Enjoying the Sun ~ Disfrutar el sol Read ~ Lean By Connie Goldin, LMFT It’s summertime and it’s getting warmer by the day. What a perfect season for learning about the sun. Here are three lovely books for children that talk about sunrise and sunset in a song, in a bilingual book, and in … Continue reading »
Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with Kids Celebrando el Día de San Patricio con los Niños Our Books ~ Nuestros libros Our Green Art Supplies ~ Nuestras materiales para el arte verde Marshmallow Shamrock Prints ~ Impresiones de tréboles con bombón Source ~ Fuente The Pinterested Parent “St. Patrick’s … Continue reading »
See you in January! ~ ¡Nos vemos en enero!
Fall Trees ~ Árboles del otoño Paint with Aluminum Foil ~ Pintar con papel de aluminio By Connie Goldin, LMFT Use scrunched foil balls to paint treetops. ~ Utilice las bolas de papel de aluminio arrugado para pintar copas de los árboles. Materials ~ Materiales I used fingers to paint the tree trunk, … Continue reading »
Night and Colors ~ Noche y colores Noctural Flowers from Sponge Stamps ~ Flores nocturnas por estampillas de esponja By Connie Goldin, LMFT La noche “Cada tarde, Gabin acude a su cita con la noche…” Escrito por Ingrid Seithumer con illustraciones por Parastou Haghi, este hermoso libro sobre la fascinación de un … Continue reading »
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Building Preschool Skills through Art Construyendo habilidades preescolares a través del arte By Connie Goldin, LMFT Yesterday, I had the pleasure of bringing art supplies for several projects to twenty Head Start families. There were moms and dads, grandmas, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and older siblings. There were even a few cousins, in tow! We had children … Continue reading »
Reading, Art and Botany ~ Lectura, arte y botánica Pink Lemons with Stripes ~ Limones rosados con rayas Have you ever seen or tasted a pink-striped lemon? I was given three of them recently and I am in love! The lemons have a beautiful fragrance and are slightly sweet. They taste delicious and … Continue reading »
Beautiful Fruits and Vegetables Hermosas frutas y verduras By Connie Goldin, LMFT It’s late summer, soon to be fall, and San Diego markets are full of wonderful local produce. We now have seasonal foods such as pomegranates, pears and apples, avocados, peppers and chilies, oranges, grapes and potatoes. If it has a seed, it is … Continue reading »
Art, Geometry and Botany ~ Arte, geometría y botánica A Shape Forest ~ Un bosque de formas By Connie Goldin, LMFT I just hit a sale at Jo Ann Fabric Store and purchased three different-sized card stock booklets. I was searching for an easy way to make shapes that young children could cut and paste … Continue reading »
Connie Goldin is the Founder and President of Mom to Madre. She is the mom of two grown sons. She and her husband, David, live in San Diego with their two dogs and macaw, Mozart. 
