Day 3795: Toys and wet stuff.

 

   

"Broken Promises": ink, junk mail collage.

   

 

                                                  

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2GN2S ...

Teacher transforms students’ drawings of monsters into plush toys

 

A teacher in Melbourne, Australia is gaining worldwide attention after making handmade toys for her students based on the drawings they created in their classroom. 

Reid Parker, a student’s parent, posted the photos on social media to "share how wonderful they [the toys] were."  "I guess it came at the right time of the year, because it became a very widespread story and captured the hearts of a lot of people," he wrote. 

His son, Oscar, and the rest of his Kindergarten class had been given unique toys from the teacher — each one based on a "monster" the kids had been asked to draw.

 

Parker said he wasn’t expecting "the accuracy" of what his son brought home. "I was spellbound by how amazing they all looked, so asked the parents if I could wrap them into a larger post online," he shared.Parker told FOX that the kids "absolutely love their toys."Parker told FOX that the kids "absolutely love their toys."

"We've gone home to New Zealand to visit family for Christmas and the as-yet-unnamed toy has come with us. It's apparently a therizinosaurus, which he saw recently in 'Jurassic Park Dominion,'" he continued.

A lot of people have asked for ways to give a little gift to her to help pay for supplies, or just a ‘thank you’ for bringing them a little joy," he continued. Elaborating, Parker said, "There are teachers out there who do amazing things for their students that aren’t always as tangible as what my son’s teacher has done. Just being an adult who listens to them can be enough to improve a kid’s life, or someone who is passionate about dinosaurs, or space, or art can jump start a child’s imagination."  He continued, "These people spend so much time with our children, we want to ensure they’re rewarded appropriately and not just thought of as glorified babysitters. There is certainly a difference in teachers’ pay between Australia and the U.S. but regardless, we need to ensure they’re paid enough so we can attract and keep the best of the best."  

As of Wednesday, Parker's post on Twitter has been viewed nearly 4 million times and liked by more than 106,000 people.

A gift of wet stuff from the sky!

 

I love the rain & we don't get much in SoCal.

Now two days in row & more tomorrow!

Happy, happy, happy! 

At a stop light I noticed the birds on the traffic light ... do you ever notice how they congregate?

 

Usually in groups.

But I wondered why this one bird was alone?

Is he tired of the other six? A disagreement maybe?

I wanted to get a close up, but as you can see, my left turn light signal lit up.

I love to do errands or almost anything in the rain ...

and classical music.

lots of different views.

My shots are mainly determined by red lights.

or really slow traffic ...

or heaven help us ... 

 the freeway!

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A 1-minute video, Bus to Day Care, here.

 

Just because ...

 

 

Macrobutterfly Madarin Duck

 

 

Smiles for Monday ...

 

  

 

   

  

  

   

 

 

                             Thanks for coming by today