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Tag Archives: Animals

Make Something: Reptile-Inspired

February 27, 2014by bethnyland 1 Comment

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 […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Make Something: New Animal

August 27, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Sibling Discovery

Make Something: Heavy Seem Light

June 25, 2013by bethnyland 2 Comments

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, […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Feisty Feline

April 25, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Na-Po-Wri-Mo, Poetry

The Cat’s Lament

April 11, 2013by bethnyland Leave a comment

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 […]

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Na-Po-Wri-Mo, Poetry

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