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Pop That Carbon Black Paint Out

I was tired of Lou’s watercolors covered with a thin layer of black. Most painters do not use a normal black because it makes the art look muddy. They usually use a blue-black. So I got rid of the watercolor black by popping it out. Sometimes however, things need black. More on black paint.

Dailyish Roundup – Oxytocin, Mortality

Dailyish Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Daily is more of a goal… Oxytocin and its impact on us: In their sample of 192 male and female college students, the researchers found that those carrying the so-called A version of the oxytocin receptor, which previous reports had associated [...]

Gifts 2009 – Fine Art Mostly Under $100

Here are a few artists I’ve been eyeing that would make wonderful presents, in my opinion… Silkscreens: Fideli Sundqvist Robert Ryan Hello Handmade Paperie Ork Posters Letterpress: Green Chair Press Freshly Blended Tom Gauld Digital: Chad Hagen Yasmin Surovec Shira Sela Camilla Engman Time Machine Print by Dinosaur Comics Yap Yap Yap Studio Violet Sophie Blackall LMNOPrint [...]

Ornaments – Glue Sky Style

This was great. We brought out our trusty Sculpey and some old wire I had laying around. I cut the wire into strange sizes. I pulled apart the Sculpey into smaller pieces for Lou to work with. She went to town. Grammy called them “molecular.” I curved the sharp ends into spirals or circles for [...]

Dailyish Roundup – Running

Dailyish Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Daily is more of a goal… Age may have its advantages in endurance sports like marathons. Swine flu may have peaked. Crazy admission tests for kindergarten: Kayla Rosenblum sat upright and poised as she breezed through the shapes and numbers, a [...]

15 Months – Knobbed Cylinders

My Uber Montessori Neighbor told me knobbed cylinders are a staple in the Montessori Classroom. So I got the first of four levels to see how the kids reacted to it. Both Ero at 15 months and Lou at 3 years loved it. I think it’s supposed to be for 2-5 year olds. Ero rolls [...]

Dailyish Roundup – Sushi, Whisperer

Dailyish Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Daily is more of a goal… DNA testing on sushi by a biologist shows fraud. Best places to raise kids list from Business Week. People using Dog Whisperer techniques with kids – I like his phrase of “calm-assertive energy.” I don’t like [...]

3yo Helping in the Kitchen – French Toast

I’ve found that Lou likes to help make french toast. Sometimes she likes to crack the eggs, but this last time she chose not to. I just asked as we went along if she wanted to help with this and that. She did however want to help with dipping the bread. Dip, flip… Move to [...]

Dailyish Roundup – Curling Parent

Dailyish Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Daily is more of a goal… Motherload mentions an alternative to the term “Helicopter parent” – “Curling Parent” as in the sport of curling… constantly smoothing the path in front of them. Movie medium popcorn and a soda = 3 quarter pounders. [...]

Mezuzah Case

We decided to make some ornaments out of Sculpey. Then I thought, Hanukkah is coming up early this year so why not make a Mezuzah case. A Mezuzah is a religious scroll that is put in a Mezuzah case and hung on the door frame. So we rolled out some Sculpey. Then we squashed the [...]

Dailyish Roundup – Allergies, Hunger

Dailyish Roundup lists studies and info I find important to life as a parent. Daily is more of a goal… For colonoscopies it helps to get the first appointments of the day. 4% of children in the US have food allergies. Bacteria may play a big role in weight gain. Mammograms at 50, not 40. [...]

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