Activities and Crafts
On The Farm
A favourite place of ours to visit with the kids is the Agriculture Museum right here in Ottawa. Since I grew up on a farm (my grandfather was a farmer and we had…
Activity: Circle of Fun
Sometimes, the most basic of activities create the most fun. This is one of those easy to prepare activities that the kids love. Start with a few pieces of construction paper. Fold into…
Monday Moments: Water
This post is part of Capital Mom’s Monday Moments – each week there is a different topic. This week, the topic is Water. Last summer, at the Superstore I purchased a sprinkler for…
In and Around Ottawa: The Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Nature or the ‘dinosaur museum’ as it’s called in our house, is a favourite. There is a lot of see, a lot of questions to ask and many things to …
Preschool Activity: Emotions
Toddlers and Preschoolers are extremely emotional but often don’t really understand their emotions. We try to talk about feelings – happy, sad, angry – as best we can to prevent or recover from…
Ottawa Family Activities: Mothercraft Touch-A-Truck
*** Looking for Touch a Truck 2014 information? Click Here! *** What is it with our kids and their fascination with large trucks? My kids have always been so excited to see big…
Activities: Painting and Creativity
Sometime when I say to the kids ‘let’s paint!’ I wonder what I was thinking. There are very little activities we do that make so much mess, and yet, I think it’s one…
Preschool Activity: Paper Bag Bunny
With Easter coming up, we are all about bunnies and eggs in this house right now. This easy paper bag bunny activity is great with preschoolers, but my toddler loved it too. What…
Cooking with kids: Easter Bunny cookies
(note: I am not very fancy with my baking decorations! 😉 A couple of years ago after Easter, I picked up a bunny cookie cutter on sale. It has turned out to not…
25 Days of Christmas – Advent Calendar
Last year, after reading about the idea to create my own advent calendar of activities on the A Peak Inside the Fishbowl blog, I vowed I would do it this year…