Postcards from the Falls
I’m strictly tourist But I couldn’t care less When they parlez-vous me Then I gotta confess…That’s for me! – from […]
Protest Posters Inspired By Ghosts of Gone Birds
August 17, 2011 Today we made Rob Ford Protest Posters inspired by the artists of the Ghosts of Gone Birds!
Crazy Fruit Day
August 16, 2011 Sure, we’ve painted with pineapple skins…We even attempted to grow one from a crown on our windowsill…Still,
Library Day: T-Shirts and a Ford Protest Song
August 10, 2011 Did he ever return? No he never returned From the library that day He may circulate forever
The Day in Condiments
August 9, 2011 Last summer, we had Pickle Day. We made Dilly-Dill pickles, and that was all. No. That wasn’t
Just a Bit of News
August 4, 2011 Thanks to @MargaretAtwood for retweeting my “Save the Riverdale Farm” Sketches! A record number of visitors checked out
Marshmallow Day
August 2, 2011 We’ve had Marshmallow Days before. Two years ago, the kids and I used large fluffy marshmallows as paint
“Save the Riverdale Farm” Sketches
July 27, 2011 Today was supposed to be a day in which we played simple tourists, tooling around the city
Pizza Day
July 26, 2011 For Pizza Day, we created colour wheels, learned about fractions, and made cheesy pepperoni pizzas on the
Sketching (Again!) at the ROM
July 20, 2011 I hadn’t meant to spend two weeks in a row with the kids sketching at a museum
Chocolate Day
July 19, 2011 Today is my wedding anniversary, so I decided to make sure that our food theme would be extra-luxurious! I
Sketch Day at the AGO
July 13, 2011 Today was our first “culture” day. I’m not sure why I came up with such a stupid
Pomme Day
Tuesday, July 12 If you haven’t noticed by now, this whole food day thing isn’t rocket science. It’s just a
Mustard Tastings and Turtle Talk
July 6-11, 2011 My new strategy for entertaining out-of-towners: try something in the city that you’ve never tried before! This week
Strawberry Day
July 5, 2011 I always like to start our “food themed” days off with a bang. So, for this first
Clay-Dough aka Canada Day
July 1, 2011 Canada Day was all about innovating with clay and dough, making do with the less-than-perfect art supplies we had on hand and making an even more
Yesterday Books
Thursday, June 30thToday was “Play Day” – our official day to knock around doing crazy things to mark the beginning of
Brainstorming the Calendar
Most of my work for the summer takes place on a sunny June afternoon, about two weeks before the kids