Tara Butler and Kathleen Rea danced in Ballet Jorgen Canada’s first production of The Nutcracker on tour in 1996. They … More
Category: Parenting
Belonging To a Place as a Way of Learning: Unicamp of Ontario and the Interdependent Web
I am in line to buy firewood at Silent Lake Provincial Park where we are camping with friends. The wood … More
Wyatt’s Best Kid-socks for Sensory Feet Review
If you are left scratching your head at why socks are such a big issue for some kids then you … More
Kathleen Rea’s Sprouted Rice Pizza Crust
When my family went on a low carb high-fat diet I tried and tried to make a yummy pizza crust … More
Men’s Circle: making room for male vulnerability might be part of the antidote to rape culture
Kathleen Rea is a registered psychotherapist and the creator of Men’s Circle, a new dance-theatre work that follows the story … More
Fast Lane Action Wheels Fire Truck Review and Live Action Video
My Five year old received a Fast Lane Action Wheels Fire Truck from Santa this Christmas and the whole family had fun … More
The Axis Syllabus and Pregnancy: An Inquiry by Kathleen Rea (the video version)
Six years, two pregnancies and a lot of work to make! It feels good to put it out into the … More
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Ballet Forty Years in the Making
When I was five years old, I fell in love with Margery Williams’ classic story The Velveteen Rabbit. That year … More
Almost Sugar Free Stevia Lemonade
I know it is a little late in the season for a lemonade recipe, but my stevia plants have grown … More
The Velveteen Rabbit: The making of a children’s ballet
My most recent choreography project is Ballet Jörgen Canada’s The Velveteen Rabbit. Growing up, The Velveteen Rabbit was my favourite … More
Flying dragons, run-away clothes and hide-and-seek toothbrushes: Imagination in parenting a pre-schooler
I read an early-years parenting book and in the first chapter the authors said that the way to relieve … More
A parent getting messy with the paints
Painting # 1 by three and a half year old Wyatt and his Mama Parents who understand the value of … More