Art therapy >> a peek inside the fishbowl

24 Oct, 2011

Art therapy

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Fishbowl patrons| Ottawa

After a long and stressful work week it feels pretty good to throw paint on a clean white piece of canvas.

My friend Julie invited me to attend her 40th birthday celebrations at 4Cats Arts Studio in Hintonburg (who also happens to be a Fishbowl patron). Emma and Sarah have been to a bunch of workshops and parties at 4Cats so I already knew I could expect some quality arting around time… but to summarize: it was a hoot. You can read more about it on Julie’s blog.

Related posts:

>Ottawa Giveaway alert: an artful experience at 4Cats Arts Studio Fishbowl patron 4Cats Arts Studio is behind this amazing giveaway....
>An Ottawa giveaway from 4Cats Arts Studio Entries are closed. We have a winner! Woot! I've written...
>Welcome to a new patron! (4Cats in the Fishbowl!) I’d like to take a moment to welcome the latest...
>Sarah’s birthday weekend, day 1 Sarah's official birthday isn't until Monday. That means that we...

Tags: art, birthday, birthdays, party

Print this post

2 Responses to "Art therapy"

1 | coffeewithjulie

October 24th, 2011 at 11:41 am

Glad you had just as much fun as I did! :) Thanks for coming Andrea

2 | Ingredients for Life

October 25th, 2011 at 11:02 am

That sounds like a lot of fun. What a great way to celebrate. I just booked The Peach’s birthday party at 4 Cats.

comment form:

I write about...

Challenge me, challenge you (53)
dog stuff (36)
Easy ways to make kids happy (528)
- - Archive of playground games (9)
- - Mondays are for Show and Tell (8)
- - Stealth poetry (6)
File under crafty (185)
- - Mail art (42)
Fishbowl patrons (90)
Giveaways and product reviews (106)
Guest postings (23)
Home/reno (72)
Links and other procrastination (17)
Memes/blog awards etc (35)
Misc. life (842)
Moments of bliss (14)
Multimedia experiments (49)
My media (sideblog archive) (474)
Oh! Things! (267)
- - Found objects (10)
- - Thrifty is nifty (6)
Ottawa (425)
- - Ottawa for kids (127)
- - Westboro (100)
Photography (332)
Please finish this sentence (23)
Publishing/writing/career stuff (97)
Recipes and Food (261)
- - iKnead (8)
sanity saving parent tips (66)
Shopping Embargo (12)
Swaps (8)
technical stuff (9)
The business of blogging (23)
The Trust Experiment (1)
travel talk (84)
Uncategorized (9)
Yaktivism (177)
- - Know More Do More (28)

Archives

Search

Latest Posts
Latest Comments
Tags

andrea tomkins: Those are all VERY happy things! Thanks for sharing everyone!
Nora from Kanata: Hey, Mimi! Obviously the stranger who yelled that you were cool probably knew that this week is "Worldwide Knit in Public Week." I started knitting a
Ginger: This is making me happy today... https://ginger-swanner.squarespace.com/the-small-moments1/2013/6/17/7-years-today And this shot from our vacati
Jen Hughes: Good for families to know when visiting the Mill of Kintail: there is also a pretty decent playground! Our kids go to daycamp there for a week each su
coffeewithjulie: Can you believe I still have yet to try this magical Kale stuff?? I better get on it ...
scooby doo birthday party supplies free shipping: This paragraph provides clear idea in support of the new visitors of blogging, that truly how to do blogging.
Patricia S: My kids love the boat in the children's museum where they move all the boxes around.

My right hand is actually a camera

The Obligatory Blurb

Thank you for visiting! My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our two daughters Emma (14) and Sarah (12). I've been blogging since 1999, which makes me either a total dinosaur or a veteran of the Canadian blog scene, I'm not sure which! The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I am the Managing Editor of Capital Parent Newspaper but also make my living doing a bunch of other fun things. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, family travel, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa for parents and kids. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.

If you'd like to contact me, please use this form. If you're so inclined, you can read more about me here.

Sideblog

My latest post over at the MediaSmarts blog came about because I found myself having THE TALK with the girls recently. It's not THE talk you're thinking about. No, the birds and bees were covered years ago. This is the "don't upload anything stupid" to the Internet talk. Sigh. As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
- #
I'm kicking around some ideas for inexpensive DIY garden paths over at the UsedEverywhere blog this week. And as usual, I'm torn.
- #
Lemonade stands are a great way of teaching important business, math, and marketing skills to young kids. It's not just child's play! Here are a few things that have worked for our family in case you'd like to introduce your children to the world of small business.
- #