s Clothing that packs a powerful design punch and offers kids appealing colors and design. Kids gravitate towards bright vibrant colors. They aren't afraid of bold patterns and using ALL of the rainbow. When I look at collections for spring and summer, I remember how much I need bright colors around me to liven up the day. This spring we spy a fun trend for kids with Ittikid's saturated colors. Related: Spring special occasion dresses Fun Trends for Kids Ittikid's Saturated Colors Ittikid is a one-stop shop for the best Scandinavian clothes for kids and Scandinavians sure now how to do bright, stylish and happy textiles. (Think Marimekko, Polarn O. Pyret and Ikea.) Ittikid's clothes are guaranteed to make you...
Today on the blog we are celebrating World Poetry Day 2021 by sharing with you some short films from inVERSE poetry reimagined for the 21st century. inVERSE is a collection of five of the world’s oldest surviving poems which have been re-imagined for the 21st century through the medium of film, by the award-winning filmmaker Jack Jewers and released for World Poetry Day 2021. With historical poems ranging from the 1st Century Italy to 1500 BCE Mesopotamia, these five short films explore time and the human condition using the language of the ancients and the modern filmmaking techniques of the 21st century. Each poem chosen for the collection feels like it could have been written yesterday. The five poems chosen...
Getting rid of clothes that don’t fit and the extra body image issues they cause is a huge topic for many of my readers. For this reason, I decided to UPDATE this post from 2016 and record a podcast episode on the topic (airing early April!) Last week I preformed a seasonal ritual. I call it the Semi-Annual Swapping Out of the Seasonal Clothing. Every year when I’m certain that Spring has sprung and my need for sweaters and fleece-lined leggings has passed, I carry a 200 pound (only a slight exaggeration) plastic tub of clothing up the stairs and begin the process of replacing the cold weather garments with the warm weather ones. But, every year during this exercise a...
If you have never had to stick your fingers in a child’s mouth to retrieve wet/slobbery playdough, consider yourself lucky. It is the worst. Secondly, I also find it tedious to pick all the playdough out of under my nails and my rings that I forgot to take off. However, I love that playdough offers so many options for not only imaginary play but also to target academic skills and fine motor abilities. Here are 5 ways I love to use playdough with my students. My Child/Student Eats Playdough: It is a very common situation. It comes down to personal judgment if you want to explore other edible options or just nix the idea in general. The tricky thing is,...
s. Kong’ If you didn’t grow up on Godzilla movies, we truly pity you. Not only did you miss out on some classic films, but you can’t even appreciate the recent reboot films or look forward to the latest film, Godzilla vs. Kong. Well, whether you’re a longtime superfan, a new convert to the historic franchise or looking to intrigue young kids in your life, we think you’ll still appreciate some Godzilla toys and merch. Maybe it’s just us or maybe toys and action figures have actually become better over the years, but there are a ton of high-quality Godzilla toys out there, many made for play, with movable joints, and others meant for the display case. But beyond action...
