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Making Time to Play & Dream

Making Time to Play & Dream

Got a minute? Chances are, you don’t.  Who doesn’t feel rushed these days? And this is not a new thing.  Three decades ago, I was a young elementary school teacher in Upper Arlington when David Elkind, a nationally recognized child Read More…

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Creative Costuming: Where Creativity Meets Parenting

Creative Costuming: Where Creativity Meets Parenting

Halloween has long been my favorite holiday. Since I was old enough to aim a glue gun, I’ve been creating my own costumes and, much to their chagrin, siblings’ costumes here or there along the way. I once made my Read More…

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CMA Celebrates West Garden Groundbreaking

CMA Celebrates West Garden Groundbreaking

CMA Executive Director, Nannette Maciejunes, along with Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council Member Zachary M. Klein, and Director of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Alan D. McKnight helped launch the creation of Columbus’s newest public green space, and the Read More…

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Jewish Treasures and the Stories They Tell

Jewish Treasures and the Stories They Tell

I hope you can join us on Sunday, October 16, 3 pm, when New York scholar Gabriel Goldstein is presenting a lecture at the Museum, Jewish Treasures and the Stories They Tell. Following the program, the public is invited to Read More…

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Gaming and Creativity

Gaming and Creativity

Seriously now, roll a d20 and add your Creativity skill. Ok, I have no idea what that means, but my husband, an avid gamer, sure does. We have been married for seven years and I have had to listen to Read More…

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Push Play

Push Play

Looking back on some of my fondest memories, most began with, “Can Cassie come out to play?”  Why? Quite simply, because play is fun.  What if I use this beach towel as a flying carpet to travel to London to Read More…

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Make Your Own Fun

Make Your Own Fun

Times are tough, right?  With personal entertainment budgets suffering at the hands of student loan debt, rising food costs, and a thousand other matters, we’re forced to squeeze our entertainment budgets. I’ll tell you what my friends and I do: Read More…

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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

  Encouraging Meaningful Dialogue Last week, I attended a five-day institute for museum educators held in Chicago.  We gathered together from across the country to talk about teaching in art museums, with the Art Institute of Chicago as our playground.  Read More…

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