Old Time Toys Workshop
Choose a toy that calls to you…
If you were this toy dreaming to play,
what would you love to do?
Take a little time alone
with your toy.
Look closely.
Imagine.
Play, and you will find your verbs.
Marbles click-tick-tick in their tin,
sparkle and spin.
What unique details do you notice?
Can you imagine a moment for your toy?
Hearts engaged, writing flows.
Working from our family’s collection of old-time toys, students discover the fun of writing a poem
that springs from feeling.
A boy in fourth grade was looking with me at Vincent Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night. “I know,” he exclaimed, “the moon’s a ball, and the stars are … jacks!” Thank you, Ryan, for your wonderful image. Here’s a poem I’ve written for you…
