Ok, after yesterday’s slightly heavy, all right heavy, post, I thought that I would do something a little lighter.  Model making! If you remember, my son and husband are working on a historical model about Vimy Ridge for a contest the local museum is having.  This is a pretty big endeavor but they are enjoying [...]

A few weeks ago I came across a media report on the author JK Rowling who spoke openly about her own personal battle with depression and her own thoughts about committing suicide.  My initial reaction was to come down hard on the author since she is a heroine to many children and from several articles, the [...]

You have probably seen these at countless children’s festivals or even in stores.  Those nice jars filled with colored sand to create a little 3D art piece.  There are actually two ways to make these but I thought I would use the work of art that can be used for a relaxing bath. What you [...]

Today, my son’s school is having a family fun fair and I am part of the planning committee.  It is all back to that whole volunteering thing and I have decided to jump into it completely.  My son is absolutely overjoyed by the whole thing.  Not only does he know that I am interested in [...]

With the warm days finally upon us, many gardeners are getting out into their gardens and parents with children are no exception. If your kids are anything like mine, they are already getting ready for the run to the local greenhouse to pick up some annuals and more perennials than I had planned to add.   Planting with [...]

The preschool age is a wonderful age during childhood and I really enjoyed teaching children in this age group.  They are interested in learning about any topic from bugs to space and have countless questions for you to answer.  Developmentally, they should be at a level to really express their needs and some of them [...]

If you have ever spent a few minutes with any child, you will know that they can come up with questions that stump you.  I have seen experts in a field being taken completely aback by the complex question asked by a 5 year old.  I have also seen those same experts sputter and blush [...]

I am pleased to have Tanja Cilia back with our Mother’s Day craft for this week.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and please post if you try this project.   Mothers’ Day Gift Booklets What you need:  A4 paper, coloured or white Glue Transparent tape Good scissors Old cards Old [...]

I just wanted to give a heads up to another article on Bisphenol A  and the recalls that have been occurring this week.  Health Canada has decided that there is cause for  concern regarding Bisphenol A, especially relating to infants and young children.  They will be putting up controls to limit bisphenol A in products [...]

Ever since I was a young girl I swore that I would never be “one of those women.”  The ones that went to PTA meetings, bake sales or anything that dealt with being a stay at home mom like Mrs. Cleaver.  I was constantly bombarded with images that being “one of those women” was a [...]