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Beyond the Fridge: Managing Your Child's Art Projects Before They Take Over the House

May
14
2008

We love preschools that allow our children to do interesting, inspired art projects. We love seeing the work of our little artists. We also wonder what on earth to do with all the stuff that comes dashing in the door every single school day. We admit it, we are drowning. Looking for some great ideas for how to appreciate the work, display it, delight in it, store it, and (as

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Talking with our Little Artists about Their Work

May
15
2008

We hope some of you were reading along yesterday as we blithely advised that the best way to handle the stream of artworks your child produces on a daily basis is to "manage the art" -- save one thing and dispose of another, identify the keepers and toss the rest without guilt. And perhaps you thought, yes, I can do that! Here I go! I'm ready to bring order to the jumble of drawings,

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Savvy Spotlight: Taro Gomi

May
17
2008

Thinking about a seamless way that art comments on life -- and life begets art -- makes us think of Taro Gomi, an author and illustrator about whom we are especially fond here at the The Savvy Source. In case you've missed some of his gems, let us bring you some faves: My Friends -- a truly lovely book about all the different kinds of friends one needs in this world. It makes an especially

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Savvy Picks for December, 2008

Our top ten posts about the wonders of rituals and routines:

  1. A Season of Rituals
  2. Savvy Welcomes Betsy Brown Braun on Helping Keep the Fa-La-La in the Holidays with Your Children
  3. Savvy Picks: Best Children's Books of 2008
  4. Savvy Welcomes Lyn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson on Greening the Holidays
  5. Teaching Your Child About Giving Instead of Getting at the Holidays
  6. Homemade Gifts to Make with Preschoolers
  7. How to Keep Rituals a Bit Flexible, a Little Lively, and a Lot Unexpected
  8. Savvy Welcomes Ginger Carlson on How to Give Experiences Not More Things
  9. Inspired Indoor Activities for the Shortest Day of the Year
  10. Holidays Are Delicious

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