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.
- Thomas A. Edison, Boy Inventor
February 11, 2002
It’s Inventor’s Day, in honor of the birthday of Thomas Edison. Here’s Rita Smith with a Found Again essay. Read more "Thomas A. Edison, Boy Inventor" - Jules Verne
February 8, 2002
Here’s Kevin Shortsleeve to take us under the sea and up in the air to celebrate the birthday of Jules Verne. Read more "Jules Verne" - Dan Zanes and Friends — Rockin’ Children’s Music
February 6, 2002
That ‘s Dan Zanes and the Rocket Ship Singers with Frank Loesser’s old standard, “Bushel and a Peck” from the CD “Rocket Ship Beach.” Read more "Dan Zanes and Friends — Rockin’ Children’s Music" - Conjure Times: Black Magicians in American
February 5, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recessmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Conjure-Times-Black-Magicians-in-America.wav Author John Cech and Jim Haskins Air Date 2/5/2002 Black Magicians in American Transcript David Blaine, who has been called the “hip hop Houdini,” a young, and ... - James Joyce’s Nonsense
February 4, 2002
It was James Joyce’s birthday this weekend, and Kevin Shortsleeve has something to say about this famous Irish author and his gift for nonsense. Read more "James Joyce’s Nonsense" - Franz Schubert
January 31, 2002
You’re hearing a little from Franz Schubert’s “Noble Waltz” No. 4. The reason the recording is so grainy is because it’s a thin, small vinyl disc that was included in a pocket inside the back cover of a small, square ... - Compliments
January 30, 2002
What do a pet pig, a heifer’s eye, and a telephone pole have to do with compliments? Here’s the incomparable Shelley Fraser Mickle to untangle this conundrum. Read more "Compliments" - John McCuthcheon’s WinterSongs
January 29, 2002
That’s John McCutcheon singing about “New Boots” from his “Wintersongs,” CD. Read more "John McCuthcheon’s WinterSongs" - Voices from the Past
January 25, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Voices-from-the-Past.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/25/2002 Voices from the Past Transcript I hadn’t thought about my own high school days in the late early 1960s for some ... - School Nurse Day
January 24, 2002
It’s School Nurse Day, and Shelley Fraser Mickle is remembering her school nurse and her remarkable cures. Read more "School Nurse Day" - Mister
January 23, 2002
It’s National Book Month, and Barry Stewart Mann has a story about books, and words, and the lessons they can teach us. Read more "Mister" - Schoolhouse Rock
January 22, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Schoolhouse-Rock.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/22/2002 Schoolhouse Rock Transcript In the early 1970s, wrapped in blankets and crunching bowls of Trix and Captain Crunch, children all over ... - A. A. Milne’s Birthday
January 18, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Remembering-AA-Milne.mp3 Author John Cech (read by Fiona Barnes) Air Date 1/18/2002 A. A. Milne’s Birthday Transcript It seems like we should be throwing some kind of party today, ... - The Frugal Child
January 17, 2002
You’re never too young to be frugal. At least, that’s the lesson that Shelley Fraser Mickle remembers that her aunt tried to teach her. Read more "The Frugal Child" - Some Thoughts About Snow
January 16, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Some-Thoughts-About-Snow.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/16/2002 Some Thoughts About Snow Transcript Children have a special relationship to snow. Perhaps there is something in the unpredictability of snowfall ... - The Pop-Up Book of Nightmares
January 15, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Pop-Up-Book-of-Nightmares.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/15/2002 The Pop-Up Book of Nightmares Pop-Up Book of Nightmares Transcript Not all children’s books are really for children. This may sound ... - John Lithgow’s Marsupial Sue
January 14, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/John-Lithgows-Marsupial-Sue.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/14/2002 John Lithgow’s Marsupial Sue Transcript John Lithgow is really on a roll, or should I say a hop — after his ... - The Frisbee
January 11, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/The-Secrets-of-the-Frisbee.mp3 Author Kevin Shortsleeve Air Date 1/11/2002 The Frisbee Transcript Today, we celebrate the Frisbee, that sublime, colorful and somewhat mysterious flying disc. The ancient origins of the Frisbee ... - Charles Perrault
January 10, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Charles-Perrault.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/10/2002 Charles Perrault Transcript Charles Perrault, born in Paris in 1628, had an active life. He first became a lawyer, but growing ... - Nicole Dreiske and the Chicago Int. Children’s Film Festival
January 9, 2002
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Interview-with-Nicole-Dreiske-Artistic-Director-of-the-Chicago-International-Childrens-Film-Festival.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/9/2002 Nicole Dreiske Transcript The 18th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival took place this past fall. The Festival lasts for nearly two ...