Book Love: Nutshell Library by Maurice Sendak

24 Tuesday Jul 2012

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Alligators All Around, Carole King, Chicken Soup with Rice, children's books, illustration, Maurice Sendak, music for children, Nutshell Library, One Was Johnny, Pierre

Our favorite books by the late Maurice Sendak are these volumes in the Nutshell Library. This set of tiny books was a birthday gift two years ago, (thank you Tavia!), and has obviously been well-loved. The four stories were written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak in 1962. Alligators All Around, Pierre, One Was Johnny and Chicken Soup with Rice represent Sendak’s gift for turning few words and detailed drawings into stories that connect and intrigue children. The size of the books are perfect for tiny hands to hold and slip into pockets. One of our friends recalls singing the lyrics to the books as a child. They were put to music by Carole King and she and Sendak worked together on a tv special, seen here. We miss you Maurice!

Inspiration

06 Friday Jul 2012

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Bass Sandal, Forth of July, Inspiration, Instagram, Salt Water Sandals, toy giraffe

Instagrams from the week:

*Giraffes

*Ada’s Lego Fan

*Nan’s Garden

*Summer Shoes

*Ada’s Forth of July Decoration

*Giraffes and Piggies

Happy Weekend!

Sculpture

11 Wednesday Apr 2012

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Alex clay, Alexander McQueen, art with kids, dance, fashion, food, I Love NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, modeling clay, New York City, Savage Beauty, sculpture, toothpick, Wikki Stix

Ada brought this down for me the other day. She made it out of modeling clay and Wikki Stix and paper and a toothpick and I think I see some of my hair wound in there. It reminded me why we are so lucky to live here. There is art everywhere in New York. I don’t do enough museums lately with the double stroller, but I am counting the days until we can get back to it. (Yes, I was one of those crazy people who dragged my two-year-old to the Alexander McQueen show). I love that our kids are so close to art here – and music, and dance, and food, and people…I Love NY!

Easter Peeps Garland

02 Monday Apr 2012

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bunny, Easter, Easter basket, Easter garland, Peeps, stale Peeps

I love the look of Easter Peeps. They are the iconic Easter basket filler, and I would miss them if they were not around for the season. But personally I do not like to eat them. So, we came up with this bunny garland. You will need:

*Bunny Peeps (We used 4 packages of 16 for the length of our mantel)

*Embroidery Floss in two contrasting colors

*Needle for Floss

1. Lay out lines of peeps, four at a time. Do not break bonds between the four bunnies. Allow peeps to sit out for a day and get slightly stale. This makes the bunnies a bit more durable.

2. Thread embroidery needle with floss and weave the first color over and under bunny ears as shown above. Carefully adjust spaces between bunnies as you go. Pull gently so thread will not cut off any ears.

3. Repeat weaving with second color of floss, this time going over when you first went under the rabbit ears.

4. Gently break bonds at the bottom of rabbit bodies, leaving ears attached. This gives the garland a more rounded shape.

5. Hang garland and let the Peeps dry.

Happy Easter!