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 “the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful!” -e. e. Cummings Provide some opportunities for children to explore mud today - or any day! Summer is the perfect time for mud play! Here are some fun ideas. Plan to try a few! At school or child care: -Observe and describe “What happens to the dirt on our playground when it rains? Why can’t we play outside in the rain? After it rains?” -Make clay/mud sculptures or pottery, observing what happens when the sun dries the mud -At the sensory or water table: Explore and describe “how does mud feel?”  Some vocabulary and concepts are best experienced, like: wet/dry, squishy/hard, cold/hot -Create a mud-puddle mural or individual art using mud or mud colored fingerpaints At home: Create a muddy situation to explore when watering your garden, giving the dog a bath, or playing in the sprinklers to cool off.  You may want to set aside an area, like a wading pool or wheelbarrow for mud play. Of course keep the hose handy for clean-up after!  -Fill containers with mud or dirt, which container is heavier? -Feel how the mud sticks to your feet, or squishes in your hand. Is it warm or cool? -What happens when you add more water? -Make mud/clay sculptures. Share your own ideas for exploring mud or other outdoor fun and learning! Use the hashtag #wfmudday so the folks @World Forum can follow along! #earlychildhoodspecialties #mudplay #natureplay #messyplay #sensoryplay #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning

Every morning, before my teens leave or re-enter the home, they see this painting. It's also the first thing a guest or someone from my organization's team notices (besides a wall full of former and present foster youth) before they enter my kitchen and move into my second living room. A former friend painted it, and I was the one who placed it. I've observed that kids often touch the painting after a long day at school, work, or an extracurricular activity. If the painting falls, someone always picks it up and places it back on the wall. Peace is the cornerstone of my home. My ethos is founded on unconditional care, resilience, compassion, empathy, respect, loyalty, honor, character, and truth. Currently, I am a Therapeutic Enhanced Caregiver and I love it. Years of living my lifestyle have taught me patience, wisdom, and humility. This painting embodies the theme of my house as I endeavor to raise, guide, lead, and develop teens facing unfortunate life circumstances. This painting is my tool.

3 easy steps to create Lake Tahoe artwork: 1. Spend a lot of time in North Lake Tahoe 2. Go to craiyon.com (yes, that's spelled correctly) 3. Use the prompt "serene lake surrounded by majestic mountains in North Lake Tahoe" and generate. PS I'm terrible at drawing and painting. But this is a fun way to create artwork. It's like the pickleball of art. Meaning, beginners can play fairly well fairly quickly.

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I need your help, I am working on figuring out what would be an eye catching title name for my book. I am creating a book that includes my art and that every painting has a story about my life. Comment a number below. I appreciate the help 1. The Palette of My Life 2. Brushstrokes of my Life 3. Creating my Life through Art

What do you do when life doesn’t go as planned? 🤔 Do you miss out “oh I guess it’s not meant to be,” or readjust the sails? ☀️ I had full intention to use my #Thursdate party of 1 time last week to paint a canvas for my bathroom. I bought everything needed and it was ready and perfect 👍🏼 In my head y’all I had the perfect plan on how to do it: Work during the day, make dinner and paint a quote so when I walk into my bathroom I’d be inspired. 🤩 Thursday I worked, Thursday I made dinner, Thursday I didn’t paint. 👎 The rest of the week I saw that canvas unused, but I kept walking past doing NOTHING about it. Yesterday I did something about it 💥 I grabbed the brushes, paint, and canvas and had to remind myself of something: Life isn’t perfect at all times. Just getting it done is good enough sometimes and that’s okay y’all 🥰 So I tackled the beast 🎨 and guess what happened?! My goal to complete the quote is done ✔️ I walked in my bathroom today and it had the effect I wanted - I smiled 😊 It looks NOTHING I mean nothing like what I wanted, but it’s EVERYTHING I need to see every day right now. So here’s to readjusting instead of giving up, don’t let anything during this chapter of your life go to waste. Use it well, use it wisely because it’s meant for your greatness right now ❤️ #mondaymotivation #mondaymotivation #HarvardClean #LEED #ESG #JanitorialGal #commercialcleaning #commercialconstruction #commercialrealestate

" I NEED YOUR HELP " A while ago, I did a 2D doodle, which I thought might make an OK sculpture. Never thought of sculpting and so my learning began, followed by clay … 3D doing. I am approaching finer tuning and wonder if it’s any good …… to use plaster, get it done in bronze, or just scrap it ? Bronze cost seems astronomical, but any recommendations, for that option, are welcome ? Hence my seeking your opinion. Your views could simply be a 1-10 score, a comment, or both, I leave it to you. I would very much appreciate your advice, or observations, whether harsh or good, it will be useful. I won’t be offended and will take all opinions positively. So, if you can spare it, please take time to involve and help in my decision. Video follows ….. Many thanks. Rich ( newer stuff on the website ) #doodle #cartoon #art #drawing #fun #funny #humorous #drawingoftheday #originaldoodle #originalcartoon #Sketch #illustration #Characterdesign #digitalart #humor #Artwork #originalart #originalwork #poetry #poems #originalpoems #articles #originalsongs #shortstories #comment #sculpture #sculpting #ourcountry #positivethinking #mentalhealth

What's your perspective like? Does it support your vision or not? There's was a painter who told her teacher she wanted to drop out of school because they couldn't make fees. The teacher, who is a really good educator, asked her to show him her paintings. He was blown away at her outstanding work. He had never seen such an exquisite work. One piece was of a half painted horse. The teacher asked her to join him at a exclusive horse riding club. "Bring all your painting supplies, as well as the half painted horse," he added. He set her up strategically and asked her to paint the rest of the horse. An hour later, a woman, her two children, and their horses walked up to her and asked, "You painted that?" "Yes," she replied "Do you do commissions?" "Yes," she added. She turned to her teacher and asked, "how much should I charge? 100 dollars?" "What? That doesn't even cover for your supplies," remarked the teacher. "Tell them its $1000 for one sitting and $2000 for two sittings." Sure enough, the woman and her two children commissioned the painting for two sittings. By the end of day, the painter had four commissions for almost $10000. If you change the way you look at things, things you look at will change. Thanks to Errol Gerson for your inspiring stories. Here's to minimal improvements done daily. #perspectivematters #personaldevelopment #trustyourgut #impactfulchange

The wisdom to understand that context is always in flux.

A watercolor sketch. The "Rock Church" in Easton, PA. The huge steeple, disproportioned to its church building, has an interesting story. Fiction or not, I really don't know, but it has to do with American standard measurements versus the metric used in Europe, from where the piece was ordered. A big, big boo-boo. But when it arrived, the congregation decided (for practical reasons, I'm sure) to just go with it. And today it's a landmark and the subject of many photographs and paintings in the Easton art scene. Somehow, sketching it in some watercolor felt appropo. Colored water has a mind of its own, and for practical reasons, you've got to "just go with it." Set down a framework first, in pencil. Choose your color palette. Then enjoy the ride and see what shows up when you put these types of pigments to a paper--in this case the kind that has little grip and makes the watercolor sort of zing-zing on its surface. I'm very happy to be a perpetual beginner in the medium. There's a certain joy, a release that's refreshing, I would say, to know you're not necessarily in control of that final outcome. . . . 🌟When you're ready for a great edit or eval: [email protected] #writingcommunity #editingservices #authors