How to Make a Canada Day Mason Jar Vase and Canadian Hits for Kids on Netflix #StreamTeam

We are now almost half way through the summer, can you believe it?  I sure can't!  

We started the summer with the long weekend, fireworks and Canada Day celebrations for our whole family at the lake.  Our July 1st traditions also mean the official beginning of summer at my parent's house in Fenelon Falls. Their local fireworks display sets the tone for the summer ahead full of adventures on the lake with our family.

This summer we were lucky to begin the summer with a visit from my cousin who has been living in Vancouver.  She and her boyfriend shared their favourite parts of living out west and our boys had so many questions- mostly, when can we go out there? We've never taken the kids outside of Ontario but watching all of my friends traveling this summer to the shorelines of Canada (especially to the East Coast), has me itching to see all that Canada has to offer!  

Here is a new craft we made to celebrate being Canadian- Canada Day Mason Jar Vases!

Materials:

mason jars (Bernardin were our choice)

red and white paint (for glass)

foam and bristle brushes

maple leaf stencil (or go free hand)

water 

red and white flowers

Directions:

1.  Clean your jars and make sure they are dry before you paint.

2.  Paint each jar red or white using bristle brushes or foam.  I like the colour really dense, so you can do 2-3 coats.

3.  Let your jars dry

4.  Using a stencil or drawing free hand, draw on a red maple leaf onto your white jar.

5.  Fill with water and flowers

For more Canada Day crafts, check here on momstown.ca.


Celebrate Canada this summer by watching some of Netflix's best "Canadiana" streaming shows with your kids!  These shows have been filmed or created in our own great Hollywood North!
 

Big Ones-

      

1. Are You Afraid of the Dark?
2. Johnny Test
3. Black Hole High
4. Alpha and Omega
5. Goosebumps
6. Erky Perky
7. Eliot Kid
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Little Ones-

  
        

Caillou Franny's Feet The Busy World of Richard Scarry Super Why! Animal Mechanicals Monster Math Squad Team Umizoomi Thomas and the Magic Railroad