The Coca-Cola “bowl full of jelly” American idea of Santa Clause always felt like a shady character to me. As a child, I didn’t like the fact that he was watching me as I slept, telling me I couldn’t be sad, expecting me to sit on his lap and tell him secrets, or keeping a […]
For St. Patrick’s Day in 2nd grade, Mrs. Margretando (one of our elementary school teachers) sat us all down to tell us a story of a leprechaun. Without a book or paper in her hand, she held us captive with every sentence. Her story telling abilities were so engaging & effortless as she created magical […]
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Whether it was following instructions to find a buried Matchbox car in our backyard, or finding my Easter basket with string, scavenger hunts are some of my favorite memories from childhood. In close to 30 years of working with children, I’m not sure I can think of a single child who didn’t LOVE an age-appropriate […]
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