For lunch during this last week of freedom, the kids wanted an outdoor barbecue. So, I finally got around to teaching them how to use the gas grill safely. I helped them light the grill, but then I moved back into the role of supervisor. Safety first, of course. They used silicon mitts and long-handled […]
July 2, 2012 On a sunny, hot Canada Day (Observed), we headed out with our special guests, grandpa Silvio and Jessie, for a tour of Toronto’s Kensington Market. We were on a mission to source the ingredients for our very First Paella, which we were planning to make on the gas grill later that afternoon. We […]
August 2, 2011 We’ve had Marshmallow Days before. Two years ago, the kids and I used large fluffy marshmallows as paint stampers, we made robots with marshmallows, toothpicks, and icing, and we finished up by making rice cereal treats. We had so much fun, it is no wonder that they asked for it again! Still, we […]
July 26, 2011 For Pizza Day, we created colour wheels, learned about fractions, and made cheesy pepperoni pizzas on the grill! Colour Wheels Nothing says pizza more than a colour wheel….? When the kids objected to my idea of making a crust-less fruit pizza for breakfast (they were too hungry to wait!), I decided to […]
