I love this YouTube of what you can do with Diet Coke and Mentos.  I know there’s a science lesson somewhere, but mainly I just love the passion behind it.  If we could all just be similarly crazy now and then!

This dancing guy will make you smile and inspire you to follow your bliss.  TGIF

You never know what you will discover from a vacation at the lake. We were outside at our traditional evening campfire when we saw what looked like a UFO going up over the lake.  It turned out to be some kind of small hot air balloon made by people down the beach.  We watched it [...]

My daughter just pointed out that it’s the birthday of my blog.  I started writing one year ago and just kept going, taking out a little time out to pack up a house and move into an apartment.  Dealing with my teacher stuff was probably the hardest part of the move.  I still have trouble [...]

TGIF and just for fun, here are some creativity cartoons. Don’t overanalyze them.  Just enjoy them!

I loved summer camp, and I really loved camp songs.  You can find the lyrics to 541 camp songs and chants on the Scoutorama website.  Look at the list and see how many you remember.  You might find a song to use in a lesson.  You could use the Quartermaster’s Store song for a lesson [...]

My friend Claire sent me this link to an amazing use of technology.  You can create an avatar that speaks whatever you type.  What’s an avatar?  You can learn more about avatars at Wikipedia, but their simple definition  is that an avatar is a computer user’s representation of himself/herself or alter ego. This free demo [...]

Laughter is good for you.  Get a few chuckles from this teacher tenure song.

eHow has six articles on how to build snowmen, including how to stack the balls, how to build the base and how to build a huge snowman.  Given the amount of snow in the east, maybe you’ll want to check them out.  Maybe you can start a new recess activity or try a new way to [...]

These Japanese preschoolers doing their Christmas dance might make you smile.  I love the costumes.  If you liked those costumes, you might like the costumes on these two-year-olds.