A reader from Australia asked me to give my “Nature Walk” scavenger hunt an Aussie update for her daughter’s 5th birthday party. Here it is! Download the free printable below!
Scavenger Hunt- Aussie Nature Walk PDF
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Orchard Street from Rivington, Looking North (1898)
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Orchard Street from Rivington, Looking North (June 6, 2014)
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Today is actress and singer Audra McDonald’s birthday! In April, I had the pleasure of seeing Audra perform as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. I was absolutely blown away by the way she transformed her voice to match Billie’s vocal style. Every nuance was spot on. Compare below! The play is set in a run-down bar in Philadelphia in 1959, where Billie gave one of her last performances. Throughout the play, Audra, as Billie, staggers around the stage, slurs her words, smokes cigarettes, and tells the intimate tales of her songs. You can hear a pin drop as she gives an introduction to “Strange Fruit” and quietly begins to croon. She recently won a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her work in this must-see show. This win also makes her the first person to win 6 Tony Awards for acting! Happy Birthday, Audra! New Yorkers- get your tickets to the show!
Watermelon is one of my favorite foods to eat (and drink) in the summer, especially post-exercise. It’s hydrating (about 91% water) and is a great source of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, and cancer-fighting lycopene! Here are 4 healthy and delicious recipes to try this Summer:
1. Watermelon Peach Cooler by Yummy Healthy Easy view the recipe
2. Watermelon Lime Vegan Ice Cream by Family Fresh Cooking view the recipe
3. Watermelon Gazpacho by A Couple Cooks view the recipe
4. Grilled Watermelon with Smoked Salt & Jalepeño Rings by Boulder Locavore view the recipe
Saturday Afternoon in Central Park (June 26, 1909) by Power O’Malley for Harper’s Weekly
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Here are five delicious salads to make this summer- all vegan, gluten-free, and easy to make!
1. Coconut Roasted Carrot Salad by Healthy Green Kitchen recipe
2. Quinoa Bowl with Citrus, Avocado and Edamame by Food to Glow recipe
3. Ginger Roasted Pumpkin + Quinoa Salad w/ Mint, Chili + Lime by My Darling Lemon Thyme recipe
4. Creamy Broccoli-Quinoa Salad by Beard & Bonnet recipe
5. Shaved Brussels Sprout, Pomegranate and Lentil Salad by Golubka Kitchen recipe
I’ve been wanting to make this printable New York City Boroughs Coloring Sheet for a while now and finally got around to it this weekend! Ask children to assign the colors, numbers, or shapes they want to use for each borough and mark them in the key at the bottom of the sheet. Now, using one of the completed sheets below as a guide (or without, as a test), fill in the map according to the key.
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For more photos of 1930s NYC, check out my “NYC Nostalgia: Favorite Photos from the 1930s” post.
Houston & Bowery Wall by Cope2
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photo credit: Carina Zimmerman
Happy Birthday, Judy Garland! The American actress and singer was born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Here are 5 extraordinary performances to celebrate and honor her special day. Her rendition of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” is absolutely phenomenal and unforgettable! It is particularly poignant because it was recorded just 3 weeks after JFK was assasinated and the performance was dedicated to him. Watch, share, and visit www.biography.com to learn more about Judy.
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Today, we mourn the loss of one of this world’s greatest authors and poets, Maya Angelou. In her honor, I’m sharing the beautiful quote above and one of my favorite poems, “Phenomenal Woman”. The poem, published in her 1978 collection And Still I Rise, is so incredibly powerful and moving, like all of her writing. First, read the poem then listen to Maya read it in the video below.
Rest in peace, Maya Angelou.
1. This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt (author) & R.G. Roth (illustrator)
ages 4-8 view on www.amazon.com
2. When Louis Armstrong Taught Me How to Scat by Muriel Harris Weinstein
ages 5-9 view on www.amazon.com
3. Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane by Carole Boston Weatherford (author) & Sean Qualls (illustrator)
ages 5-9 view on www.amazon.com
4. Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler (author) & R. Gregory Christie (ilustrator)
ages 4-8 view on www.amazon.com
5. Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney (author) & Brian Pinkney (illustrator)
ages 5-9 view on www.amazon.com
6. Charlie Parker Played Be Bop by Chris Raschka (author & illustrator)
ages 4-8 view on www.amazon.com
7. Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by Wynton Marsalis (author) & Paul Rogers (illustrator)
age 9-12 view on www.amazon.com
8. The Jazz Fly by Matthew Gollub (author) & Karen Hanke (illustrator)
ages 4 and up view on www.amazon.com
9. Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa by Andrea Davis Pinkney
ages 5-9 view on www.amazon.com
10. Jazz by Walter Dean Myers (author) & Christopher Myers (illustrator)
ages 8 and up view on www.amazon.com
