What does Earth Day mean to you? For me it is a day to reflect on the beauty and wonder of this amazing planet we live on. As I sit here I hear a pair of cardinals chirping in my blossoming cherry tree. In the distance the chickadees are merrily singing and millions of tiny leaf buds are starting to pop open everywhere I look. This happens every single year

This is a year with all sorts of important events happening during the next 11 days. We have St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of spring and finally Easter. Personally, I prefer to have these special holidays spread out a bit, but since they aren’t, we’re going to celebrate some major good times in a few happy days! First comes St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th! In my opinion, everyone

As a pre-school music education expert, I spend the month of February at several different preschools sharing songs with the children about love and kindness. Beautiful heart decorations are on school windows, bulletin boards and walls everywhere. All the children are busy creating lovely cards and pictures to share with their loved ones. While I was waiting at one of my schools for the kids to finish up their morning

Fern Michonski / Fern’s Music Pre-School Music Education Expert: The Children’s Advocate for Love, Learning and a Healthy Lifestyle. Last month I was teaching preschool music and movement at one of the preschools where I work. We had been singing a variety of songs about Hanukkah, Christmas and snowmen. As I was packing up my guitar one of my little 4-year-old students came up to me and said, “Hey Miss