Activities and Crafts
Activity: Make and Design a Hotel!
My son initiated this recent activity and it turned out to be a lot of fun. He started building a hotel using Lego Duplos (my kids have stayed in hotels many times it…
Activities for kids: Subjective Art
I have always loved art. When I studied history in University, I took some Art History classes and loved them. We are lucky to have the National Gallery of Canada here in Ottawa…
Get-Moving Activity: Movement Stations for kids
(reposting this older post from when my kids were quite young to help parents looking for indoor activities to do with their kids! This is something I used to do when they were…
25 Days of Christmas | 2019 Activity Advent Calendar
YAY CHRISTMAS! Long time readers will know this is a big deal in our home and for those of you who are newer, follow my Instagram account to see what our month-long celebrations…
Our 2018 Advent Activity Calendar
It’s almost December 1, which means it’s almost time for our annual activity advent calendar to count down until Christmas. We have been doing an activity advent since 2009 (when I read about…
Dance, Art, and Performance and other creative courses await your family this Fall
Want to get creative this Fall and Winter? You’ll want to check out the NCAC and NVAC programs What do you have planned for the Fall and Winter? Are there activities that the…
GIVEAWAY: Do your kids love gaming and coding? Level Up Kids Camps are in Canada this Summer
Coding camps for kids across Canada Is Minecraft popular in your house? Around here it definitely is. Both kids love it. My eldest especially is in a stage where he likes to code…
Let creativity bloom this Spring with these workshops and classes in Ottawa
What does the Nepean Creative Arts Centre and Nepean Visual Arts Centre have happening this Spring? As the rain continues to rain down in Ottawa and the flowers bloom, it’s time to encourage…
Easter Chocolate: Paint your own Eggs from Chocolat Favoris
Looking for a fun Easter activity that also doubles as an Easter treat? For those around the Ottawa area, you may remember I posted about a new ice cream and chocolate shop that…
Activity: Make your own Cup and Ball
My kids have a funny thing that they love – it’s a cup and ball. When we had gone to a Fort a couple years ago, they had them to try there, and…
