What a full week I have to share with you! A week overflowing with collaborations and celebrations!
First off, our executive director and resident story teller extraordinaire, Bekke, told the story of Stone Soup to the children. If you don't know the story there are lots of online resources but none compares to Bekke's (she put a Lakota Sioux spin on hers, weaving native traditions into the traditionally European tale). Here is a
link to a simple one I found this morning. Stone soup is a perfect story for Thanksgiving too! (In case you get inspired to share).
The children were so captivated by the story that they asked to make stone soup in the studio. Not yet having any ingredients to offer, I asked how they might make it with the materials available.
In a blink the children collected supplies and set to work, drawing, coloring and cutting their contributions before adding them to the soup.
On Thursday we made the real thing. The children carefully cut all the vegetables into small, bite sized pieces to share with their loved ones on Grandparents and Special Friends Day.
Rhiannon joined me to make dozens of delicious gluten-free corn muffins to add to the festivities.
And BJ spent a day with me, stringing sliced fruits to make garlands that will dry and adorn the studio in the months ahead.
On Friday we set the bounty on display and opened our doors to greet family and friends.
The atmosphere was enthusiastic!
Throughout the day the children and their friends wrote their gratitudes on brown paper to be added to the Love Tree and dished up their culinary creations.
It was certainly a week to be grateful for!
I am wishing you a wonderful holiday filled with gratitude and thanksgiving, may your days be lit with wonder and your moments bright with curiosity.
See you in December!
Here's a little clip of Bekke's story to get a taste of the tale:
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