Piecaken

a what??

Its a pie nestled inside a cake and baked to gooey amazingness.  How exciting!  AND Easy to do at home.

See my picture for a home made example.  Easy to imagine this as an Easter Dessert!

 

We used a quality store purchased raspberry pie and made the chocolate cake from scratch.  I easily say “we” but my sister did all the cooking while I screeched “are you sure this is going to work?!”  Not only did it work but it turned out amazing!

The library has a beautiful selection of cookbooks from which you could choose a scrumptious cake recipe for your very own piecaken.  Just imagine the possibilities…

 

 

check out this amazing blog for more info:

http://piecaken.blogspot.ca/

 

 

 

Domestic Peacekeeping

At times all parents have to break up tussles between the kids, but how do we teach them to really love and appreciate each other?  I found some of these to be helpful with my little ones:

And our own favorite:

 

 

 

A New You

Try beating the cold weather blahs by re-arranging the furniture to open up and brighten up your space at home!  I gave my living room a refreshing makeover and the space now makes me feel energized when I walk in.  Its like a new me!

Wikipedia defines feng shui as a  “philosophical system of harmonizing everyone with the surrounding environment”.

Try some of our resources!

 

 

No Internet at home? We can help

Try this little gadget out on your wireless device for free internet service…

Works with cell phones, tablets, even home computers!  Ask Library staff today!

 

Cooler weather? Curl up at home with a good book!

Find your Next Read here!

Next reads provides regular reading suggestions to your mailbox based on your choice of genre.  I look forward to my science fiction list every month!

Novelist Plus is a fun tool to help you find reading material for your whole household.  Searchable by adult child teen and in-between!

This one will get the kids excited about new titles.

So many choices!  so little time!

Once you have decided what to read don’t forget to contact your closest GPL to request the titles.

 

 

 

 

Spiralize!

Join this fun food trend and turn your veggies into beautiful and tasty dishes you have never tried before!  Great for gluten-free diets too!

check out these library titles:

 

have a read through these sites:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/spiralising-how-get-best-results

http://inspiralized.com/howto/

watch a video:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kids Summer Reading Club!

Summer is in full swing, have your kids joined the Summer Reading Club yet?

Visit any branch of the GPL to find out how!

 

 

 

 

Surviving Summer Car Trips

Don’t forget to pack a few essential items from your nearest GPL!

For the driver:

 

 

For the passengers:

 

For the kids:

    

And don’t forget to load up on a stack of magazines from GPL’s extensive collection!

 

 

Summer Learning Loss

“Summer Learning Loss” is a phenomenon that occurs across all levels of education and results in students actually forgetting a percentage of what they have learned.

In my house this summer I will be using some basic resources for review as my child gears up for Grade 1.

 

 

 

Try using our  federated search tool to learn more about this issue and how you can help students in your life at home this summer.  It allows a search of not only our physical collection, but it will also simultaneously search many of our eResources.

To do this find the search area on our website and use the drop down menu to access federated search.  in the type box type “summer learning loss”.  See below for an example:

The Tiny House

I have always been fascinated by Tiny Houses.  Have a look at what can be done in such small spaces.

Click here to see an amazing photo collection of Tiny Houses (my fav is the Tree house!)

To learn about some tiny house activity in Canada, check out this blog  and take a tiny house tour in this article.  Meet Tiny Home owners in this video.

GPL’s Canadian Reference Centre    has some interesting reading on the topic.

As children my best friend and I played a game where we would draw out our dream houses…whats in your dream Tiny House?