Parent Club is proud to work with Special Olympics Canada to support and sponsor Ben Tinholt, as he trains for the World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho from February 6 to 13, 2009. Name: Ben Tinholt Position on Team Canada: Athlete, Floor Hockey Number of Years Involved in Special Olympics: 10 years Home Town: Guelph,…
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Ideas for School Lunch
Think outside the lunch box when looking for ideas for school (or work even). Pre-packaged lunch meats contain high contents of sodium (plus oodles of other preservatives). Roast an extra chicken breast, ham slice or roast beef and slice these leftovers into homemade healthy sandwiches. Under the Category of cold lunch: Sandwich, pita, wrap, cheese…
Back to School Check list
Back PacksAdjust straps to ensure it fits well on child’s back. Write name or label back pack. Ensure it has extra pockets for change of clothes, snack containers or lunch bag. (Parent Club tip; personalized labels are easy but it is just as good to write on shirt tag with a permanent marker – make…
Cooking with Kids
Homemade Madeleines Madeleines are a french butter cupcake. In Spain, they are eaten for breakfast. They come in various shapes like; cupcakes, shell and super mini-pound cake. Kids will love to make these simple cakes. They can measure, stir and roleplay a cooking show! Homemade MadeleinesBake at 350 for 12-15 minutes (Makes 24 Madeleines) 3…
Olympics – Honour Among Athletes
This is poor sportsmanship… It shows lack of honour among athletes. The motto of the Olympics Citius, Altius, Fortius” – “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” Nothing about egotism, bad loosing or jealousy. There are Olympic dispute processes to go through; should an athlete have concern about his/her games. Throwing away a medal shows such a lack of…
When Food is the Enemy at Birthday Parties
We once went to a birthday party where the birthday child had a sever peanut allergy . When the (homemade peanut-free) cake came out one child pulled out a container of dates and fruit. “He can’t have cake – no refined sugar“. Some studies have shown that children with autism can benefit from gluten-free, casein-free…
Sigh…the first bee sting
Ah, the first steps. The first word. The first bee sting?! OK, not a very nice first — but yesterday we experienced the first bee sting of life. Well, we now know – with certainty – Thing 2 does not have an Anaphylactic shock reaction to bee stings. Panic attack reaction – yes. HUGE panic…
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games start 8.8.08 (that would be this Friday for those of us who have too many pin numbers and passwords and really don’t need any more numbers in our lives). Actually the preliminaries for some events start tomorrow. (did you know that?) However the opening games can be seen on Toronto television starting…
Who is making lunch today!?
The kids cooking craze is hot in my house. Perhaps, it is because as soon as I’m occupied with laundry, grass cutting or phone calling — that is the exact time when kids get hungry. Parental Murphy’s Law; as soon as you are busy – the kids will need something. Yesterday, Thing 1 volunteered to…
Everyday is Saturday
Do you remember the poem from Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems & Drawings by Shel Silverstein ? The one that ends with “…And I’ve taken twelve thousand and forty-one breaths,And I’m TIRED!” The whole point of the poem is that the character is doing nothing activity and it is such hard work. (yes, nothing activity)….