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Festive Winter Windows

Every season in our Pre-K class, we like to have something pretty in our windows. Recently, we've been studying shapes and colors. What better way to explore those two things together, than with stained window projects? For this project, we searched the internet to find some ideas. Then we modified what we found somewhat, to fit our class.

We found a few stained window projects that use contact paper such as  this one, shown here with these cute hearts -http://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-f...

Christmas .99 sale - limited time!

Happy Holidays to everyone! Thank you to all who entered the paperback giveaway for, It's A Colorful Christmas, a winner has been chosen. In keeping with the Holiday spirit I have reduced the price of the ebook version for .99 for a limited time! So in case you don't have yours yet, now's the time.Happy Holidays! Click on the cover, it will take you to the Amazon sale!

Holiday Giveaway!!

Happy Holidays!! To kick off this holiday season, I will be giving away one paperback copy of my book,It's A Colorful Christmas! 
You may enter below starting on 12/6/13 through 12/13/13.Winner will be randomly chosen by Goodreads.Good Luck and Happy Holidays!
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Limited-time discount sale!

Hi Everyone!This weekend I'm running special promotions on 3 of my children's ebooks! Starting Saturday 11/2/13, these three ebooks, using the new Kindle Countdown promotions, will be on sale for a limited time only!  Here are the ebooks in my special:

When I Build With Blocks
Your Father's Love

The Straight Rainbow
Grab your copy today and have a great day!

Free Fall Coloring Sheet!

Fall is here, so I've put together a fun little coloring sheet with some things you might see this time of year and around Halloween, for your little ones to color, FREE! Just click and print and color!Happy Fall, Happy Halloween!
Click and Print!

World Teacher Day

Through the years, I have had the honor of working along side and in the same buildings with many wonderful teachers. Today I would like to honor them by re-posting the design I created especially for them. I've learned so much from them, and that knowledge carries over into my personal life, and my creative life. It has always been my belief that knowledge is what helps us to conquer our fears, and the teachers are the ones who give us the gift of learning.

Also, to the many teachers who taug...

Halloween fun for your little pumpkin

Halloween is right around the corner. Here is a cute design created by my daughter and I, for all the little ones. This design comes on many t-shirts and gifts!Happy Halloween!


My First Halloween Shirt by nikiclix
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Dr. Brené Brown on the One Thing More Terrifying Than Being Vulnerable -...

This morning, I came across this little video clip, with Dr. Brene Brown, and it really hit home with me, I would like to share it with you.

Some of you who know me, know I've been writing poetry and stories for most of my life, but due to one circumstance or another, my work had gone unseen for many years. There were various times in past years that I submitted my work to publishers and to greeting card companies, hoping something spectacular might happen. However, it wasn't until recent year...

Block Area

It's back to school time again! For anyone looking for a good way to introduce the block area to the children at school, or if you have a child who loves to build with blocks, this book is for you!

 
Amazon Paperback  Barnes & Noble Paperback 

Charcoal drawings in Pre-K

A few years ago I tried an experiment with our Pre-K class. We were getting ready to take a trip to the Johnson Museum of Art and we wanted to give the children an idea of the different kinds of art they would see there. So I brought some drawing charcoal to school and set up a simple bowl of fruit. I also had some shading sticks for them to try. The pictures below are a few of the results! When we arrived at the museum, they were able to find some charcoal drawings on the walls and they knew...