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Category Archives: Peace
A Tale of Two Dale Chihuly’s – Part 2
In Part 1, I discovered a magnificent Dale Chihuly work of art at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. The glass structure is 21 feet tall and titled “Flame of Liberty”. In the same museum is a Peace Portal, a structure with … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Dale Chihuly’s – Part 1
Dale Chihuly’s glass art is magnificent. I have been fortunate to see two of his blown glass sculptures, each with a different story that inspired me in unexpected ways. “It happened like this…” The first Chihuly I saw was at … Continue reading
Kindness, Peace, and Love Day
This is a re-post of how young children honor the heroes of 9/11. 9/11 at school is Kindness, Peace, and Love Day. How do we help young children honor the brave people on 9/11? By remembering and celebrating how people … Continue reading
A New Quilt – Part 2
In Part 1, children embraced the song “This Land is Your Land” as their own. They sang the song every day, multiple times a day. By the time winter arrived, they had ‘taken over’, and constantly used the book This Land … Continue reading
Posted in America, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, music, patriotism, Peace, picture books, quilting, Singing, Teaching young children
Tagged America, Children designing a quilt, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, patriotism, picture books, quilting, Singing, This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
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Peace
Posted in Expressing words and feelings, Giving, Inspiration, Peace, Quotes, self esteem
Tagged Buddha quotes, Inspiration, Peace, Quotations
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9/11 – Kindness Peace and Love Day
9/11 at school is Kindness, Peace, and Love Day. How do we help young children honor the brave people on 9/11? By remembering and celebrating how people were united in brotherhood and came together to help each other. We talk … Continue reading
Posted in American flag, books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Giving thanks, Inspiration, Kindness, Love, Peace, preschool, Singing, young children
Tagged "God Bless America", "Red White and Blue", 9/11, American flag, Firefighters and police officers, heroes, Remembering 9/11, teaching young children, Thanking our heroes
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The Legacy of Milly, Part 9
In Part 8, Milly and the children were guests of honor at the one-year anniversary of the Boston Fisher House. With a full crowd in attendance, including members of the Fisher family, we presented the God Bless America quilt. And, a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Gloria, Imagination, Inspiration, Kindness, Love, Peace, quilting, Singing, Teaching young children, The Arts, wonder
Tagged Bells of Peace, Imagination, Inspiration, Milly the Quilter, Peace Quilt, quilting, Teaching children
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