Category Archives: Hats

Happy Happy Birthday Chalk Art

Birthday Chalk Art

My daughter is super, super excited about her upcoming birthday this month.

She will be FIVE and starts kindergarten in September. It is a very exciting time !!!

Birthday Chalk Art

Grandma’s Art Gallery

Fridge Art Gallery

Lots of new art on Grandma’s fridge.

My daughter Jade, her cousins and myself drew voraciously at Grandma’s place.

The Party Puppy

Party Puppy

My wife created this fun doodle for Jade.

Lady Bug Express … Special Delivery !!!

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Jade received a beautiful letter last week from a guest drawer  !!!

Ziggy Short Crust is on a quest to revive the lost art of letter writing.

This is her  post about Jade’s letter.

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The drawings, writing and details are so beautiful!

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During Christmas, we set up a pretend mail box.

Jade couldn’t believe it … A real letter for her !!!

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After the letter, Jade demanded some lady bug puddle jumping!

Thank you so much Ziggy for brightening our rainy day!

SplashyLadyBug

Realities of Raincouver

Raincouver

In Vancouver it rains … a lot … and then some.

Rain gear is essential.

Vancouver’s #1 rule; always have an umbrella.

And if you have a 3 year old — don’t  forget the rubber boots!

Wet Ladybug

Jade’s Home and Workspace

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Our family almost always paints or draws at our kitchen table.

We’ve thought long and hard about how to best integrate our family’s art space and material.

Firstly, we wanted to incorporate Jade’s art into the work space.

We also wanted our art resources / materials to be easily accessible.

For a final touch, we envisioned Jade’s paintings in our living room.

Last month, we went to Ikea and purchased some Expedit bookshelves.

For us, it’s a perfect space solution.

Today, I put up Jade’s art in our living / working area (pics below).

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Our Living Room

Santa, Can We Have Snow For Christmas?

Chalk Art Winter Wonder Land

As a prairie boy growing up, it’s still strange not having snow in December.

Winter Chalk Art

It was a dry day and we decided to spread some Christmas cheer.

Star Light, Star Bright

Star Light, Star Bright

Jade and I collaborated to paint a wizard at StrongStart.

My daughter dabbled the yellow stars.

The school has a fun dress up area with a great wizard hat.

The Shoes That Go “Pit Pat Pit Pat”

Pit Pat Pit Pat

Jade’s favourite scene from the book “Little Bear’s Visit.”

This is from the section called the “Goblin Story”.

I love Maurice Sendak’s illustrations in it!

Click to learn more about Little Bear’s Visit.

The Mad Hatter & The Unicorn

Mad Hatters Tea Party

The Mad Hatter’s Halloween Tea Party … Who knew Unicorns loved tea ???

Uh Oh … Why does every tea party end this way ???