Creative Findings January 11, 2012 Tiny Tots at the ROM For the second session I registered my middle guy for the Tiny Tots program at the ROM. It is always such a great opportunity to spend time with him and to enjoy what the ROM has to offer. We had our first session today and visited the dinosaurs - what a great way to start! We touched a T-Rex's tooth, his claws and even a bone. Then we digged for some dinosaur bones, did some dinosaur puzzles and heard a dinosaur story. He absolutely loved it. ... January 03, 2012 All the best for the new year and My Art Lab and Music in the Barns Wishing everyone all the best for the new year! We are starting the year off with a great line up of programming My Art Lab offers hands on art activities for children 5 months to 5 years. Andjelija Djuric invites children and parents into her personal studio to explore art, music and movement. Each week she set-ups the studio and children get to create, learn about and enjoy art. Sessions start on Wednesday January 11th and are offered Wednesdays and Saturdays for 5-18 month old and ... December 19, 2011 Skiing with the kids at Mont Trembant This week I am writing from Mont-Tremblant. We signed the boys up for a 4 day ski school. It is our first time in Mont-Tremblant with the children and how wonderful to share this beautiful village and superb activity with them. Both went down the mountain, learned some great ski techniques and met children from all over the world. We got to enjoy the slopes and time with the boys. Now back in Toronto, I researched all mountains and ski schools around the city. In ... November 25, 2011 Chagall at the AGO We had one of our most successful AGO tours this week where we visited the Chagall exhibit. The works of the artist goes unsaid, what was highly impressive was the rest of the exhibit which included Kandinsky, Rochenko and many others. Painting was present but there was also the introduction of photography and motion. It really allowed us to understand the times these artists were in and how innovative their art was. Below I pasted one of my favorite images of all times which is on display in ... October 16, 2011 David Hockney's Fresh Flowers exhibit at the ROM It is with great excitement that I took the boys to see the David Hockney Fresh Flowers exhibit at the ROM. The 4th floor exhibit space is filled with the electronic devices showcasing the works. I was quite curious to see the display and to see if it was to be interactive from a viewers perspective. Although we cannot touch the devices we see rotations of images on them in addition to seeing the evolution of the works - which is truly a unique and fabulous process ... |
































