Before Thanksgiving, I ask the children, “What is the most important thing about the holiday?” Fiona, age 5 1/2 lets out a deep breath and says, “Well, the most important thing is…if you don’t know, you will find out!”

Gail Tarantino

There is a mirror-like oval tray that we have attached to the wall behind the play-dough table. Two children are vying for a peek at their reflection.

“When you smile, your mouth looks like a banana”     Mari, 3 1/2 years

“On Thanksgiving people eat turkey and love each other”

 ”Invisible means when you are real and you cannot see yourself”

Adriana 4 1/2 years

Here are a few gems of conversation from last spring.  Christopher announces, “I’m going to be a race car driver and Tommy, what are you going to be?”  Tommy pauses and says, “I am going to be no one because I am already someone.”

“When it is quiet, it makes me feel like I am inside a dream”  Shin age 5 

As a self-described ‘honorable eavesdropper’, i hope to reveal more tidbits of conversation during our Fall session.

Gail Tarantino

Bianca, a five year old, while examining her drawing, looks up and declares, “Wouldn’t it be funny if pencils could talk”

Gail Tarantino