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"I love me!" We all want our children to be able to look in the mirror and feel good about the person looking back at them. Ask any parent and they will agree that they want their child to develop high self-esteem. But it's such a vague concept.

Making your own wrapping paper is not as time consuming as you might think. If you would really like to impress someone special and make a great first impression then this idea is for you. All the materials may be purchased at your local craft store.

Alexey Voropayev (17) Bodwell High School Art teacher: Erica Weiss Favourite art: drawing Favourite artist: Leonardo da Vinci His teacher write: Alexey excels at using watercolour and drawing with various mediums, including pen.

Alexey Voropayev, 17, Bodwell High School Art teacher: Erica Weiss Favourite art: drawing Favourite artist: Leonardo da Vinci His teacher writes: Alexey excels at using watercolour and drawing with various mediums, including pen.

Winter hanging baskets add colour and texture to existing gardens

"I love me!" We all want our children to be able to look in the mirror and feel good about the person looking back at them. Ask any parent and they will agree that they want their child to develop high self-esteem. But it's such a vague concept.

Winter hanging baskets add colour and texture to existing gardens

To paraphrase the great Jack White, I said it once before but it bears repeating now: this is a fantastic job. It’s every bit as good as people imagine it to be.

The slow cooker (or crockpot) may be one of the greatest inventions of humankind. It's a convenience I've only recently embraced, and I could kick myself for not discovering it sooner.

North Shore News columnist Al Grass leads a group of outdoor enthusiasts along the Yew Lake Trail in Cypress Provincial Park as part of Birds, Butterflies and Blooms, a recent Elders Council for Parks program. elderscouncilforparks.org