When we were asked by DK Canada to review some of their books, we were very excited. I’ve always been a big reader, and I’m trying to encourage the same with our boys. We got our package in the mail yesterday and the boys were reading all afternoon long. Find these books and more on their website http://cn.dk.com/ . We received this ... Read More »
Summertime in our house with four boys is a busy time. I often joke that I should buy stock in BandAids – we go through so many of them! Everyday, it seems, we have scrapes, bruises and bug bites. Our youngest is the biggest culprit of them all – a little daredevil from the day he started to move. He always ... Read More »
Every summer I end up with those pesky fruit flies in my kitchen. It usually happens because I’ve been too lazy putting the composting out, or letting some fruit rot on the counter. Either way, my kitchen ends up full of these little guys, and I find myself searching for fruit fly solutions. I went to our helpful Facebook community asking ... Read More »
Having just finished following various countries around the world for the World Cup, we are now into Canadian pride at our house. We have a big flag hanging on our porch. We proudly wear our Canadian t-shirts, and the tattoos we got at Canada Day celebrations. And because our country is bilingual, I’ve decided that this summer I’m going to teach ... Read More »
As you can tell from our recipes, we love quick and easy foods. This pickle recipe was one my mom used to make when we were little – it was one of our summer favourites! The best part about this is that you can re-use the pickle juice several times. Just save it when you are done with the ... Read More »
Being a planning time teacher, I can end up teaching any number of subjects (art, drama, music, gym) and am always on the lookout for new ideas. So when my boys came home with their schoolwork at the end of the year, I thought I’d take some pictures of their primary art ideas to save and refer to in the future. They came ... Read More »
Over the years as a semi-stay-at-home mom, I’ve looked into various ways to make money online. I answered surveys for a while, and made about $50, but I found that I spent much more time than it was worth. The only real way that we’ve been able to make any money without much of an effort is Swagbucks. Swagbucks are ... Read More »
One of the responsibilities of a soccer parent is to provide halftime snack (something healthy) and after-game snack (something yummy and possibly frozen). Some parents go all out and spend a lot of money on these treats. But if you’re buying for 18 kids on a team, and have several teams to buy for, it gets expensive. So we stick with ... Read More »
Staying around home for the summer? There are lots of free and cheap activities for you to do with your family. (Check out our post about Local Family Fun for some of our favourites). But if you want to see some movies without breaking the bank, head to Cineplex on Saturday mornings, (and some Wednesday matinees) for their Family Favourites series ... Read More »
We really believe in letting our kids amuse themselves as much as possible, to encourage and celebrate playtime everyday. And when it comes to vacation ideas, we don’t tend to do big trips or expensive places. We find all the fun local activities that we haven’t had time to do all year long, and do them into two months in the summer. So I thought ... Read More »
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