Here is another wonderful home-based preschool center in Ithaca, NY that I love visiting throughout the seasons: Corner of the Sky, run by my friend Valerie http://cornerofthesky.org/ As the snow continued to recede children found spring bulbs, protected delicate green tree-seedlings from trampling feet, and rode the wagon through the barely budding lilac tree tunnel. “Smell the lilacs Rusty. It smells like spring!” I used my sensory imagination…and sure enough, I smelled it too! Playscapes don’t always have to  [read more →]

Last day in New Zealand. Heading out to Sydney early tomorrow morning. Today we finished building the foundation of a sweet little waterfall water feature at the Linwood Playcentre. Yesterday we layed boulders, gravel and hardware cloth wire mesh to create a base for the concrete. Today the cement truck came and with a hardy team of volunteers we scooped, shoveled and smoothed a batch of black concrete into a nice waterfall full of channels and waterways and spots for  [read more →]