Loyalists who came by land to Quebec and Ontario brought their belongings in covered wagons. Click on the button below for printable craft instructions for a Covered Wagon Craft made with craft supplies around the house.
Bonnets – In New France, women and girls wore coifs or caps all the time. Different caps were worn depending on a girl’s age.
With the bonnet above, add a gathered skirt and apron with a t-shirt and you have a lovely pioneer costume.
On Feb. 15, 2015, this documentary was aired on the 50th anniversary of the Flag of Canada. The story is pertinent today on the 60th anniversary. Our maple leaf was raised over Parliament Hill in 1965, but not without controversy. Reg Sherren tells us the little known story of how the flag came to be….
Puffins are one of our favourites – a most amazing seabird. The Atlantic Puffin, known in Canada as Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial bird, is the smallest of the four species of puffins? Their parrot-like beak changes colour in the year, from dull grey in winter to bright stunning orange in spring. They range in the…
Weaving, a skill used for centuries to make useful items for life, is also an easy craft for young children to begin to see patterns, and learn to create order and usefulness from basic items. Find out the value of weaving for children, and see easy tutorials in the videos or Blog Link here. Related…
Children often learn more quickly when they play games. Trivia games are an excellent way to have your children learn more about Canada and remember facts about it. We love the Canadian Trivia Game, and Explore Canada or Explore the World Games. What’s the difference between the two? Canadian Trivia has 1440 expert level questions…
In Craigellachie, British Columbia at 9:22 am on November 7, 1885, the last railway spike was hammered in, connecting Canada from coast to coast. The Canadian Pacific Railway was formed to physically unite Canada and Canadians from coast to coast and the building of the railway is considered to be one of Canada’s greatest feats…
The North American Lobster may be an item on a fancy menu, it is, first and foremost, an important wildlife species to our Atlantic coast’s ecology. Dive in, and discover this fascinating animal! In the mid-1880s – only ten years after the lobster boom began – overfishing drove the stocks to dangerously low levels. The…
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