Saturday's project was to create the cover of an art journal. Here are a few photos of some of our budding artists.
An unassuming fellow, Bufo Americanus, lives in the woods and pond behind Toad House. Scroll to the bottom of the blog to see the events scheduled for Toad House.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Art at McDonalds?
On our way to Milwaukee this Christmas we stopped in Lodi at a McDonald's for the usual break. We saw a man sitting at a table with a coffee and easel and a number of paintings that he was working on. We had a lovely chat with him and learned about his project. He is a member of an arts group in Lodi, Wisconsin. The artists are donating their talents to help the cleanup effort in Japan from the tsunami. It was great to meet him and hear what he and his other artist friends were doing to benefit the environment.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
A winter solstice
Location:Ladysmith, WI
Toad House 711 Lake Avenue West, Ladysmith
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Where there's a twinkle, there's a star!
Make some lovely twinkle stars for your Christmas tree and make some more for grandma's tree.
Come to the Toadally Artsy Kids' Event this Saturday from 9 - 11. You can bring photos with you or you can take your decorated stars home to finish with a photo of your own twinkling stars.
Come to the Toadally Artsy Kids' Event this Saturday from 9 - 11. You can bring photos with you or you can take your decorated stars home to finish with a photo of your own twinkling stars.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Music and the Toads
I
hope you were out and about during Winter Magic in Ladysmith at all the various
venues. We had a wonderful day at Toad House with beautiful artwork, delicious
cheese and treats, ornament making for children and music—music!
The
talents of musicians in our community just blows me away. As I listened to each
group or individuals who donated their gifts to making Toad House magic, I
thought about how they each arrived at this point in their lives to have
developed their musical abilities. I thought about what we can do to encourage
and provide the structure for new, younger generations of music lovers, music
teachers, and music performers.
I
know that strong music programs in schools and music lessons that parents
shuttle children to and cajole children into practice all make a difference. My
personal interest is in what happens much earlier, in the background of parents
to be, in the womb of the mother, and in the first years of a child’s life
before school and music lesson have their important impact.
At
Toad House we currently have a strong children’s art program, the Toadally
Artsy Kids’ Events on Saturday mornings due to Andrea Korpinen’s own talents
and belief in the value of early art experiences for young children and now we
need to develop a music program to support families in shaping early musical
training for children.
During
my years as a young parent, there was such a program in Ladysmith––the Suzuki
String Program taught by Pat D’Ercole. The Suzuki program changed the lives of
forty-plus children and families and extended families in Rusk County, and one
of the ‘graduates’ of the program helped make our day at Toad House––well,––magical!
Song
I
know a jolly, happy man and
Santa
is his name.
S-A-N-T-A,
S-A-N-T-A, S-A-N-T-A,
S-A-N-T-A
and Santa is his name.
This
jolly man loves boys and girls and…
This
jolly man wears red and white and…
He
slides down the chimney with a pack on his back and….
Eight
little reindeer pull his sleigh and…
Tune
of Bingo. Repeat the spelling of Santa between each verse that you sing.
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