them in odd and out in the open places-The car, the bathroom, the kitchen table, the window seat.

2. Symphonic Poem The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson–hopefully a trip to the Art Museum will follow this soon!

3. Found Object Art by Dorthy Spencer–I have sooo many ideas after looking through this book.

4. Do Not Open by John Farndon——-So packed with cool info and pictures you have to check it out!

And then there were two!!!

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