Heartness by Terra Fujii

05/02/2019

Everything about this article is ON POINT!

You’re off and writing. You’ve cracked the blank page and the keyboard’s clicking. Time melts away, as does the chirping bird, the sound of distant traffic, the tick of the clock, and the discomfort of the broken wicker desk chair...

03/28/2019

Problem: Overload of stuffed animals + lack of storage space

Result: Frustrated mom + a child not operating at her best

Solution: Deeper bins for larger toys + shallow drawers for trinkets

09/27/2018

Thrilled to see these students engaged, comfortable, and calm in the newly refreshed literacy room at ! 🎉

09/12/2018

With a very small budget, I had about 24 hours to design and shop for the three main rooms at . Here's a glimpse of one of the refreshed spaces! This room is now being dedicated to all things literacy 😍 🎉.

08/01/2018

When the art station works for a preschooler, kindergartener, and UC Berkeley bioengineering major...🙌

07/22/2018

🙌❤️👏

While most toy rooms are filled to the ceiling with toys, wise parents learn to limit the number of toys that kids have to play with.

07/19/2018

😍😍😍 love how focused these two explorers are! Thank you for sharing your day with me, !

05/24/2018

The kids had been using our main play table as more of a stool to look out the window, so I decided to swap it out for a window nook. As I was rearranging, they started to role-play and use the bench as a "show & tell" platform. Her: the dictating teacher, Him: obedient student.

05/15/2018

I love how peaceful this feels 💆. Even better, that awesome wood table is actually an adult-sized bench that can also be used for guests! 🎉

04/28/2018

One of the easiest ways to invite play in a child's space is with wall storage. Find a small area that would make sense for a few items to be extracted from the typical large toy bins. I especially love using book displays to gently remind my kids of desired behavior, like when I placed "The Nice Book" front and center for the quarreling siblings.

04/23/2018

It's amazing what kids can do when you give them the right physical and mental space to create. These are the materials I gave her, with no instruction, I stepped out and let the magic happen.