Every summer, for the past five years, I’ve been posting our family activities and ideas here on Summer of Funner. As we come to the end of our fifth season, I wanted to thank all of you readers for your five years of dedication and support. The kids are growing up. And it’s likely we won’t […]
Archive | August, 2015
Sweet and Spicy Fermented Pickles in a Mason Jar [with and without an airlock]
The kids and I decided that we wanted to learn how to make a version of our famous Bread and Butter Pickles without vinegar, i.e. by fermenting them in crocks or jars. Pickling crocks are rather exorbitantly priced, so we decided to make pickles in wide-mouth mason jars. After a little research, we decided that […]
101 Things to look for at the Natural History Museum [Free Printable]
Last year’s 101 Things to Look for at the Art Museum was such a hit with the kids that I thought I’d come up with another free printable Scavenger Hunt for our next trip to the Royal Ontario Museum. I derived our list from the holdings of several large Natural History Museums in Europe and […]
Date Almond Smoothie Freezer Pops
Banana week continues…The kids so love the super healthy Date Almond Smoothies we made over March BreACK! that we’ve been making them regularly ever since! As the weather has turned warmer, we’ve even started throwing a few cups of ice into the blender to make “Date Almond Frosties.” This summer, we decided to go the distance and […]
Easy Gorgeous Chocolate Covered Bananas
It’s Banana Week! And we’re going Bananas! Banana Splits! Banana Bread! Painting with Banana Peels….You name it! We’ve done it! One of our best culinary experiments this week has got to be these Easy Gorgeous Chocolate Covered Bananas!! Oh my goodness. I am NOT a frozen banana girl…but I like a cold summer treat. And these babies […]
Summer Books: What the Kids are Reading
You asked us what we were reading? Here are the kids’ top book pics for Summer of Funner 2015! Together, we’re reading…. Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lason and Sydney Smith Anansi/Groundwood, 2015 As lovers of JonArno Lawson’s poems, I wasn’t sure how the kids were going to respond to this wordless jaunt through town. Reader, […]