Melting Snowman Paintings

Posted by Nicole Carney on Apr 15, 2013 in Literacy Activities, Painting, Picture Book Activities, Winter Activities | 0 comments

Well, it’s springtime in Calgary, which means very unpredictable weather! It can be sunny and warm one day and blowing snow the next; you just never know what you’re going to wake up to! This morning we woke up to snow, lots and lots of heavy, wet snow. Rather than sitting inside complaining about the weather, I decided to bundle up the bugs and embrace, what I’m hoping will be, one of our last snowfalls of the season. I’m not holding my breath though!

Ringing in the New Year!!

Posted by Nicole Carney on Dec 31, 2012 in New Year's, Winter Activities | 1 comment

Today is New Year’s Eve! Time to say good-bye to 2012 and prepare for a fresh, shiny start to 2013! We are having our family over for a New Year’s Eve dinner, as well as for some fun festivities later on to ring in the New Year. We are going to have 6 kids, ranging in ages from 1-7, so I thought it might be fun to have an early New Year’s celebration just for them before they head off to bed.

Last Week with Bob (Our Elf on the Shelf)

Posted by Nicole Carney on Dec 23, 2012 in Christmas Activities, Elf on the Shelf, Winter Activities | 0 comments

Christmas is just a couple days away, which means our time with Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, is drawing to a close. Here are some of the antics Bob has been up to this past week!

Snowman Soup and Teacher Gift

Posted by Nicole Carney on Dec 17, 2012 in Christmas Activities, Gift Ideas, Winter Activities | 3 comments

Snowman Soup!

When I was teaching I used to give my students ‘snowman soup’ as a little holiday gift before winter break. They are cheap, simple to make, and it’s hot chocolate so you really can’t go wrong. Since M is now in preschool I decided to make up bags of snowman soup for his classmates as well.

Elf on the Shelf (Another 2 Weeks with Bob)!

Posted by Nicole Carney on Dec 14, 2012 in Christmas Activities, Elf on the Shelf, Winter Activities | 0 comments

Another 2 weeks has passed and Bob, our Elf on the Shelf, has been busy causing mischief and bringing smiles to my bugs’ faces! Each morning, M and B are so excited to see what Bob has been up to while they’ve been sleeping. I am actually quite surprised with how observant B is for a one-year-old. When he spots Bob he gets a HUGE grin on his face and starts pointing emphatically at him. It’s so cute! And when M wakes up the first words out of his mouth are, “what’s Bob up to mommy?” I’m really glad we started this tradition. It’s been a lot of fun! If you missed Bob’s previous antics you can check them out here. This is what he’s been up to in the last 2 weeks: