How to make a homemade Mailbox

Mailtime! If your kids love to receive mail, they will love this craft!

momstown Oakville moms met at Coronation Park with empty boxes and toddlers in hand. We let the kids go at it with paint, stickers and decorations until they were satisfied with their creations.

Bonus: this craft continues when you get home, now you have to create mail!

Flowers and Dancing in Oakville!

The kids had a ball at StudioTime this week. This time, Michelle, a fabulous and engaging dance instructor (and incredibly energetic, had to have three espresso shots to keep up:) kept the kids dancing and laughing and finished off with a some parachute games.

momstown Oakville does this party with a slight variation on the theme every month. It's a great opportunity to do something a little different and tucker your little one out at the same time. Plus, if you can manage it, there's an amazing shoe sale right now across the street!

Glitter Alert!

momstown Oakville had a blast at "What a Mess!" art centre. It's truly wonderful to not have to chase your toddler around with a dustbuster! All the mess stays there, all except for the glitter which has found its way home and is now mingling with the dust bunnies (sigh).

Join us every month for this field trip, momstown members receive $1 dollar off the art fee. Happy crafting!!

If you want to get messy and have some fun at home with your kids, check out these great ideas on the momstown arts and crafts blog!

Messy "Mud" Painting
Baby's First Painting - Oatmeal
Body Painting
Shaving Cream Finger Paints
Kool-Aid Painting

and the monthly contest winner is....

Tracey Adams,

Congratulations, You've won a one year memberhsip to momstown!

All momstown mamas can enter the monthly draw once each day, so don't forget to check out our home page!

Dinosaur Exploration with momstown

Dino Day at StudioTime! It's hard to find a kid who doesn't like dinosaurs :).

After some free play and crafts, momstown kids were invited to join in a modern dance demo (this went over about as well as you would think with numerous toddlers of varying ages).

We ended on a high note though with a dino-mite Itsy Bitsy Yoga demo from Lisa. Ahhh, relaxation....sort of an abstract thought at this point in time.

Want to find a cool volcano activity to do with your dino lovers? Check it out here on momstown arts & crafts.

Next month's Summer Flower party will feature a dance demo from StudioTime's new Kinderdance instructor! Stay tuned.....

mamas finished triathlon!!

Well, we did it! Nervous tension mounted as we pulled into the park and I watched the athletes walking around with bikes. Turns out, these were the competitors from the more serious competitions that took place before the try-the-tri (thank goodness).

I soon found my fellow momstown mamas and we proceeded to the chilly water. Any nerves were eased when my little cheerleaders (my kids), ran into my arms and started poking at the swimming cap :) The swim was tough, the bike was pretty hard too and by the time we hit the run, my legs felt like tree trunks and it was mind over matter.

momstown mamas all crossed the finish line within minutes of each other, and even got to celebrate over a beer and plenty of bbq'ed protein at Linda's house. Thanks Linda! And thanks ladies, it was fun, and I would do again anytime (okay, not anytime, maybe next summer!).

the big day has come

Tomorrow is race day. Many weeks ago, I joined a fledging group of fellow momstowners in the idea that we would train and complete a mini-triatholon. The perfect motivator I thought...get in shape, get to know some more moms in the process, all with a deadline so I couldn't weasel out of it! Well, the get in shape part is what it is, I had the liberating experience of finally getting rid of the shorts and pants in my closet that are one size too small, I have finally admitted that those days are gone and not coming back:). And for getting to know my fellow racers? We had many well intentioned attempts at getting together to train, but with crazy schedules and unpredictable little people, I trained solo. But I knew they were there, we gave each other updates on progress, ideas for training and if that wasn't motivation enough, now my kids and husband are coming, and they were practicing their cheering today. So, tomorrow is the big day. I'm meeting my peeps somewhere in the transition area, and while I don't know if we'll cross the finish line together, we're most definitely having a beer afterwards together. Good luck girls!! Perhaps more of you will join us next year, I feel a tradition coming on....