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Glitter Bottles

“Katie loved building things, she loved collecting things but most of all she loved pancakes.” –Katie Shaeffer Pancake Maker Here’s an idea for those empty water bottles you may be collecting! You will need: clear plastic bottles hot water lily white corn syrup (if you use the darker corn syrup, you won’t really see theContinue reading “Glitter Bottles”

Getting Inspiration

For me, inspiration comes from a variety of sources. Katie Shaeffer, Pancake Maker was inspired in part by the book Loose Parts , Inspiring Play in Young Children written by Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky. The book is full of beautiful photographs of loose parts arranged to inspire play in young children.  Here are a fewContinue reading “Getting Inspiration”

Katie Shaeffer Synopsis

“Why won’t my Mom and Dad just trust me to use the stove?” Katie wonders. Does Katie let that stop her? No! Join Katie and her friend Baxter in this fun story as they use a passion for collecting and building to find a way to realize Katie‛s pancake dream! This upbeat energetic tale with greatContinue reading “Katie Shaeffer Synopsis”

Glitter Bottles

“Katie loved building things, she loved collecting things but most of all she loved pancakes.” –Katie Shaeffer Pancake Maker Here’s an idea for those empty water bottles you may be collecting! You will need: clear plastic bottles hot water lily white corn syrup (if you use the darker corn syrup, you won’t really see theContinue reading “Glitter Bottles”