The Christmas, visitors to Black Creek will get a chance to see a real Gingerbread Village. Last week I got a sneak peak a the entries in the Gingerbread house competition. Entrants were students at culinary schools,caterers, or serious bakers, and each person created a replica of one of the buildings in Black Creek Pioneer Village. It was really cool!
Gingerbread Village competition at Black Creeek
It’s that time again – when our kids will bring home their first report cards for the school year. Apparently they’re going to look a little different. CBC’s Metro Morning had an interesting interview yesterday with Annie Kidder of People for Education about the new “Progress Reports we can expect this week. Rather than listing marks in the different subjects we’ll read whether our child is progressing “well,” “with difficulty,” or “very well” in each subject.
I think this is a great idea.
The Fall is a wonderful time to visit Black Creek Pioneer Village. The leaves have turned, the air is cooler, and the fires are burning to keep the homes warm. There are activities for children and adults every day of the week.
Come out and enjoy!
School children learning about life in pioneer times.
I dropped my younger son off at his school on Friday and watched the parade of children in costume arriving. There were smiles all around. I watched a girl get out of a car in a very clever homemade cow costume. She was beaming! There were princesses (of course) and many ghoulish bloodied figures. The teachers were dressed up too, and the whole thing had a happy, festive atmosphere.
Dressing up is so much fun!
The "princess" in this photo is actually my older son. But that's what you get when you have three older sisters who like dressing you up!
