This past year, Ottawa-based world ice-carving champion Suguru Kanbayashi was trying to think of ways to introduce his art form to his young children. “It’s a 100 per cent easily recycled medium with very little impact environmentally,” says Kanbayashi, […]
Tracey Tong
Ice, ice baby
Ottawa’s Suguru Kanbayashi was six years old when his father became one of the original ice sculptors at Winterlude. More than four decades later, Kanbayashi’s work is highlighted annually during the festival at Confederation Park and on Sparks Street […]
From the editor
Being a kid at heart and having a taste for fun is a good thing. When you have young children (like many of us on the Parenting Times team do), it makes it easier to see the world through their […]
Canadian books worth spending a snow day with
Parenting Times did not receive any financial compensation for this piece. Snow outside, a couple of hours with nothing you have to do, a cup of milky tea, some fresh-baked cookies (the slice-and-bake variety works, too!) and a brand-new book […]
The Night Before Giftmas: A DIY holiday poem
Parenting Times did not receive any financial compensation for this piece. We all love the twinkling lights, the merry music and most of all, the gathering of friends and family this time of year. While we are more […]
Building memories
Our family shares an activity that’s fast become a new holiday tradition – and a source of continued entertainment When I was growing up in the 90s, Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was my favourite movie. This was […]
Canadian books we’ll be devouring this fall
Parenting Times did not receive any financial compensation for this piece. The fireplace is turned on for the first time this season, colourful and crunchy leaves blanket the ground and… is that the smell of hot chocolate heating on […]
From the Editor
A 16th birthday is a significant milestone in many North American cultures. For teens, it marks the closing of one chapter and the passage to adulthood. Indeed, many people take this time to look back on a childhood left behind, […]
Kids, Unplugged
A smartphone-free nation takes a village – one built by a Canadian mom Jenny Perez was in a love-hate relationship with her phone – “so helpful sometimes, but also a big distraction,” says the Vancouver-based mother of one. “I […]
Small schools, big opportunities
Micro schools offer a sense of belonging and personalized, relationship-based education Long before the micro school became a trend in education, Académie de la Capitale was already putting its principles into practice. Since its founding in 1998, the administration and […]