This looks like an easy Halloween activity and also a special snack treat. Love that it is narrated by a kid! (My Thing 1 is getting increasing fearful of ghosts this year — she is coming home from school about “Mary Black” being in the washroom — I remember being scared to death of the…
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Reader Feedback: Birthday Tips
“At Child A’s fourth birthday we made decorated “binoculars” I made them ahead of time by stapling together two TP rolls and adding a string, on the string I had attached a tag to write the child’s name on. A bunch of stickers and fancy metallic markers and we were all set! The next year…
Birthday Tips – at home
A few tips for the “Location: Our House Birthday Party”. How do you fill the time? Combine activities. Have the child make their loot bag item; be it a hand print on an art canvas, a decorated t-shirt, a pot & seeds combo, a painted bird house, or other craft. (e-mail Parent Club if you…
EARTH DAY – ECOkid websites
Here are some good websites for getting to know more about the Earth, science and nature. Click on the link to go directly to the respective site. All sites are Canadian. Know MagEcoKidsOwl Kids Colouring pages of animals and nature;Hugot l’escargot www.parentclub.ca
Art tip…
If you are at a loss for something to do…surf over to HUGOESCARGOT. This francophone website has over 8,000 images available for you to print off and colour. From popular comics like Dora, SpongeBob, and Winx to seasonal and birthday images…it is a great resource. (Birthday tip; print off a bunch of colouring pages and…
Avoiding March Break
Are you up to your elbows in March Break? Ready for something a little — easier…? This post is dedicated to avoiding March Break – but still having a good time. You could enjoy some outdoor activities close to home. For example; dropping food colouring, drip by drip, into the snow in the backyard. Give…
Remember – Valentines!
How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Do you celebrate? Some parents believe it is a Hallmark holiday — a fête created by card companies to increase revenues in the winter months. This year a friend received a note from the teacher asking that all valentine’s be simply marked TO: My Friend rather than personalized with…
Kids Craft – Orange Clove Pomander
Going on a field trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village inspired me to find a kid craft for orange clove pomanders. They smell great and scream ‘Victorian Christmas’. This is a appropriate craft for a school aged child – with parental help. Here’s what you need; a washed orange or lemonmany many whole clovescinnamonnutmegorris root…