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Warm Welcome to Emily!

March 8, 2017 by Creating Together

If you haven’t already met her, swing by Creating Together on a Tuesday or Wednesday and meet our new student, Emily DeHaan. Emily comes to us from Smithville, a small town in Niagara, and is here in Toronto completing her third year of a four year Nursing program at Ryerson. She’ll be staying with us until April 12th.

We are thrilled to bring Emily’s experience, inspiration, and love of children to the families of Creating Together. Join us in giving her a warm welcome!

When asked what brought her to Creating Together for her placement, Emily describes growing up in a large family, her love for babysitting children, and her experience volunteering at Sunday school.

Committed to helping families lead healthy lives, she wants everybody to know that she is here to help, and hopes to share knowledge to support our community of families:

Emily is genuinely looking forward to her time with the families and children of Creating Together, and welcomes questions, conversation, and feedback. Don’t wait too long – she is only with us until April 12th!

So if you have a question, come and speak with Emily in person at CT on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. She also welcomes emails or calls: edehaan@ryerson.ca  |  905-975-4006.

 

Filed Under: Announcements, Student Spotlight

Food, Family, and Community

March 2, 2017 by Creating Together

Communities around the world are brought together by food, and Creating Together is no exception. Last month, food really brought us all together, with our healthy choice muffin creations during our family baking time, our heart cookie morsels for Valentines, and Family Day potluck feast!

Involving our children in food creation is actually an excellent way to develop language, math, and healthy life skills.

Did you know that picky eaters are more likely to eat something that they’ve helped to make?

 

Give it a try at home! Print off the recipe card below, and enjoy these tips for cooking with kids, to help make cooking a great experience for everybody. If you missed our last family baking event, no worries – we’ll see you on March 7th at 9:30 for our next healthful muffin making extravaganza!

Print off this Healthy Carrot Muffin Recipe and enjoy!


Moving into March, we have some great workshops to help your family thrive. Note your calendars – we are now open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30-5pm!

In addition to our regular programming, take a look at these March highlights and mark your calendars by clicking on the date links provided:

  • March 7th 9:30am – Family baking! Join us as we bake muffins for snack!
  • March 13th 10-11:30 – Dental health and dental screening with Toronto Public Health
  • March 15th 10-11am – Hands on workshop in healthy Toddler Food Preparation with Marcela from Food Share!
  • March 27h 12:30-1:30pm – Public Health Nurse Aseema will be answering questions and providing resources for family health and well-being.
  • March 30th 11:30-2pm – Anniversary Potluck Celebration! Bring a NUT FREE dish and celebrate Creating Together’s 41st Anniversary!

Filed Under: Announcements, Recipes, Special Activities Tagged With: children, community, Creating Together, dental health, family, family baking, February, food share, health, public health, toddler food

Whole Wheat Apple Muffins

November 7, 2016 by Creating Together

Happy Monday! We are back with another great muffin recipe for you to try at home. These Whole Wheat Apple Muffins are a good option for those little ones who might not be a fan of oatmeal. This recipe calls for buttermilk or yogurt (you can use either one), which makes these muffins deliciously moist.

While we continue to offer freshly-baked muffins at the centre for snack time twice monthly, our family baking sessions will take place on the first Tuesday of each month. Check our Calendar for details on when you can join in the fun.

Setting out all the ingredients.
Everyone pitches in to measure, chop and stir.
Carefully adding flour to the bowl.

Whole Wheat Apple Muffins

Makes about 18 muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • os 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed, divided
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup buttermilk OR yogurt
  • 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and chopped

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease 18 muffin cups or a muffin tray and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  • In a larger bowl, cream the butter and then add the granulated sugar and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. Beat until fluffy.
  • Add the egg to the butter and sugar mixture, mix well and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Gently mix in the buttermilk OR yogurt. Take care not to over-mix, or the buttermilk might cause the mixture to curdle.
  • Stir in the dry ingredients, and then gently fold in the apple chunks.
  • Divide the better evenly among the prepared muffin cups or trays. If you like, sprinkle the remaining brown sugar on top of each one.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 400°F. Bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
  • Let the muffins cool in the tray for 5 minutes, then turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!

Filed Under: Announcements, Recipes

Today! Creating Together’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

September 10, 2016 by Admin

We are looking forward to seeing all the Creating Together families today to celebrate Creating Together’s 40th anniversary!

There will be a BBQ lunch, cake, face painting and special activities for the children. It is going to be a lot of fun!

Where: Albert Crosland Parkette, 14 Fuller Ave, Toronto

When: 11am-3pm

***We will provide a location update should we need to move indoors due to rain.

Filed Under: Announcements

Welcome to the Creating Together blog!

August 9, 2016 by Admin

This is the place to find ideas for fun activities to do with your little ones, recipes, announcements for day trips and celebrations and much more.

Check back often and let us know if there’s anything you’d like to see! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Announcements

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