Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:21:33 -0400
Subject: Re: Re: PUPT: Re: whatcha doing this summer?


Hey Mary~
    I haven't heard of the Reggio Emilia philosophy...huh???  Nancy
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Subject: RE: Re: PUPT: Re: whatcha doing this summer?


> Deborah: With your education background, have you heard of the Reggio
Emilia philosophy? It's funny, but on that listserv, we were just talking
about all the uses for sticks.
>
> Mary
>
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> From:  LucretiaG-AT-aol.com
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 07:13:34 EDT
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> Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: whatcha doing this summer?
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>
> responding to Andrew:  Wow! spending non puppet time exploring fields and
> forest nearby is FABULOUS and could be one of the best things to do with a
> child.  Especially making stuff out there - building a "camp"/lean-to was
one
> of my most favorite things I did with my brothers as a child. and the
> construction process was the best part.  collecting sticks and leaning
them
> agains a tree or horizontal branch kept us happy and thoroughly engrossed
for
> hours.
>     Now, as an artist with education background I advocate exposure to
lots
> of materials with only basic instruction as very mind-expanding for kids.
> one of my favorites was mixing a batch of plaster and having kids drop it
by
> spoon onto aluminum foil. When it sets and dries a bit - its so fun to
watch
> it suck up water color paint .  Then later you can attach a magnet to the
> back and use it on the refrigerator - or just stick it to a wall..
> Also with a child: mix food color into spackle, then they can spread it
onto
> a chunk of wood (very fun) then press found objects into it - like nature
> objects from "above mentioned field and woods" - also stones - beach
glass,
> etc etc
> play play play
> deborah costine
> gerwickpuppets.com
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