I usually write about art projects, but today I want to share my favorite activity that we have done this school year, and it's a gardeni...

Today I set out one huge pumpkin and had the kids paint it, and I've never seen them more focused!

My pod of first graders have approximately three zooms each morning, and after the zooms we usually play learning games or do an art projec

Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his journals using mirror writing? He wrote from right to left and it could only be read usi...

As many parents and educators around the country are gearing up for pod learning, I've been thinking about fun drawing activities you cou...

I've spent the past few weeks setting up a small classroom in my backyard. What I'm thinking is I can offer an in person Art class to a smal

This week is officially Spring Break for us. If you are social distancing like we are you are probably looking for easy activities you can d

Today is the first day of Spring Break for us, and I have to say I'm not overly excited about it, because we can't go anywhere. Even the bea

Now that the kids are spending a lot of time at home is your house feeling more crowded and unorganized? You are not alone! With all this st

Today we got word that all San Diego Unified Schools will be closed until April 6th. On top of that every extracurricular activity has be...

Lately my favorite day of the week is Thursday. That's because on Thursday my daughter gets out of school early, and my son is still in s...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, that means it's time for Valentine's themed art projects. Kids both young and old love printm...

The days are much shorter and we are seeing more sunsets before bedtime here in San Diego. Sunsets make me think of the beautiful childre...

Here is a super fun Halloween art project that you can do with your kids at home, or in the Kindergarten classroom. It all started when I...

Ever since reading the book "What Should Danny Do?" my 3 year old son has been asking if he could have a "supa-dupa-lupa race car track."...

Today my son ran up to me and said he wanted to do an "Experiment." It took me a minute to figure out what exactly he meant by that, but ...

Do you have a playroom? Once I became a parent I began dreaming about a playroom. A place where I could throw all the toys and never have...

I love art activities that are easy to set up and require no help from me. Here is a super simple process art activity for kids of all ag...

Here is a super fun activity for kids of all ages that you can do with ingredients you will find in your pantry. We call them colorful ex...

Being a working parent is a challenge, sometimes people need to bring their kids to work with them. I'm a huge fan of kid friendly work p...