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Spring Menu Launch

Posted on: Tuesday April 4th, 2017

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

Spring has finally sprung and we are super excited to announce the launch of our new Spring Menu! All of your favourites are back by popular demand, along with several fresh, new additions with a twist. This season, we have brought back some of the Kidco Kitchen classics such as Swedish Meatballs and Roaring Red… [read more]

Food: Do as I Say Not as I Do

Posted on: Thursday March 30th, 2017

Posted by: Melissa Sawatzky

I am the least healthy eater in our household. Before that put me in second place but now that we have two kids I’m in fourth. My husband is athletic and was raised with an eye to nutrition, homemade meals and balance. Although my family has always been active and healthy, I inherited my mother’s… [read more]

Getting Creative in our Mini Masters Program!

Posted on: Monday May 6th, 2013

Posted by: Kidco Curriculum

Last week in our Toddler Mini Masters Program, the children continued with their unit American artist Viola Frey and looked at her piece entitled “Sculpture in the Desert”. The toddlers examined her  large, over the top sculptures of giant men and women and discussed shape and size. For their art project, the children drew mountains… [read more]

Happy to be Hydrated!

Posted on: Wednesday May 1st, 2013

Posted by: Lisa Ruscica

With the summer sun peeking out from behind the clouds, there are so many more reasons to spend time outdoors. However, while summer brings fun in the sun, it becomes increasingly easy to lose large amounts of body fluids and become dehydrated. Dehydration occurs when the body loses more fluid then it’s taking in. Being… [read more]

Picky Eaters

Posted on: Tuesday September 18th, 2012

Posted by: Victoria Sopik

Eating and nutrition is definitely a hot topic among parents. Many always wonder, is my child eating enough, are they eating a wide enough variety of food, are they getting the nutrition they really need? What I’ve experienced is that all children (and people for that matter) are very different. In my household, we always had many different meals and food arrangements going on.

Dropping the Rope – Reflections on Alyson Schafer’s Presentation

Posted on: Thursday January 5th, 2012

Posted by: Kids & Company

Guest writer Michelle Nelson talks about the presentation by Alyson Schafer, who spoke at our Parenting Conference in November.
Michelle Nelson is a marketer with 15 years experience in education and not for profits and enjoys a bit of blogging on the side. Food and parenting are her topics of choice. She lives in Toronto with her seven year old twins and husband.