Tag Archives: play

March 11, photo of the day

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Amy

It was a glorious 65 degrees here today and sunny. Needless to say, we went to Central Park. You could feel the earth getting ready to burst forth, and palpable relief oozed from the pores of every t-shirt wearing, jacket … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Photography, Unschooling, blogging | Tagged Central Park, create, Heckscher Playground, HONY, life learning, march, photo of the day, photos, play, Spring, sunshine | Comments Off

Indiana recap

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Amy

For those of you who don’t see all the random photos I post on Facebook, we’ve spent the last 10 days in Indiana on my parent’s farm. It’s always a good time. Last year they had a crippling … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family, Life Learning, Parenting, Photography, Travel, Unschooling, holidays | Tagged bikes, elephant ears, fair, family, flowers, Indiana, kitten, life learning, paint war, parenting, photos, play, potato launcher, rain, summer, sunsets, unschooling | Comments Off

A little fun, because it’s Friday

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Amy

Nobody knows how to have silly fun better than Ellen Degeneres. I remember seeing her in one of her stand up shows talk about how grown ups need to have more fun – like kids do. She then said … Continue reading →

Posted in Life Learning | Tagged bathroom scares, colin farrell, david beckham, dennis quaid, Ellen Degeneres, fun, fun on friday, jennifer lopez, life learning, play, random tag, tag you're it | Comments Off

Focus, self-control and a few other distractions

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Amy

While my kids were in their Spanish class today, I caught up with my NYTimes for the week, as well as a couple of magazines (Time & NY Magazine) that have been languishing on my table. It was a busy … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Unschooling | Tagged chemicals, education, focus, homeschooling, kindergarten admissions, learning, life learning, microwave popcorn, NYTimes, PA cyber charter schools, play, public schools, Rick Santorum, self-control, Time Magazine, unschooling, westminster dog show | Comments Off

City vs. Country

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Amy

Yesterday a new reader of this blog (thank you Alicia) asked me if I’ve ever written about the differences between a childhood in the country and one in the city. Which I don’t think I have, specifically. So here goes: … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, Unschooling | Tagged basketball, beaches, Ben, cats, country childhood, dog, fields, growing up in the city, homeless people, horse, learning, life learning, long island, Maya, New Jersey, parks, play, pretend, red tailed hawks, sledding, small town, soccer, tag, treasure hunting, unschooling, upstate, woods | 1 Comment

Play & Learning – an intricate maze

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Amy

Learning is not a linear process, even though it is often treated that way in school. Years after my school days were over, it astonished me how history, for example, is taught. American history is taught in linear fashion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Education, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged American History, Ben, create, intricate maze, learning, life learning, linear, math class, Maya, maze, negative numbers, play, play doh stop motion, Seriously the Future depends on play, starburst, stop motion animation, stories, unschooling, World History | 1 Comment

Unschooling: The dichotomy of play & maturity

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Amy

I came across an article today that was originally published in the NY Times in 2006. The headline of the article read “Homeschoolers Content to Take Children’s Lead”. The homeschoolers they were talking about were unschoolers, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Education, Homeschooling, Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged Ben, Boston, Columbia University, confidence, daily mail, dichotomy, education, homeschooling, life learning, Luis Huerta, maturity, Maya, NY Times, play, Teachers college, unalterable decisions, unschooling | Comments Off

The latest fad in high end, high cost education is….?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Amy

Hey, you know what’s a great toy? Blocks. Just wooden blocks of all shapes and sizes. What, you knew that already? Did you know that many kids really like to play with them? That some kids can come up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Learning, Life Learning, Parenting, School, Unschooling | Tagged aesthetics, architecture, Ben, block consultant, blocks, education, learning, life learning, math, NY Times, play, science, test, unschooling | Comments Off

Let the good times roll…

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Amy

This post could also have been titled “Maya’s Most Marvelous Weekend” or maybe “All kids, All the time”; or maybe even (from my perspective) “Oh my god I’ve forgotten what being in a quiet room feels like!” Just kidding. Sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Socialization, Unschooling | Tagged Ben, book club, greta, Just Dance 3, learning, life learning, Maya, overnight, perfect weekend, play, Socializing, The Donators, unschooling, wii | Comments Off

And the All Time Greatest Toy in the World Award goes to?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Amy

You all know the answer to this one. Think about it. It’s your kids’ 2nd Christmas (or Hannukah or whatever you might be celebrating that involves gifts). I say second because the first is usually more for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Life Learning, Unschooling | Tagged Ben, box, car, house, learning, life learning, Maya, play, submarine, tibetan pillows, toy, trash chute, unschooling | 1 Comment