27 Aug, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy
It was Mark’s idea not to tell the girls we had free tickets to see Walking with the Dinosaurs. After dinner we changed our clothes and packed the girls up in the car, all the while sporting glum faces and mumbling things about “something we have to do for work.” The girls asked a lot […]
Many children learn how to read in kindergarten, even before kindergarten, but when she was five Emma was still struggling to put sounds to letters and stringing them together. Was I a bad parent because my daughter wasn’t reading by the age of three? Or maybe she wasn’t going to be very smart? It always […]
23 Aug, 2009
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty
Kids are funny. If a parent ever suggested that their kids set up a pretend golf course they’d scoff at the suggestion. But give them some colourful paper, a couple of putters, some golf balls (and free run of the basement) they might come up with the idea all by themselves. Our basement mini-golf had […]
My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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