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13 Feb, 2007

The assembly line approach to Valentine’s Day

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|File under crafty

[I wrote this yesterday and forgot to post …] I haven’t boughtÂ commercial kiddie V-day cardsÂ in awhile. I refuse to do it. Their very existence sucks the creativity out of kids andÂ does nothing but promote Assorted Superheros, Bratz, Barbie, SpongeBob or other characters tied to movie/tv/kiddie merchandise. It’s tough to find non-commercial cards. And so,Â we […]

11 Feb, 2007

Monday Show and Tell: it’s possible to have fun in the winter, and here’s proof

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Mondays are for Show and Tell|Multimedia experiments|Ottawa

Â We have something a little different for Show and Tell this week because I didn’t have time to set something up with the kiddies. But here, Mark made a video!Â And it’s um, kinda about the kids, so I say it’s okay. :) On Saturday we went sledding at the Experimental Farm andÂ checked out some […]

06 Feb, 2007

Saturday on the Canal

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Easy ways to make kids happy|Photography|Recipes and Food

… or the “Skateway” as I’ve heard it called. Navigating the Rideau Canal with kids can either be very very fun, or very very awful. We had a bit of both on Saturday. We started at Patterson Creek in the Glebe and skated towards Dow’s Lake. We got as far as Landsdowne Park before we […]

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Jeanie Maennling: I spent many wonderful days visiting my cousins and Uncle Herb and aunt Eleanor at the Farm in the 1950's. Mycousin Skippy (Sharon) and I got into l
alex: For a classic Canadian treat for valentine day , try a BeaverTail (a fried dough pastry) there its yummy
Juliet Luiz: I was at this park today and saw the foundation and historical sign which got me curious and let me to your blog post! Great information:) too bad t
Rowyn Tape: Hello, I was sitting at Easter dinner with my grandmother and she was telling me this story. She is Herbert Lytles daughter who eventually bought the
Bernie: I freeze ball sizes of bread dough for beavertails each winter season.Easy to thaw, roll out and fry. Best winter treat!
Jen_nifer: I feel very much the same about my SUP. Floating with snacks is fantastic! When I go on water with some current, I make sure that I paddle into the cu
sam: Great article. This is very insightful. Thanks for sharing

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