He was my hero and that for many other kids my age. If you were a kid and you liked basketball, it didn’t matter what color you were, you wanted to be like Mike. That was the first time I personally witnessed an African American man have that kind of star power. Even though race tensions were high sometime in the 90s, No matter what was going on in society, when you watched him play, you forgot about all those things.

I wanted to share a story to remind us that we are all different but the same. We must continue to teach our youth that different isn’t bad or worse, it’s just different. This story is a great place to start sharing about Black History Month as we #RememberTogether that we are all different!

I hope you all are enjoying this new fall weather that has recently sprung up on us!. Bring on the chilly nights, cozy clothes and all things pumpkin! Speaking of pumpkins, I am going to share a few activities that you can do to engage your child’s senses as well as teach them along the way.  

During my time as a classroom teacher, I realized that children(we)are like popcorn. Some pop early, some pop late. In my family I’ve always been the late bloomer(popper)! So I understood that some kids may need a little more to water and sunlight to grow than others.

Growing up, I was always fascinated with what shadows I could make out of my hands. My brother and I would use a flashlight and try to make cool animals or shapes in the shadows. Today, I am going to take that a bit farther! We are going to shape our hands to make animal paintings (or drawings)!

This is not only a delicious desert but a fun desert to make with the kids, let their creativity flow while decorating this amazing desert! You could use all your kids favorite fruit on this one.

I miss you all so much and truly hope you have enjoyed our activities this summer! This week is one of my very favorite activities that I have been saving up for you guys. ROCK PAINTING!

Today I am bringing you one of my favorite meals, a Southwest Chicken Bowl with Black Beans and Corn! You can make this delicious and nutritious meal in a few steps and it’s suitable for the whole family!

Everyone’s favorite snack on a hot day is a fresh, juicy watermelon! Well, I know it’s my favorite snack. After eating some this weekend, it got me thinking that a watermelon painting would be fun and cute, so that’s what I’ve brought you this week!

If your campers were with us last summer, they probably remember the Chocolate Zucchini Bread we had for breakfast one morning. This is a camp favorite and parents are always asking me for it, so I’m excited to share it with you today.

I am so excited to be back with you guys and teach your young artists another super cool project! This week, we are going to be creating what is called a “surprise expression”. This is a super simple concept that involves folding and drawing! 

Our minds were born with curiosity.  We were birthed wide eyed and saw everything in amazement.  Every person, thing, and experience was new and exciting and we just wanted to see more.