Make Something: Reptile-Inspired
Alligators, lizards, crocodiles and snakes— all dry, scaly creatures that give me the shakes. Their blood runs so cool they need warmth from the sun. They slither flat-bellied or use […]
Tag Archives: Animals
Make Something: New Animal
Create an animal that has never existed before. Coincidentally, my third grader came home from school talking about the fun exercise she did in class today. The students had to […]
Make Something: Heavy Seem Light
Today’s “make something” challenge was to make something heavy seem light. I thought of affixing wings to a pig; but I don’t have ready access to a pig today. Plus, […]
Feisty Feline
our calico cat so lean and petite is trolling the house on white cotton feet heedless of odds and to our surprise she carries ‘round objects at least twice her […]
The Cat’s Lament
Today’s poem was a breakfast table collaboration with my daughters, ages 8 and 10, as we watched our cats twitch and stare out the window. I see potential for more […]
Beth Nyland 