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Huge marble drop construction project
After my day of extreme scandalous naughtiness and gallivanting, I’m spending today helping Moomin and his friend Iz make a floor to ceiling marble drop. It’s sort of like the game “Mousetrap” – they want to drop a marble at … finish reading Huge marble drop construction project
Good lessons in fighting racism in a handy booklet!
Artist and blogger damali ayo has been making very cool activist/populist art. I like her black history flash cards a lot, and maybe I’ll try making a few cards myself. It’s a good idea! You might remember damali’s work from … finish reading Good lessons in fighting racism in a handy booklet!
Math nerd games
Eleckray Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Moomin and his friend spent all of yesterday morning making each other “Mathematicks” books and boasting about how much they knew about multiplication. Then they made Pokemon cards for their stuffed animals. As I … finish reading Math nerd games
Playing with your kid’s presents
drool!!! Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. This is what it’s all about! Elbowing your kid out of the way and setting up their Heroscape terrain hexes and secretly vowing to get on Amazon right away to order the expansion set … finish reading Playing with your kid’s presents
All dressed up for the symphony
suited and flowery Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Here’s Moomin in his fancy suit, all dressed up to go to the San Francisco symphony to hear Peter and the Wolf. I got that suit a year and a half ago, … finish reading All dressed up for the symphony
Spin art at dinner
spin art! Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Tonight Jo and Squid and I had dinner. It was just Squid’s kids and Moomin, and fairly peaceful aside from my getting to experience Leelo’s more lively frustrated moments. (That is a euphemism … finish reading Spin art at dinner
Where babies come from
Y’all are going to love this short, sweet >German sex-ed picture book. What I don’t understand is how two stripey people make a non-stripey baby. Click through the pictures to read the whole book. It’s very funny! Also… as my … finish reading Where babies come from
Ninja pizza burner in the house
Moomin just told me that my superhero ninja power could be “burning the pizza”. It’s only a little burned, honest to god it’s still edible. “You’ll throw it like one of those ninja things.” “Discus? Shuriken? “ “Yeah! Ninja pizza … finish reading Ninja pizza burner in the house
Cookies and revolution!
Tonight I had cookies, gingerbread, nice cheese and crackers, chocolate, hot cider, a sweet present exchange, and REVOLUTION. It was a fiery passionate activist meeting about local politics. That’s why I love PTA meetings! We heard more information about the … finish reading Cookies and revolution!
Newsflash: people without kids can be boring too
So your “friends” got boring? No problem! Just play into misogynist stereotypes of how women who use their uteruses lose their brains and personality. That’ll keep you entertained! Because of course there’s no interesting women out there who also have … finish reading Newsflash: people without kids can be boring too
Dancing with iguanas
Almost every night Rook sings “Mythical Kings and Iguanas” to Moomin. When it’s my turn to sing I can never think of anything and besides, am not a good singer or lyrics-rememberer; so I sing the first bit of “The … finish reading Dancing with iguanas
A simple belief about gender
Nearly every day, in the most casual conversation, people reveal their gender bias. Every time they do, they dig sexism deeper into their own minds and into the minds of anyone listening, including tiny children barely able to talk. Today … finish reading A simple belief about gender
A strange holiday parade
floating tiny car with flames Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. It doesn’t get any more magic than our town’s holiday parade. Why they have a winter holiday parade, I’m not sure – to show off the great weather? It doesn’t … finish reading A strange holiday parade
Snowflakes, 50 cents!
snowflakes, 50 cents! Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Moomin and his friend Izzy just made snowflakes, funny hats, ornaments, and booklets. I think they made about $2.50 each. I love when kids sell stuff that they made. The snowflakes were … finish reading Snowflakes, 50 cents!
A crucial skill transmitted from mother to child
reading while walking "just like mom" Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. “Hey Mom. Ahem. Mom. Are you noticing something?” “What?” “I’m just like you. I’m reading while walking.” Yes… I am very proud of my book-loving, daydreaming, space cadet offspring! … finish reading A crucial skill transmitted from mother to child
15 million insane craft projects later
turkeys Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. We made turkeys with cupcake papers, pumpkin napkin rings out of paper towel tubes, paper plate Mayflowers… The craftiness overwhelmed me. I have to admit, these turkeys came out to be charming. This afternoon … finish reading 15 million insane craft projects later
What a good dog would do
We just had a spirited discussion of good dogs vs. bad dogs, sparked by reading a bunch of “Peanuts” cartoons. “I guess a good dog has to do what its master tells it to do.” (Oh! Too depressing of a … finish reading What a good dog would do
In New York City
I’ve had a great week away from home! Almost a whole week in New York City, doing research for a book, and staying with my friend Laura. Most of the daytime I spent in the library at Columbia – I … finish reading In New York City
Staying out of it
It’s a fine line, staying out of a playdate while not being a total bitch. I try to cultivate an aloof yet kindly air, like a haughty mother camel who can’t be bothered to sit on the floor and play … finish reading Staying out of it
Hell is a basketball
Hell on earth Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Hell is a basketball that’s bigger than your whole torso, flying towards you at a bazillion miles an hour. The kids who are all a head taller than you or more jostle … finish reading Hell is a basketball