our little ones in the seedling class are really sweet. we are proud of this group and their leader, keara, has done a wonderful job, as has rachel, with coming up with activities that are creative, engaging, and imaginative. before the holidays, the group made presents for their families (felted soap for papa and scented bath salts for mamas), and then they played...dancing, riding on a "train" and drawing.
playing
say cheese!
we had a blast making cameras & pretending to be photographers recently....I just wish we could have developed the photos :)
summer solstice: neighborhood walk
on summer solstice, we walked around the corner to the handmade garden...a community garden started by our friend karen and many others a few years ago.
light drawings
made on a sunny day with little hands...
may day, with friends
thank you, tabatha, for making our maypole and to shauna for serenading us.
and to our friends who visited.
butterflies
our garden
getting ready for our work day...
plants from full moon:
turning wire from a pallet into a woven tunnel:
our new sandbox:
jean & little sophia stopped by:
readying the music wall ingredients:
inside the "tunnel":
the music wall:
all clean & tidy, ready for play!
and now, onto the spring party...a planting station:
our lovely art ed student, rachel:
thanks to canopy for bringing over some sling swings:
thanks to everyone who helped with the party:
the uga ied student volunteers, marti's at midday, daily groceries, big city bread, full moon coop,rwood studio, treehouse, the arrow handwork group, rachel barnes, and many, many others! thank you!
recent days:
valentine's
images from our days...
making candles:
outside in the sun:
morning garden
making snack, during morning garden:
enjoying snack, during morning garden:
finding holiday sprigs:
and a tree climb:
rainy day play
apple festival!
we had our first apple festival this past saturday at arrow...we had lots of sunshine, friendly faces, yummy pies and more! thanks to everyone who came!
tabatha and family made a run to hillcrest orchards in ellijay for apples.
(thanks, t, t, t, and f!)
author liana krissoff led an applesauce making workshop:
we blocked off the driveway with haybales, and had cider and popcron:
there were crafts, with a special blockprinting one led by susan & her 6 year old daughter, bird:
amanda played fiddle:
and, lastly, our apple pie contest:
thank you to these fine folks for contributing a pie:
and arrow friends: sarah & lori
first place: ike & jane !
kid's choice: lori paluck !
maypop admires the wall of apples:
what a fun day!
thank you!
here are some photos from the last few months taken by katie bell:
our new summer reggio class:
sorting colors...
outside:
playing with light:
playing indoors:
eating a snack:
a little music time:
fun!
a field trip to visit to the garden around the corner...
field trip: to the zoo!
building a new house
our well-loved, but totally worn out furniture box:
should we recycle it, i wondered...?
no!
we turned it into a bright NEW house, complete with shingled roof and shining sun!
