Most of our paint explorations at home have been with watercolours. I love the possible complexity that watercolours can offer when the colours combine and the simplicity of clean up time. We have practiced wet-on-wet watercolour painting, which is such a beautiful experience for little ones. Check out this video to learn more about setting… Continue reading nurturing young artists: watercolour painting
Month: January 2014
13 Ways to Keep Kids Active Indoors
There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. – Sir Ranulph Fiennes* This is the motto we live by 99% of the time. Considering this recent weather, let’s come back to proper clothing for another post and dedicate this one to the other 1% (or more) of the time. We can experience-40 celsius to… Continue reading 13 Ways to Keep Kids Active Indoors
Repurpose Your Real Christmas Tree
This post is an excerpt from a previous post about choosing a Christmas tree. If you had a fresh cut tree and if it is organic or pesticide-free, consider honouring your tree by using all of it, or as much of it as you can. After your celebrations are over, harvest the pine needles for use in… Continue reading Repurpose Your Real Christmas Tree