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Another Day in Paradise
From mosaic parachute This week the weather’s been perfect. A little overcast in the morning just cool enough for me to serve tea to the moms then clearing by 10:30am so we can have beautiful sunshine through our colorful parachute. … Continue reading
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What I do When the Kids are Gone–What Empty Nest!
When the campers and their grown ups are gone I’ve got plenty to do. There’s all the clean up; clean towels, bathrooms, art supplies to organize and replenish, new projects to dream up and prep, blankets to fold and put … Continue reading
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Sewing Circle at Smiling Tree Camp
From sewing circle One of our activities this month at camp will be an ongoing sewing circle. I have a selection of cotton fabric rectangles for the children to choose from. Our first project is a garden flag. To get … Continue reading
Fathers’ Day Portraits
From st 611 fathers day pics I took some sweet portraits of the kids at camp with the idea that they would be part of a gift for Fathers’ Day. Because of the strange late rain I wasn’t able to … Continue reading
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Made by Joel / Made by Gail
We live in “wine country” so visiting guests often leave wine box carriers at our home. When I saw the doll house that Joel from madebyjoel.blog created I just had to try it and how cute is this!!!…(not a question!) … Continue reading
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Gallery Tour and Art Workshop at Smiling Tree
From Art workshop / Graton Sept 2010 We started our day with a tour and game of “I Spy” at the Graton Art Gallery then everyone came back to Smiling Tree to “play” with art. We mixed colors, and … Continue reading
Where Did the Summer Go?? Let’s Get Caught Up
From st summer 2010 dish garden As I look through my website/blog I see I didn’t post a lot of pictures of all the fun things we did last summer. The last photos were of wheelbarrow rides and … Continue reading
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Baking Muffins and Wheel Barrow Rides
From st muffins wheel barrow June 2010 From st muffins wheel barrow June 2010 We had such a fun week at camp. We baked blueberry, apple muffins which were delicious……..not too sweet. It’s fun to see the kids who … Continue reading
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Kites and Windsocks at Camp
From st June 2010 kites It was hot today and everyone seemed to be happy hanging out under the oak trees crafting. We made a simple little kite (which really works) and a colorful windsock. Both crafts were … Continue reading
Art Day… Graton Gallery & Smiling Tree
From st graton art day I’ve been excited about this class ever since I came up with the idea. My inspiration was from a kids’ art blog, Laugh, Paint, Create. I’ve made several trips to the Graton Art Gallery, … Continue reading
My “Art Gallery”
Sometimes the kids’ art gets left here. I love these two pieces so much I ”hung” them on the wall under our oil painting of Howard’s Cafe in Occidental. My photography doesn’t do any of these pieces justice. The kids’ art … Continue reading
Kids Sew the Scare Crow
From st misc october 09 pumpkins etc We often have the kids do “real” sewing at camp. Today was a little different, we did a group project. With real “pointy” needles the kids sewed a face for … Continue reading
Tissue Paper Tie Dye and Marble Painting
From Collages I often say “it’s the process, not the product”, meaning enjoy the art of getting dirty, learning by experimenting, put out all the supplies and let the kids enjoy creating their own work. The “tie dye project … Continue reading
Chickens Come to Camp
From chickens at camp We’ve had a chicken inspired time at camp. In anticipation of our neighborhood chickens coming for a visit we had a few projects for grown ups and for the kids. The moms cut out felt chickens … Continue reading
“Not a Box”
One of our books this week was ”Not A Box” by Antoinette Portis, also the author of “Not A Stick”. Who hasn’t at one time in their lives preferred to play with the box more than the gift inside? In “Not … Continue reading
Granny-Nanny….More Prayer Flags
From st misc + worms I’m happily doing some more nanny/doula “work”. The family I’m helping has a charming and bright 3 1/2 year old girl and a sweet new 3-4month old baby boy. I brought our prayer flag … Continue reading
Windsocks at Camp
From st misc windsocks Stephenie my niece (great-niece) and helper often makes our samples. Here shes’ making a Smiling Tree Camp windsock…….thanks Steph This is a fun project we did earlier in the summer and I’m just now … Continue reading
Dyeing Queen Anne’s Lace
Do you remember dyeing carnations when you were a kid? I do. We’d put white carnations in jars with colored water and the carnations would change color….magic! I saw some Queen Anne’s Lace dyed the same way…..beautiful! I thought it … Continue reading
Hanging Out at Camp
It was an easy, breezy day at camp. Everyone seemed to be drawn to the hammock…..ahhhhh….a quiet moment
Fun Day at Camp….flags, horses, worms, tomatoes!!!
We started camp with a quick run around and a few songs then off to explore and create. Our project this week was our take on Tibetan Prayer flags. I’m sure you’ve seen these flags flying in different places around … Continue reading
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