A bishop, a boxer, a bullfighter. Eric Maloberti imagines what the future may hold for his three-month-old daughter June.
And of course, DON'T MISS Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min 45, which makes me want to weep.
A bishop, a boxer, a bullfighter. Eric Maloberti imagines what the future may hold for his three-month-old daughter June.
And of course, DON'T MISS Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min 45, which makes me want to weep.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on April 28, 2012 at 11:32 AM in Bright Ideas, Childhood, Costumes, Photography | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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Custom silhouette charms of the kids. One of my minor obsessions is collecting charms. I've seen the generic silhouette charms around but never really coveted one because, well, they are generic heads. But this artist will make actual silhouettes of your children's heads using photos you submit. Genius. I'm putting in my order right now. Are you reading this, D?
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on April 23, 2012 at 07:21 PM in Bright Ideas, Charms, Collections, Family, Fashion, Keepsakes, Little Things, Parenting | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Ernie and Bert, done in Lego by Jung Von Matt. Via BB-blog. (This reminds me. Luke has a Great-Aunt named Barbara and a Great-Uncle named Earnie. The other day he confused me by asking, "When are we going to see Ernie and Bert again?")
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on March 30, 2012 at 01:06 PM in Bright Ideas, Childhood, Collections, Lego, Little Things, Luke, Stuff for Kids, Toys | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Ellen McHenry designed the pattern for this brain hemisphere hat, to be labeled, coloured, and constructed by your child. We need to do this activity -- I know I could use a little review. Via Jessica Van Dyne-Evans on pinterest.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on March 25, 2012 at 02:12 PM in Arts and Crafts, Bright Ideas, Childhood, Health, Paper, Science, Stuff for Kids | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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While looking for birthday party invitation ideas for Luke's upcoming birthday, we found this gorgeous hand-lettered assemblage made out of sprinkles on frosting. I also love Rose's "theme." Luke had already decided that his was going to be "Roblox, Ninjas, and Angry Birds." Don't know if we have the time and the patience to make an invitation like this one, though.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on March 21, 2012 at 10:47 AM in Arts and Crafts, Bright Ideas, Childhood, Creativity, Family, Illustration, Little Things, Luke | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Last night Luke asked me to read him a book he had picked out himself at the library called Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen. I was surprised by the name "Harvey Potter" and wondered if it was meant to be some kind of parody of the Harry Potter books. It wasn't -- it was simply the story of a man named Harvey Potter who grew crops of magnif'icent balloons on his farm instead of more mundane crops. The narrator, a little girl, spies on him and discovers he does this with the help of a magic "conjurer stick" in the middle of the night. The story is quirky and fun and Luke absolutely adores the illustrations by Mark Buehner -- we had to spend quite some time on the pages devoted to the fields of balloons.
According to the publication date of the book on Amazon, it came out in 1994. J. K. Rowling didn't finish the first Harry Potter book until 1995, according to Wikipedia at least, and it wasn't published until 1997. How weird. The books are completely different except for their central, similarly-named characters who also happen to be magic. Imagine Jerdine Nolen's surprise at the stratospheric success of the Harry Potter books. If I were her, I might entertain the notion that Rowling had seen the book and perhaps inadvertently borrowed the name for her own character, but I'd be more likely to chalk it up to coincidence. Or I just might think I was psychic!
You can see more of Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm here.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on March 02, 2012 at 09:53 AM in Books, Bright Ideas, Children's Literature, Creativity, Publishing, Writers, Writing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Gorgeous shadow paintings by Rashad Alakbarov.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on February 28, 2012 at 01:26 PM in Art, Bright Ideas, Collections, Creativity | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Although this is the finished print, if I were still teaching the first grade, I think I'd make up similar work sheets for my class to complete. They'd make a fun display. (See also Beckett for Babies, one of my own failure, of which there are many.)
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on February 23, 2012 at 09:51 AM in Art, Babies in Literature, Books, Bright Ideas, Child Psychology, Childhood, Failed Projects, Illustration, Literary Parents, Parenting, Parodies of Children's Books, Stuff for Kids, The Baby, Writers, Writing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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You can purchase these boobie beanie baby hats -- or the pattern to make one yourself -- on etsy. You know, so you can protect the delicate sensibilities of those who are offended by public breastfeeding. God forbid anyone should happen to glimpse a bit of breast as it nourishes an infant.
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on February 09, 2012 at 10:07 AM in Arts and Crafts, Bright Ideas, Costumes, Family, Fashion, Health, Little Things, Nesting, Parenting, Stuff for Kids, The Baby | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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As seen on TV! A box of 100% pure love. You can purchase this as a print or as a set of valentines. Wouldn't it be perfect as an actual box?
Posted by Stephany Aulenback on February 02, 2012 at 09:38 AM in Art, Bright Ideas, Illustration | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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