Environmental Justice Sticks Kelly Wendorf Feb 28, 2007 0 I believe that women have the fate of the Earth in the palm of their hands. Some 53 per cent of us are women and we really are pretty wimpish. We…
Uncategorized Happily Ever After Kelly Wendorf Feb 28, 2007 0 Once upon a time, there was a poor motherless girl who wore no shoes. She made her own out of strips of red cloth. They made her feel rich even…
Uncategorized The Waiting Game Kindred Feb 28, 2007 0 Waiting in a restaurant, a traffic jam, an airport or any confined space with restless children can be a challenge. The clamour is rising, your head…
Uncategorized The Road Well Travelled Kindred Feb 28, 2007 0 I do believe that the journey is more important than the destination. I even try to live that way, but when I traveled with our four frisky children…
Uncategorized Taking Care of the Earth Kindred Feb 28, 2007 0 Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. These three simple concepts can help us to live more lightly upon the earth. The following projects honour the…
Uncategorized Rainy Day Activities and Games Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 On good days in the winter I wrestled our four children into rain gear and we would splash outside into puddles and parks. On bad days I wished…
Uncategorized Comfort and Joy: Making time for handmade gifts Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Families live at a fast pace these days. For many of us there are sports practices and games, appointments and meetings, homework and play-dates…
Uncategorized Instead of TV: Projects and Activities for Better Brains Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Children are the best teachers of creativity. Watch them! They are unafraid to ask questions, even if they sound like dumb or obvious questions. They…
Uncategorized Fifteen-Minute Field Trips Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 ‘Tell me and I will forget: show me and I may remember: involve me and I will understand.’ Confucius Some of the most robust learning…
Uncategorized Expanding the World with Science Kindred Feb 27, 2007 0 Even more than school, it is the home that is the seedbed of curiosity and wonder. When you set aside a few moments a week to do in-home science…