Valentines Day is celebrated every year on February 14th. Celebrate with your little ones with some Valentines fun, bake some special treats, make a card for someone special or read some Valentines Day books. Easy Valentines Cookies Ingredients: White melting chocolate Pink wafer cookies Variety of Valentines Day sprinkles Wax Paper Directions: Melt chocolate as directed on package. Pour…
Often when we think of being active, we think of being outdoors. During winter months, freezing temperatures, wind chill, snowstorms and freezing rain make getting outdoors difficult. When you are stuck indoors it is easy to get stuck in a routine of television watching, video games and playing on tablets, but these sedentary habits can be harmful in physical and…
Did you know January 29th is National Puzzle Day? A puzzle is a game or toy that tests a person’s knowledge, you are required to put pieces together in a logical way in order to arrive at the correct solution. Puzzles are great for your child’s mind and cognitive development. So here is why puzzles are considered helpful to a…
January 27th is Family Literacy Day. Family Literacy refers to the way parents, children and extended family members use literacy at home and in their community. Engaging in literacy activities as a family improves a child’s skills and also helps adults keep their skills sharp. Did you know that in Canada, children whose parents often engage in literacy-related activities with…
Legos are a plaything most of us identify with our childhood. Those little plastic bricks were the best toys any kid could have and they provided years of enjoyment. While most of us associate the word Lego (Danish for “play well”) with childhood, a growing number of adults admit they “play well” . . . well into their thirties, forties,…
It’s that time of year again…. a new year is upon us. Which to some of us means time to start working on all those New Year’s resolutions we made. A New Year’s resolution is a promise we make to ourselves to somehow improve our lives in the coming year, they come in all forms; some people try and break…
Does your child love doing arts and crafts; are they always coming home from child care with a new work of art? As parents, we believe our child is an artist and every finger painting, macaroni collage or family portrait they make is a masterpiece and should be displayed for all to see. One problem, there is only so much…
Your children want to paint, play with playdoh or make slime and all you can think about is the mess. It may be messy but children are actually learning and developing in essential ways during arts and crafts. Bilateral Coordination– Crafts such as colouring, drawing, cutting, all require your child to use both of their hands together. This skill…
The holiday season is a time for baking and one of the seasonal favourites is gingerbread. Did you know Saturday December 12th is Gingerbread Decorating Day? What child wouldn’t love baking, building and decorating an entire gingerbread house that could then be inhabited by a colourful little gingerbread family? What is gingerbread? “Gingerbread” refers to a variety of ginger-flavoured foods.…