Black History Month is an annual observance in North America, during the month of February. It became officially recognized in Canada by the House of Commons in 1995 as a month to honour Black Canadians. Each year, during the month…
“When reading, we don’t fall in love with the characters appearance. We fall in love with their words, their thoughts, their hearts. We fall in love with their souls”. This Valentine’s Day, help your children fall in love with reading…
Helping children develop healthy eating habits can be challenging, especially with children who are particular with vegetables. A great way to sneak in those veggies and all the nutrients that go along with them is by preparing smoothies. These naturally…
The start of the New Year is the perfect time to start preparing pre-schoolers for their transition to kindergarten. In Ontario, children are eligible for kindergarten the year they turn 4 and elementary schools will begin accepting registrations as of…
Are you looking for ways to ring in the New Year in a family friendly way? If so, we’ve rounded up some fun ideas to make your holiday celebration pop! Toast to the New Year with a Mocktail Have little…
In this era of electronics, a child’s gift list may often seem like the catalogue at the local Best Buy. One of the greatest things to bestow upon them this Christmas is the gift of play. Get “unplugged” this holiday…
Our families didn’t have to wait until the night beforeChristmas to get a Santa sighting, he paid us a special visit on December 5thfor a jolly good time in jammies. Rather than visions of sugar plums the children had visionsof…
In our ongoing efforts to encourage children to be kind and compassionate we are introducing a different type of Advent Calendar this holiday season, the Kindness Calendar. This calendar will be implemented at each of our sites. Children will countdown…
The children who participated in our P.A. Day Camp on November 23rd had the opportunity to celebrate a country Christmas at the Willowgrove Outdoor Education Centre. In this beautiful winter wonderland, the children experienced the holidays “unplugged” beginning with acting…