If you were a kid in Chicago in the 60’s and 70’s you know all about Suzy Snowflake. I waited to see this every year!
Entries from December 2007
December 24, 2007
Hardrock, Coco, and Joe, The Three Little Dwarfs
I LOVED this one as a child. Every year they would play this with the morning cartoons in Chicago.
December 11, 2007
Cooties
Speak to your kids about cooties…before cooties speaks to them first. Too cute!
December 8, 2007
Oxford Park Commission Spring Schedule
The Oxford Park Commission has posted the spring schedule. Online registration begins December 10.
This year we will not only have 2 in soccer but 2 in baseball.
Our weekday evenings are getting crazy. Thank goodness we have Ms. Lisa to teach some evening Kindermusik classes this year!
December 7, 2007
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Did you know where the Oscar Wilde masterpiece was first published? I didn’t until very recently!
From Wikipedia
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine was a 19th century literary magazine published in Philadelphia from 1868 to 1915, when it relocated to New York to become McBride’s Magazine. It merged with Scribner’s Magazine in 1916.
Lippincott’s published original works, general articles, [...]
December 7, 2007
Bottle Band of Copenhagen
Do you suppose these musicians started out in Kindermusik? Rhythm, Pitch, Creativity, Joy in music making. All the things we teach are there!
Thanks Michelle for finding this one!
December 6, 2007
Healthy Toys – Lead in Children’s Toys
As the holidays approach many parents have expressed concern about safety and children’s toys. There are resources out there for you. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission lists recalled items.
A new site that you might not yet be familiar with is Healthy Toys where you can search for for particular items.
For those of you [...]
December 2, 2007
How Babies Learn About Feelings
Your baby’s picking up a wider range of emotions than you may realize
From birth, babies can feel pleasure, distress, and even fear. And by the time they’ve reached 2, say experts, they’ve developed some pretty complex emotions like empathy and shame. Along the way, they pick up emotional cues and responses, first from you, then [...]
