29 Gifts Begins with 1 Flat Squirrel
Forgive me for the grossness of the next sentence. Walking to work today, I saw a guy carrying a pancake-flat squirrel. He was picking trash up on College Avenue and, after a candy wrapper or 2, he also picked up this squirrel, and threw them all in the garbage can. I could not believe that this was someone’s job. Although I hadn’t seen the squished squirrel before the guy picked it up, I have definitely seen my share of road kill and have often had the thought, “who’s the guy who has to pick that up?” And here I was…walking behind that...
Read MoreA Lesson in Gratitudes | Tales from our 1st Day
It’s a small group but sweet at pumpkin pie. 6 girls and 4 boys all making art and exploring the practice of gratitude during this Thanksgiving week camp. “What are gratitudes,” I ask the group. Blank stares all around. It sounds kinda familiar to most but they can’t quite put their finger on the meaning of that big word. “It’s like when you have a lot of feelings,” Gabriel, age 7 ventures a guess. And I really wish that was the answer because I love that answer. “Well, this is the week of Thanksgiving so I guess that it...
Read MoreMake Something Party | Project Peace at Glitter & Razz
I am so proud to be part of this event. The Make Something Party sponsored by Project Peace is all about “spending less and giving more.” From their blog...Instead of participating in the mass buying frenzy that precedes Christmas, we’ll be providing stations where you can hand-make quality gifts for your loved ones. Give a small donation towards the cost of materials, and leave with gifts that are all the more special for the effort you’ve put into them. I’m going to be there. Join...
Read MoreLove 'Em & Lead 'Em | Tales from Veteran's Day Play in a Day Camp
The mood was calm and excited. One of these special Play in a Day Camps where each and every 4 year old makes it all the way through the long day and no one says “I don’t wanna do the play.” Perhaps it was because we had a great mix of new and returning campers. Perhaps it was because the camp was lead by the Glitter & Razz Dream Team of Cassie Powell, Martin Brecht, and Cinda Russell. Perhaps because it was a rare mid-week camp and kids are just more mellow on Wednesdays (whatever happened to Veteran’s Day being observed on a Monday, by the...
Read MoreUpdate from Go Girls Afterschool Club | Girls Interpret Peace
I am incredibly excited about what’s going on in Go Girls. We are just past the halfway point in our first ever Go Girls Afterschool Club, an afterschool class modeled after the popular summer camp, and I could not be happier. Many of the girls in the class are returning campers from the summer and a few of the girls have been with Glitter & Razz programs for a long time now. Our lifers…the Glitter & Razz All-Stars, if you will. So, this program is definitely Glitter & Raz 2.0. On the first day, I told them that we were going to create a play about...
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