Activities and Crafts
#25DayofChristmas Advent Activity Calendar
It’s almost time for our annual Christmas Activity Advent Calendar! The kids and I look forward to this each and every year. It began years ago after I read about the idea from…
Winter Art – Painting Canvases
Last year around this time, I found an idea somewhere online (as I often do) to use tape to outline on a canvas and then paint them. When the tape is removed, the…
Nepean Creative Arts Centre Open House November 5
Around Ottawa: Visit the Nepean Visual Arts Centre Open House this Saturday from 10-3! What a great time to check out the Nepean Visual Arts Centre! This Saturday, they are hosting a free open house.…
Loving the Library…again
I’ve always been a library fan. I can remember my small town library. The smell, the feel when you first walked in. The silence. I loved browsing the books, staring at the cover…
Getting creative with your kids
It probably comes as no surprise to you, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, that I really like getting creative, and like to encourage the kids to be creative as…
Star Wars Birthday Party
When my daughter, who just turned 7, asked for her birthday party theme to be Star Wars, I was very excited. We had just binge watched the prequels, and the kids frequently watch…
PD Day Activities in Ottawa ~ January 22, 2016
I won’t lie, the PD Day in our school board comes at the perfect time tomorrow. I am ready for a day of not going anywhere, staying in pjs and just being at…
One item your craft bin needs
I have a bin full of craft supplies. There’s actually multiple bins, plus bags and baskets that have craft supplies in them. I don’t tend to do a lot of DIY…
4 Thanksgiving Activities for Kids
Are you entertaining family this Thanksgiving? I am hosting our annual turkeyfest on Saturday and as with most years, the number of people around the table keeps growing! It’s a fantastic issue to…
Poetry website: A great resource for school aged kids
My eldest, when he was granted computer time, told me he was going online to create a Diamante poem. I had no idea what he was talking about but he explained to me…
