an offshoot of bakers and astronauts, sharing inspiring early childhood education.Tumblr (3.0; @bakersandastronauts)http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59026775" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://momatalks.tumblr.com/post/42860473000/the-life-cycle-of-a-drop-of-water-a-creative" target="_blank">momatalks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Life Cycle of a Drop of Water. A creative pop-up book/video/collage/science collaboration!  Wouldn’t it be great if learning was always this much fun?</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42887714196http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42887714196Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:41:36 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9df5cd133b5d96106d1a8d7b88376e6f/tumblr_mf10j1OzaO1qms6jbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://broceliande.tumblr.com/post/40157664998" target="_blank">broceliande</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Northampton, 1918</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42283369253http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42283369253Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:35:58 +0100<iframe width="400" height="224" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f50XWgo8fTw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/42042469203" target="_blank">thekidshouldseethis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A <span>non-profit organization focused on literacy promotion and service learning, </span><a href="http://www.milkandbookies.org/about/" target="_blank">Milk + Bookies</a> helps<span> facilitate</span><span> </span><a href="http://www.milkandbookies.org/mb-birthday-party/" target="_blank">birthday parties</a><span>, </span><a href="http://www.milkandbookies.org/mb-class-project/" target="_blank">class projects</a><span> and </span><a href="http://www.milkandbookies.org/faq/" target="_blank">other events</a><span> where kids can donate new or gently-used hardcover picture books to other kids.</span></p> <p><span>via </span><a href="http://www.urbanpreschool.com/2013/02/01/read-give-grow/" target="_blank">Urban Preschool</a><span>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42242809022http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/42242809022Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:29:42 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc0gxvN8wl1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/33740253152/be-careful-what-you-pretend-to-be-because-you-are" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>“Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.”</strong></em></p> <p>A <a href="http://davidajohnsonart.tumblr.com/post/33652703420/be-careful-what-you-pretend-to-be-because-you-are" target="_blank">portrait</a> of <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/04/03/kurt-vonnegut-on-writing-stories/" target="_blank">Kurt Vonnegut</a> by artist <a href="http://exp.lore.com/post/33694660380/a-loving-heart-is-the-truest-wisdom-gorgeous" target="_blank">David A. Johnson</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/33774227791http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/33774227791Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:09:01 +0200“Researchers from the University of Michigan found that just being awake and in the room with a TV on more than two hours a day – even if the kids aren’t explicitly paying attention to the TV – was a risk factor for being overweight at ages three and four-and-a-half.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>New research on <a href="http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtful-animal/2012/10/15/baby-tv-sesame-street-and-child-development/" target="_blank"><em>Sesame Street</em> and child development</a>.</p> <p>David Foster Wallace <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/02/david-foster-wallace-art-vs-tv/" target="_blank">had something to say about that</a>.</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>)</p></em>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/33773854783http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/33773854783Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:58:08 +0200<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_26152484506" src="http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/26152484506/audio_player_iframe/bakersandastronauts/tumblr_m6e4gcgiBb1qdatz1?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbakersandastronauts%2F26152484506%2Ftumblr_m6e4gcgiBb1qdatz1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A British Children’s song that I can’t seem to find a non-you tube source of, so I recorded it myself.</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Elcl4ukccANHpNDwGA4cdR1wf-3B75j4rx1n1LY4mso/edit" target="_blank">Lyrics and Guitar Chords here.</a></p>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/26152484506http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/26152484506Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:55:00 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ajbaPRjr1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/19732094850/celebrate-world-water-day-today-with-plink" target="_blank">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Celebrate World Water Day today with <em><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/22/plink-plink-best-in-childrens-books-1954/" target="_blank">Plink Plink!</a> </em>– a lovely 1954 children’s book paying homage to Earth’s lifeblood with gorgeous mid-century illustrations.</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/19746386146http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/19746386146Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:06:42 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzv6eprp4d1qb83abo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://myidealhome.tumblr.com/post/18169325620/things-i-love-tablecloth-play-house-by" target="_blank">myidealhome</a>:</p> <blockquote> <ul><li>things I love: tablecloth play house (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58190024/tablecloth-play-house?ref=v1_other_2" target="_blank">by CoolSpacesForKids on Etsy</a>)</li> </ul></blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/18171471501http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/18171471501Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:06:34 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwzkoq6XHc1qapdvko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/17211165619/downward-upward-dog-were-talking-yogas-benefits" target="_blank">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strike>Downward</strike> Upward dog: We’re talking <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146463156/the-risks-and-rewards-of-practicing-yoga?sc=tumblr&cc=freshair" target="_blank">yoga’s benefits and pitfalls</a> on today’s show.