TAPBB result Stuff From Laurie Bellet

All for One! The Wonder of Communal Art…

Laurie Bellet Collaborative, community art experiences are time consuming, complicated, pressure laden and exhausting. So, why do I love to...

Entering the World of Kavannah

Laurie Bellet Sometimes my world brings surprises, and so it was today. I had another article ready to go and...

Pesah Art That Goes Beyond the Seder Plate 2

by Laurie Bellet The other day, I gave a group of early childhood teachers a wonderful way to make charoset dishes...

Designing Siddur Covers for Chaggigat haSiddur

Laurie Bellet Last week at Oakland Hebrew Day School, we celebrated one of the most charming rituals of our year...

Which Way is East?

Laurie Bellet At Oakland Hebrew Day School, no one ever needs to ask this question or even wonder. In every...

Maccabia

Laurie Ballet It is mid- December and the hallways at Oakland Hebrew Day School are pulsing with excitement. Hanukkah may...

https://tapbb.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/sukkot-decorations/ S...

Laurie Bellet The final tekiah gedolah has yet to be heard but, in the Art Studio at Oakland Hebrew Day...

Living Map of Israel

Laurie Bellet There is a map of Israel (or is it a mural?) hanging in the hallway across from the...

Making Foil Hamsot

Laurie Bellet The study of Edot Yisraeil is a staple of 5th grade curriculum in both day schools and in...

Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine

Making the Most of the End of the Year Art Closet Laurie Bellet Edot Studies – Ethiopian style challah covers...

Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine

Scrap Paper Laurie Bellet Collage created for Mayor Jean Quan with papers directly from the box. Almost every classroom I...

Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine

From Marker to Mezuzah Laurie Bellet At Oakland Hebrew Day School, we welcome you with mezuzot that are colorful and...

Artfully Speaking

Shabbat Projects Laurie Bellet I enjoyed teaching at many orientation days this season. And, whenever I showed a piece of...

Artfully Speaking by Laurie Bellet

Sukkot Crafts The Art Studio at Oakland Hebrew Day School is alight with butterflies hanging from every light fixture, just...

Artfully Speaking by Laurie Bellet

Starting with a Clean Slates A New Year, a fresh start, it is time to begin with a ‘clean slate,’...