The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 1st- A few of my favorite things...

~The snowman that saw the star that saw...

~The building that saw the wreath that saw the ornament that saw...

~The monument that saw the tree to let us all know that Christmas has come to downtown from Hanover Square to Clinton Square

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 July 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~Unloved corners of a building beautified

~Signs that help spark inquiry and learning

~Knowing that flowers and plants that are good for the soul are also good the for Bees, Birds, and Butterflies too!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Feb 12th- A few of my favorite things...

~Building a ship out of wax paper to sail on melt-off seas

~Figuring out a way to make an even larger ship to catch the wind

~Pondering your day's shipwright skills as you work on your model

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 30th- A few of my favorite things...

~Light bouncing from one building and dappling another

~Light casting shadows that divide, yet unify

~Light and color making the familiar new

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~Hands that busy themselves trying new recipes and making brown sugar biscuits
~Hands that busy themselves by creating fun and building a castle, complete with kitchen and dining hall
~Hands that busy themselves creating beauty and making a flower

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Thingss

Mar 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A day spent learning about one for the craziest houses on the planet: The Winchester House, then...
~Trying your hand at building your own prairie style house, or...
~Drafting the layout for a dream home of your own

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 20th- A few of my favorite things
~The possibilities in a seemingly simple puzzle
~Realizing combining them you can make pentomiones
~Figuring that you can add them to the 3-D pentominoes for a splash of color on your building

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~A backpack from the library full of hands-on ways ways to learn about Russia
~A small chess set just right for little hands
~The fun of building St Basil's Cathedral in your living room