Category: The Studio

  1. Earth Week

    “Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child’s mind.  Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight…. Continue Reading »
  2. spring flowers

    Denver is blooming with an extravagant array of spring flowers.  The children and I have been talking about the seasonal changes and the accompanying color, variety and beauty.  Today we decided… Continue Reading »
  3. fresh versus dried

    You may remember a recent post in which the children were seen tasting a variety of foods and exploring sour, sweet, salty, etc.  Well, during that tasting, several children were… Continue Reading »
  4. A taste experiment

    How do you describe a taste?  As adults we take for granted words like: salty, savory, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy, but what if you tasted something, maybe for the… Continue Reading »
  5. puppets and jelly fish

    The studio environment has shifted in response to our recent parent night.  Parent’s night in the studio is an annual event, when the parents are invited into the studio (without their children) to experience art and… Continue Reading »
  6. a puppet collaboration

    Amy Laugeson (our wonderful ceramic teacher) and I, partnered up to bring a new kind of puppet to the studio.  Amy spent two days working with the children in the… Continue Reading »
  7. drawing

    After realizing that the children could use some basic drawing support, I determined to fill the center table in the studio with a beautiful still life of natural materials and spend… Continue Reading »
  8. Toddlers in the studio

    The toddlers discovered the light and shadow theater and much to my own delight, I rediscovered the beauty of silhouettes.The children enjoyed watching their friends move and pose inside the… Continue Reading »
  9. The studio

    An interesting discovery happened this week, when a young boy entered the studio while his older sister and a few other XP students were giving an impromptu puppet show using… Continue Reading »
  10. puppet show provocation

    On Monday, January 9th, we hosted two fabulous puppeteers from Colorado Springs, Glenn and Linda Brown, who performed a unique rendition of the little red hen during a morning and afternoon assembly…. Continue Reading »