Playing with Yeast It’s been a long time since we last had Make Day and cook up some science experiments for the kids, so we decided to literally cook this time and explore the Science of Yeast. To do so, we planned to do the same bread recipe 3 times, … Continue reading
This past cooking class, I had three kids again… and as Valentine’s day is getting closer, we decided to put together a heart shaped treat. In the past I had made some really yummy Apple Hand Pies, so I decided to use that pastry dough, but this time I wanted … Continue reading
What is the Story Conflict? We had our second Movie Class yesterday, and my little filmmakers explored what makes stories move forward and be interesting: The Story Conflict. Last week we talked about the Importance of Story. I had asked the kids to think over the week, as their homework, … Continue reading
Even if it’s not Christmas… This past week we had my Dad in town, and as he knows about this blog combines my passion for stories and baking, he asked if I could find a recipe for Dresdner Stollen and teach him how to make it. I found a base … Continue reading
Have you ever tried weird flavor combinations? Like mixing Black Pepper and Lemon for making a delicious, crumbly, sweet cookie? If you haven’t, you should! We have a lemon tree in our backyard which produces huge lemons year-round. My sister-in-law gave us a wonderful book called Luscious Lemon Desserts by … Continue reading
A Movie Class for 6 year-old Kids A couple of weeks back I had the idea to teach my daughter and 3 other friends about making movies, so I talked to the respective moms and yesterday we had our first class. For the beginning class I wanted to stress to … Continue reading
Colors and Design as a Game Have you ever seen or heard of Hervé Tullet’s picture books? They are a marvelous romp of color and whimsy, I had the pleasure of receiving Press Here as a gift for my daughter a few years back. Up to this day, and now … Continue reading
A Bedtime Routine Last week I wrote a piece about How to get back into a sleeping routine. A friend of mine commented that it all sounded like great advice, if only she could get her 5 month-old to sleep for longer than 2 hours and BE in a regular … Continue reading
Yesterday was Friday again, which means it was our weekly cooking class with the kids! This week we had Mr. J with us once more, as he had been asking to be part of the class again since last week. Because of that, I decided to do something he’d like … Continue reading
Vacations wreak havoc on your Toddler sleeping routine I love vacations. I love traveling. I love having the entire family together. But it is a fact that the variation in the everyday routine does send my toddler on a craziness spin… and what suffers the most is his sleeping routine. … Continue reading
