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October  2008

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Puppets

by Cecily Kellogg

October 16, 2008

Did puppets used to be such a major part of childhood? I think prior to Sesame Street puppets tended toward the creepy; I mean, marionettes are SUPER creepy, and so are ventriloquist dummies. I know some kid's shows in the early days of television used puppets successfully, but I have to believe it was Jim Henson's Muppets that made puppets the epitome of childhood that they are today. My Read more...

The New Please Touch Museum: Inspiring Imagination

by Cecily Kellogg

October 14, 2008

OK, OK, I know, I know. I can't stop talking about the new Please Touch Museum . But people, when something for kids is as awesome, as amazing, as spectacular as Philadelphia's own children's museum, well--you just can't shut up about it. Especially when it's opening THIS WEEKEND! On October 8th I was lucky enough to attend the press preview of the new space, along with my trusty test subject Read more...

Samhain

by Cecily Kellogg

October 13, 2008

Happy coming New Year! Wait, what? OK, most of us no longer celebrate November 1st as the beginning of the year, but folks used to. Yes, it turns out that Halloween used to be the Celt's New Year's Eve bash--including costumes to confuse the dead (because hey, even the dead like a good New Year's Eve bash). Obviously, you'll find the roots of our current trick-and-treating holiday in the Read more...

Playing With Dolls

by Cecily Kellogg

October 09, 2008

About six months ago my daughter (now 2 years and four months old) began doing pretend play with her dolls and stuffed animals. Besides being adorable (seriously, the cuteness of her tucking her stuffed dinosaur into bed just kills me), what does it mean? According to Yale University child development psychologists Dorothy and Jerome Singer, " A critical feature of adult life is our ability to Read more...

Fairies, Sprites, and Pixies: OH MY

by Cecily Kellogg

October 08, 2008

When I was a little girl, my paternal grandmother told me that raindrops on puddles were "tiny, invisible dancing fairies." Since I grew up in New Mexico, rain was already magical enough on its own--adding invisible fairies just made it more perfect and delightful. Perhaps this idea is why I'm still such a reader of fantasy fiction today--I love getting lost in magical worlds with all kinds of Read more...

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