Taking the Time to Play
This week we lingered outside… Henry and Quinn play mountain lions with Studio Purple friends On Thursday, after running, rolling, and sliding through the sculpture park, we came across a large pack of mountain lions. They
Archive for November 2017
Woodland Walk
On Tuesday, October 31st, we discovered three wrapped packages and a note addressed to Studio Purple. Our note described for us, how we were going to work in three “teams” to unwrap some clues. Working together,
When I was a baby…
Early one morning, as children were arriving in Studio Blue, Amelia was sad about saying goodbye and she was crying. Asha noticed this right away. She observed from where she was playing for a bit, and
An Afternoon Adventure
We went for a walk on a warm autumn afternoon, to explore deCordova. Maddie expressed that she would like to climb the hill first. With determination and spirit the girls climbed the hill, paused at the
“Slugs, slugs to see!”
“We’re making a habitat. It’s their home.” -Brooke Looking closely in the garden, children are finding slugs! Over the past few weeks a small group of slug investigators has grown larger and their project more
“It looks like a show in there.”
The children are always excited to have Emily visit, and on Wednesday, she accompanied us to the sculpture park, beginning with Two Big Black Hearts, by Jim Dine. Studio Purple’s blog post, “The Moments In Between,” speaks
Today is the Woodland Walk . . .
One morning — a surprise — our basket is not filled with choices. Rather, it holds six milkweed pods, each housing a scrolled message. “It’s the Woodland Walk on Halloween! It’s so amazing!” Chester Snack
I’m Making Delicate
Kyla: I’m making delicate. I’m making a cake. Ruthie: I’m making brownies. Kyla: My new baby is delicate too. Delicate means something might break. Caroline is painting at the table nearby. Although she is facing the other way and
Clay, part 2
Luca was interested in how to “open up” the clay, and he tried various techniques (including bringing over an eggbeater as a tool at one point!) Luca These are dinosaur eggs. I’m zigging them. (Zigging them?)