Comments on: kids are smart

By: erin

erin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:34:52 +0000

ahh….just left abc home in manhattan with the entire touch the art series for my daughter. besides the fact that i fell so in love with that store i wanted to cry, i was thrilled to snag the entire series for her. they are amazing books! thanks so much melissa!!!

By: EE

EE — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:32:19 +0000

For Babar fans, this is a really interesting, nuanced and positive article:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/09/22/080922fa_fact_gopnik?currentPage=1

By: EE

EE — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:29:08 +0000

For some reason, my little one is afraid of Girl with Braids from Feed Matisse’s Fish. She is not usually easily spooked, but when she sees that page, she cowers and yells, “No! No!” My husband agrees that the painting is a little creepy, but I don’t understand her reaction. I just laugh and encourage her to turn the page.

By: Sonja

Sonja — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:43:56 +0000

Fabulous, Melissa! I can’t wait to check out these sites! I’ve been teaching JF to count in German, and some people might think that’s pretentious but who cares what other people think, darling! Art is a subject that I find intriguing but don’t have too much exposure to, but want that to change for my little ones. You’re wonderful for finding these gems! Merci!

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:30:55 +0000

I’m an elementary school teacher and I looooooooooove Enchanted Learning worksheets far more than our school workbooks- I use them at least several times a week. My 2 year old also loves starfall.com- it has very cute graphic representations of each letter, etc.

Thank you so much for all those art resources- AWESOME!!!!

By: Jaina

Jaina — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:37:43 +0000

What great sites! And L sounds absolutely wonderful, I’m so glad you have such a great sitter.

By: lauren

lauren — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:17:23 +0000

thanks for the info on the site… i’ll most definitely be visiting today!

also, about the babysitter… when i was young i was the favorite babysitter to a famiily of four girls. i loved, loved, loved them! and when i graduated from high school and was going off to college, they gave me the best grad gift ever. a towl monogrammed with my name and the words “world’s best babysitter”. that meant more to me than anything.

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:36:54 +0000

I used the Enchanted Learning site a lot when I taught school. It is wonderful.