In recent months, my children have taken a real interest in story telling, colouring, writing – basically expressing themselves on paper.
As you may remember, my son wrote a comic strip and I often have paper taped to the kitchen table for them to scribble on. My daughter will colour and draw for... 
It’s funny how no matter what fancy toys we buy the kids, the old joke about the cardboard box being what they play with remains true.
I love it when we get boxes that we can turn into cars or forts or castles. I love it. Imagination runs wild. I’m sure the recycle pick up guy is used to... 
This was a guest post I had done on one of my favourite activity/craft/book blogs No Time For Flashcards, in 2009.
It was an activity I did with my son and I think it’s time to revisit it now that my daughter is old enough. Every few days I picked one of the food groups and we did crafts or colouring... 
When I set the Ikea paper on the dining table and tape it to cover the entire thing, the kids usually realize something fun is going to happen. Sometimes I just set the crayons in the middle of the table and let them colour and draw. They create imaginative pictures or I set up an activity for them.
I then... 
With much excitement, I took the kids to the Children’s Museum (part of the Museum of Civilization last week). For years I’ve heard how wonderful it was, yet hadn’t taken them yet.
It was well worth the trip!
The kids were beyond thrilled. This museum had one thing in particular going for... 
