Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- The Yearling
April 6, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Marjorie-Kinnan-Rawlings-The-Yearling.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 4/6/2004 The Yearling Transcript The Yearling is the best known book to have come from the pen of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and ... - Flower Fairy Alphabet
April 2, 2004
It’s April, and the flowers are blossoming – the perfect time to pick up the Flower Fairy Alphabet CD. Read more "Flower Fairy Alphabet" - School Fools
April 1, 2004
It’s April Fools Day, and Barry Stewart Mann is remembering two types of practical jokes. Read more "School Fools" - Road Runner Cartoons
March 31, 2004
With April Fools Day approaching tomorrow, Kevin Shortsleeve has been trying to catch up with one this country’s quickest tricksters. Read more "Road Runner Cartoons" - Sidewalk Chalk
March 29, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Sidewalk-Chalk.mp3 Author Julie Sinn Air Date 3/29/2004 Sidewalk Chalk Transcript When my friend Angela needed some free time to clean up her apartment, wash a few loads of ... - The World’s Very Best Opera for Kids
March 26, 2004
That’s the soprano Lambroula Maria Pappas, singing one of the famous arias from Verdi’s Rigoletto, on a CD called The World’s Very Best Opera for Kids. Read more "The World’s Very Best Opera for Kids" - Spellbound
March 25, 2004
That’s Frank Neuhauser, the winner of the first National Spelling Bee, which was held in 1925. Read more "Spellbound" - Frontier Children
March 23, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Frontier-Children-on-the-Westward-Trail.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/23/2004 Frontier Children Transcript In the second half of the 19th century, the prevailing view of the ideal Victorian child was someone ... - Spring Festival at the Abode of Peace
March 19, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Spring-Festival-at-the-Abode-of-Peace.mp3 Author Malini Roy Air Date 3/19/2004 Spring Festival at the Abode of Peace Transcript Every year, in late March or early April, India celebrates Holi, or the ... - Goodbye to the Captain
March 12, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Goodbye-to-the-Gentle-Captain.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/12/2004 Goodbye to the Captain Transcript In the wake of Bob Keeshan’s death in late January, one can’t help but think about, ... - Alison Uttley
March 9, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Rediscovery-Allison-Uttley.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/9/2004 Alison Uttley Transcript Alison Uttley, a well known British children’s writer, was born in 1884 on a farm in rural England. ... - Four Pictures by Emily Carr
March 8, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Four-Pictures-by-Emily-Carr-Review-.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/8/2004 Four Pictures by Emily Carr Transcript March is Women’s History Month, and today is International Women’s Day, a holiday in many ... - After Teletubbies, There’s “Boohbah!”
March 5, 2004
That’s part of the opening for Boohbah, the brand new television show for children that premiered earlier this year. Read more "After Teletubbies, There’s “Boohbah!”" - Verbally Advanced
March 4, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Verbally-Advanced.mp3 Author Koren Stembridge Air Date 3/4/2004 Verbally Advanced Transcript My son J.J. is verbally advanced. There, I said it. It has taken me a long time to ... - The Cowboy Hero
March 3, 2004
If you’re a fan of the American cowboy and have been since childhood, you’ll want to lean over the fence and listen to Kevin Shortsleeve. Read more "The Cowboy Hero" - Peter and the Wolf
March 1, 2004
That’s the soprano Lambroula Maria Pappas, singing one of the famous arias from Verdi’s Rigoletto, on a CD called The World’s Very Best Opera for Kids. Read more "Peter and the Wolf" - Kids in Motion
February 25, 2004
That’s the Temptations, a drum machine, and the rest of the gang, with the title song for Kids In Motion –a CD and video project from the duo, Greg and Steve. Read more "Kids in Motion" - Augusta Baker
February 23, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Agusta-Baker-Storyteller-Supreme.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 2/23/2004 Augusta Baker Transcript Augusta Baker was an exceptional librarian who made many contributions to the improvement of children’s services during a ... - Mancala: Playing an Ancient Game in the Present
February 18, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mancala-Playing-an-Ancient-Game-in-the-Present.mp3 Author Julie Sinn Air Date 2/18/2004 Mancala Transcript I’ve always looked for different games to play with my friend Angela’s daughter, Alex. When Alex was six years old, ... - The Morrisons Got Game
February 17, 2004
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Morrisons-Got-Game.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 2/17/2004 The Morrisons Got Game Transcript There’s a new series of books out from the Nobel Prize Laureate, Toni Morrison and her ...