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Painting Outdoors in Boston
When I was planning an outdoor summer arts program, I thought it would be fun to include painting activities. Not knowing much about...
Susan Paino
Sep 23, 20192 min read


To Be a Cat
This is a teeny-tiny story about one of my favorite human beings. She loves all animals. She's especially fond of cats. One day, as my...
Susan Paino
Aug 19, 20191 min read


What Is a Story Dance?
I've been using story dances with young learners for many years. It all started during a preschool dance class where I was having trouble...
Susan Paino
Oct 22, 20181 min read


Story Dancers
Children danced a story with me along Fort Point Channel in Boston this summer - a story of The Curious Cats. The curious cats chased...
Susan Paino
Aug 20, 20181 min read


Kids Have Great Ideas
In my creative-movement classes, children often share ideas that prompt me to invent new games for the classroom. During an open play...
Susan Paino
Oct 16, 20171 min read


Believe in Your Art
One of the mini-musical workshops I led this summer with Apollinaire Play Lab for kids ages 6-10 years was inspired by the picture book,...
Susan Paino
Aug 21, 20171 min read


Lost in a Book - A Mini-Musical
What happens when kids walk through a giant book? Well, anything can happen - that's what we found out this summer during a mini-musical...
Susan Paino
Aug 22, 20161 min read
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