- Hi, I’m Renata. I’m a mom, a wife, and a teacher. I am also a writer, a painter, and a general creative soul. I love to write stories for children and poetry for adults. My favourite painting medium is acrylics. As well, I love to craft with my kids. While the goal is to have focused, daily creative time, that is not always possible with a five year old, three year old, and a one year old. That is why post it notes with sentence fragments, story ideas, and sketch ideas can be found on most surfaces in my home. This blog is a record of my attempts at sanity and at making me time for creativity while being a mommy of three.
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Friday Faves: Fave Baby Items
Whether you have a child coming or have a shower to attend, here is a list of non-clothing/blanket items for baby (mostly from 0-9 months) that I love and recommend. Covering a spread of price options, here they are: 1) Mesh … Continue reading
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Making Photo Board Books
My son, C, loves to read and loves photos. To combine those two loves and to help develop his language skills, I make photo board books for him on high interest topics that he can relate to because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged board book, language development, toddler
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Creative Kids Moment: Arrr, ye matey! Pirate Port Holes
Avast, me hearties, here’s a fun activity to try with yer scurvy scallywags that can be adapted for many ages! I first did this project about 10 years ago with a grade three class and had them give themselves pirate … Continue reading
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Tagged art, crafts, kids crafts, parrot, parrots, pirate, pirates, port hole, port holes, toddler art
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Friday Faves: Current Fav Art Blogs/Sites
The internet is such a wonderful source of creative inspiration. My fav blogs and sites are those where people share their creative process. I have been especially drawn to mixed media work recently and, of course, art for kids. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Me Breaks, Painting, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged art, creative inspirations, creative process, Creativity, kids crafts, mixed media, Visual Arts
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Creative Kids Moment: Box Train
As long as there have been boxes, I am sure kids have been creating things out of them. It gives me secret pleasure, actually, that with all the toys we have, including the high tech gadgets, that boxes continue to … Continue reading
Me Breaks: 10 Minute Writing Moments (Part IV)
Time for the last instalment of my 10 Minute Writing Moments series. As a reminder, these have been exercises that can be at least started in a short time period. To get in my daily dose of writing I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, me time, mom time, Writers Resources, Writing Exercises
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The Terrific/Terrible Twos, Toothbrushing, and Toilet Training
As C is approaching 2 and a half, his independence and intelligence is growing in leaps and bounds. It is a mind bogglingly terrific and, in turns, terrible age. On the terrific side, he is so intrigued and awed by everything. It is inspiring. He is … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Update
Q is 6 ½ months now-where has the time gone?! She is a generally happy little girl with a BIG voice. Her volume seriously must be a record as, happy or upset, the noise she can create is mind boggling. … Continue reading
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keeping the me in mommy 