Sometimes the simple pleasures in life come to you when you are watching someone else enjoying a simple pleasure. While on vacation in Salt Lake City, Utah, we spotted a young girl darting playfully across a large outdoor fountain. As the seemingly choreographed jets sent water straight up, the girl would run across the fountain … Continue reading
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Monet-Inspired Fun
Technology can be a lot of fun. Even the simpler functions of technology devices can fascinate and entertain. I’ll give you an example. Recently I had been looking online at photos of fine art (famous masterpieces, really), some I had never seen and many that were instantly recognizable. As often is the case for me, … Continue reading
Successful Schools Remember To Have Fun
“There is little success where there is little laughter.” – Andrew Carnegie We were talking about this at work. Not the quote, but an idea related to it. I work in a public elementary school and we were discussing the concept that school should be fun. Someone questioned whether this was possible; “How can school … Continue reading
“The Best Day Ever”: The Simple Pleasure of Kites
Yesterday we had a special guest at school. Mr. Cliff Quinn, or Kite Man (as he told the children to call him), came to share his enthusiasm for building and flying kites. He spoke with the second graders about how he had been interested in kite-making since the 1990s, (which must have seemed like a … Continue reading
Simple Pleasures 