In my newslettter, I promised to unveil my big project this Tuesday… unfortunately I had a few setbacks and the mystery continues. I hope to reveal the mystery project very soon! I give you another clue today. For the project to be stable, I needed a wooden base and 4 wooden circles. Since I do not have woordworking equipment, I had …
If the clue I gave in my previous article was not enough to allow you to guess what I am making, here is another picture. It is another component of my big project, another piece of the puzzle, if you like. Is it a futuristic “roach motel”? A space ship transporting a planet? A picture of …
Yesterday I told you that I was working on a big project. Here is a second clue. In addition to the tubes I showed in my previous post, I also needed to make a round object. That’s all I’ll say about it, but you can see for yourself in the picture below. Yes, the weather …
If you receive my free newsletter, you already know that I am working on a project that I started during the summer. I even challenged my readers to guess what I was making with the objects that you see on the picture below. I received a wide variety of answers, grouped around certain themes. Very …
The International Puppet Festival is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year. Every year, this event takes place on the second weekend of August in the town of Almonte, a 50 km drive from Ottawa. During the two day festival, you can watch ten professional puppet troupes who perform in tented theatres or in the …
Kids find robots fascinating. Creating a robot is a bit like creating your own toy; it lets children dream and use their imagination. Creating a giant robot is best done as a team activity. Here is what you need to make a giant robot : It’s better to work as a team to create a …
Valentine’s Day is an occasion to tell the people who play an important role in your life that you appreciate them. A nice way to say that is through a card that you made yourself, because in that case, in addition to the kind words written on it, the card itself will be a gift …
Here is how to make a card that says “I love you” from a child. The little ones will need your help, but they will be proud of the result since their own hands are represented on the card. To start, take two sheets of construction paper in contrasting colours like pink and red, for …
One of the most festive and lengthy celebrations is the Chinese New Year. This celebration lasts a full 15 days and contains several smaller festivities within it. One of those is the Lantern Festival, which is what our Chinese Lantern project will connect you with! Do you know where the Chinese Lantern began? For those …
From January 2 to 5, 2014, I give workshops at the Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Each child can make a chess piece. For many children, it was their first introduction to the game of chess. Here are some comments from the first day: I like it! Merci beaucoup! Really neat ideas. Thanks. Brillant! …
Bright red, yellow and blue paint are laid in small cups at the base of an easel. A child, smocked from head to toe is given the opportunity to use these paints, not with their typical brush in hand but with their bare fingers. They are freely allowed to dip their fingers into the paint …
When you think of Advent calendars, an image immediately comes to mind: a large picture that evokes Christmas, with small numbered windows. The purpose of the Advent calendar is to help the children wait until the arrival of Christmas. Originally, the Advent calendar had 24 small windows behind which were hidden small images. Each day …