Communication skills begin forming long before children read or write. In early childhood, expression happens through movement, sound, imagery, and imaginative play. In Palmetto Bay, educators recognize that creative expression is not an extra activity. It is a primary pathway for children to develop language, social awareness, and confidence in sharing ideas with others. Families…

[Ad – Gifted Products] When it comes to card games, I really do love card games that are in a tin! The Dog Man: The Hot Dog Card Game is one such game – the tin making it very easy to bring out and about with you. I find card games like this to be…

I always get the itch to do some extra baking and treat-making around Valentine’s Day. Each year, I do these cookie or treat boxes for our local Pokemon Go community, which is always a lot of fun. Valentine’s Day isn’t as big of a deal as it is in America, but it is still a…

[Ad- gifted experience] We’ve gone to improve theatre before, but Perfect Show for Rachel is something that takes aspects of improve, but is so much more than that. Rachel is the director of the show, with a big panel full of buttons. These buttons trigger different scenes or mini-games, that the rest of the actors on…

[Ad- gifted experience] Dann and I do love a romantic dinner out, and the six course tasking menu at London Steakhouse Company, by Marco Pierre White, is a fantastic, intimate, date spot perfect for Valentine’s Day. Dann and I have previously been to one of Marco Pierre White’s other restaurants, which had a more casual…

When we were visiting Austria, our friend had set up a bunch of different locations for us to visit, that have significance in the area. St. Stephen’s Cathedral was one of the first on the list. This is a large Roman Catholic church that is nearly in the centre of Vienna, with beautiful views from…