</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267162576http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267162576Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:32 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsb0tapL8L1qd61gho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/17211334556/maxtheintern-yoga-cat-lest-you-think-were" target="_blank">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://maxtheintern.tumblr.com/post/10820839547/yoga-cat" target="_blank">maxtheintern</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yoga Cat</p> </blockquote> <p>Lest you think we’re all <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146463156/the-risks-and-rewards-of-practicing-yoga?sc=tumblr&cc=freshair" target="_blank">about downward dogs</a> here at FA HQ….</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267155824http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267155824Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:19 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz163pGZPH1qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/17212239930/this-animal-yoga-thing-is-apparently-a-thing" target="_blank">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This animal yoga thing is apparently a ‘thing’</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/batiks/5207116376/" target="_blank">Yoga Elephant</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecbrown145flick/5203332745/" target="_blank">Yoga Seal</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anymotion/5629770497/" target="_blank">Yoga Fly</a></p> <p>yoga bear (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/metapenca/4927227680/" target="_blank">_meta_</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267149103http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/17267149103Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:08 +0100<a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/11/a-curriculum-of-toys.html">MAKE | A Curriculum of Toys</a>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15387425528http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15387425528Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:55:51 +0100“eventually everything connects”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/charles-ray-eames-the-architect-and-the-painter/watch-the-full-documentary-film/1950/" target="_blank">Charles Eames</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lizettegreco.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">lizettegreco</a>)</em>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15311663628http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15311663628Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:27:58 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7fr20chK1qz6m3fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youngna.tumblr.com/post/15223819948/artist-yayoi-kusama-gives-children-thousands-of" target="_blank">youngna</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Artist Yayoi Kusama gives children thousands of colored dot stickers to cover an all white room. <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/yayoi-kusama-obiliteration-room/" target="_blank">This is what happens</a>. </p> </blockquote>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15281816761http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/15281816761Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:13:30 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw96ha50AL1qdatz1o1_100.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/our-favorite-kids-albums-of-2011-162859" target="_blank">Our Favorite Kids’ Albums of 2011 | Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh</a>)</p>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14264860777http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14264860777Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:15:09 +0100<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_14249105301" src="http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14249105301/audio_player_iframe/bakersandastronauts/tumblr_lw88kw947S1qdatz1?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbakersandastronauts%2F14249105301%2Ftumblr_lw88kw947S1qdatz1" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"></iframe><br/><br/>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14249105301http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14249105301Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:02:56 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7rtyaVFg1qdatz1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://45walldesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/millz-coffee.html" target="_blank">45wall design: Millz Coffee!</a>)</p>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14230575697http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14230575697Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:01:10 +0100<a href="http://www.libraryandarchivesofplay.org/">Home | Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play</a>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14099017945http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/14099017945Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:50:04 +0100<a href="http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/V5N2/Good Guidance.pdf">http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/V5N2/Good Guidance.pdf</a>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/13953878062http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/13953878062Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:48:40 +0100<a href="http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v13n1/grzegorzewska.html">The Lights Project: Implementation of the Project Approach with Children Under 3 years of age</a>http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/13953353933http://bakersandastronauts.tumblr.com/post/13953353933Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:37:36 +0100