From the city to the bush and back again. We’re all mad here, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
06/09/2023
Happy Early Childhood Educators day to all of my fellow educators.
What you do is important.
Who you are is appreciated.
When you give from your heart, knowledge and passion, you are changing the world. One child at a time.
With a heart big enough to hold every child you meet, you are helping to shape, guide and advocate for the next generation of world changers.
Thank you for all that you do! 💜💜
20/08/2023
What do you get when you set children free amongst loader tyres, bricks, boats and pallets? Endless possibilities!
Courageous Play: Supporting a Child's Developmental Imperative to Take Risks "Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S Listen to the NEVER HAVES Then listen close to me— Anything can happen, child, ANYTHING can be.” —Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Taking and encountering risks is a par...
11/08/2023
“The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” ~ Albert Einstein
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ~ Voltaire
https://www.wereallmadhere.blog/post/why-why-why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk
Why? Why? Why?.....is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? By Emma Daniels Well I don't know the answer to that, but I do know that I have heard the question 'Why?' more than 50,000 times from children aged 2 to 5 years old in my career... and I am pretty sure, that is a conservative guess! "The dreamers are the saviors of the world." James Allen I have alw...
11/08/2023
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
https://www.wereallmadhere.blog/post/way-out-west-where-the-wildlings-grow
Way Out West, Where the Wildlings Grow..... On a random wintery Melbourne Tuesday evening, sitting at home watching Supernatural for the (I don't care to admit) time, I started googling. What was I googling you ask? I was googling what would turn out to be, one of the greatest adventures of my life! A 10 minute google search for 'Rural and Re...
11/08/2023
“No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Down the Rabbit Hole We Go.... Welcome! I am an Early Years Educator and have been working in the sector for over 15 years. I always wanted to be a Teacher, ever since I was little. My sister calls me the pied piper, I am not sure about the connotations with that one.... but I choose to focus on the positive intent behind the mon...
It’s here! Down the rabbit hole we go…. https://www.wereallmadhere.blog/
