Halloween Party

Henri had his cousins, Julian & Grace over for a visit. They decided to put on their costumes and make it a Halloween Party. It was funny to see the "little stinker" roaming through the yard & spider man, a ninja and dinosaur jumping on the trampoline.

'Take a Hike' at the U of G Arboretum

Henri joined a new GHG group this week - 'Take a Hike' . Every two weeks families meet up to walk the trails in and around the Guelph area. Henri enjoyed meeting and playing with some new friends during the first hike that took place at the University of Guelph Arboretum.

Mapping Skills at Wellington County Museum

Henri & his friend Peter took part in the maps & mapping skills programme at the Wellington County Museum. They learned several skills to interpret maps including orientation, grid systems, following direction and using a map legend.

Let's Talk Science

Henri took part October 12th in the science program organized by the GHG. The kids learned about the major organs of the body including the heart, lungs, and stomach. The U of G students had hands-on activities including a heart rate test, a lung model, and a fun / gross digestive system model.

Harvest Home Festival

On a very cold, rainy Sunday afternoon we joined our friends - Jeff, Jeanette & Nora at the Harvest Home Festival at the Wellington County Museum. They had wide range of demonstrations including blacksmith, rope making, sheep shearing, quilting, lace making and spinning wool. Henri and Nora decorated a gourd and took part in the candle making.

Everdale Carrot Fest

We attended the Carrot Fest at Everdale Farm. Henri enjoyed making bread in the earth oven, pounding flowers and leaves to make a natural dye scarf, and creating a vegetable critter out of beets, carrots & tomatoes. They also had harvest games, visit with the farm animals and many vendors at this year's event.

Fall Rural Romp

On Saturday we decided to tour four local farms as part of the Rural Romp. The first stop was Milne's farm to see the Highland cattle, then Magda farm to learn about free range chickens and see the pigs rolling in the mud close to the apple orchard. We really enjoyed the next stop, Butt's Flower farm where we strolled through the gardens and Henri took lots of photos, and the last stop we went into the country store/butcher shoppe at Thatcher's farm.