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Growing too fast? Last weekend, Miss I suddenly asked her dad, as I was putting the little one to bed, if she had hairy legs. My husband was a bit dumbfounded by the question, so he asked her to explain where she had heard that. She said that last week, … Continue reading
Last Sunday I finally had the chance to go see Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea, the Irish hand-drawn animation who was nominated for the 2015 Academy Awards for Best Animated film. Tomm Moore is also known as the director of The Secret of Kells , an animated film about … Continue reading
What is a Storyboard? This past Movie Class, I told the kids they were ready for the next step: storyboarding. Once they had their scripts finished with action and dialogue, we moved on to the visualizing of the film, and working out the details of their stories. In order to … Continue reading
This week in movie class, I only had two kids, because our third guy was sick. After last week’s class on Writing Action, JS and Miss I brought their scripts, now with actions included. As I knew I was only going to have two kids, I decided to do something … Continue reading
What is Writing Action? Last week, on our Movie Class, we read the kids first approach to their stories. Their stories had a lot of the elements we had talked about before, such as a conflict, a somewhat clear story, and a beginning, middle and end. However, almost none of … Continue reading
After our last class, our little filmmakers came ready with their first drafts of their scripts, ready for a table read. Miss I’s was actually a rewrite, as she made some changes after the suggestions given to her last week. So today we have the kids reading scripts they’ve been … Continue reading
What would a Frozen party be without Olaf? Here’s an idea on how to do a Cheese Olaf as appetizer. I think it turned out really cute, and it was very yummy too! As we used baby carrots to eat it, it was also a healthy treat for both children … Continue reading
My 6 year-old has been in love with all things Egyptian for several years now. I previously wrote how her love for history and the Egyptians helped me steer her away from Disney Princesses and onto new interests. A few weeks back I found National Geographic’s Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, … Continue reading
Last year, we took Fancy Nancy’s It’s Beauty Day out of the library. It was a perfect match, as my daughter is the girliest girly girl AND she loves Fancy Nancy too. The story is about Fancy Nancy preparing a Spa Day for her and her Mom, to get her … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, the Influenza A epidemic going on in SoCal got us… at least, it got my eldest daughter — and fortunately no one else! And believe me, it wasn’t easy, as you’ll now see. From one second to the next, Little Miss I started feeling achy … Continue reading