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Just last month my daughter had to get ready for a fancy night-time birthday party to which she was invited, and when she tried on the party shoes she wore two weeks prior…they were too small! Well, off to the mall we ran and Payless ShoeSource came to the rescue!  We found these adorable silver [...]

Dreaming of getting away for a week-long adventure?  With your hubby?  Your best girlie? Your Mom? With National Geographic’s Passport to Explore contest, it could be closer to reality than you think! The Grand Prize is a 7-day adventure for 2 to a North American Destination of your choice (anywhere Air Canada flies) with accommodations at [...]

It’s -30 with the wind chill, and somehow the kids have lost all the right-handed gloves so mix & match is not even an option. It’s not a hot lunch day & there’s no sandwich bread left in the house (thank goodness for the burger buns in the freezer)! You have an appointment with your [...]

As many of you know, I am super-excited about finding a nutritious on-the-go Drive-Thru option: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal from McDonald’s. You can read why I’m a believer right here. Being that getting nutritious fare on-the-go is something of concern to busy moms, it’s worthy of a chat, and if we’re going to have a [...]

Three years ago today, I had butterflies in my stomach as I awaited to finally see my website LIVE.  I had spent just about 1 year writing over 400 pages of content and the site was going to launch that very same day. I launched the site via Facebook & an email to friends & [...]

As I have expressed more than once, in a world of buttons & screens, earbuds & trackpads, I tend to favour old-fashioned toys that encourage imaginative play. A few years ago our family became acquainted with the American Girl line of dolls, clothing and accessories and although they cost a pretty penny, my husband & [...]

Most of you know that I am often asked to try out new products.  When I was asked to have my kids give a test run of the Modular Construction Toy, I was intrigued.  I guess it’s mostly because in a world of button-pressing, screen-watching children, anything that involves them using their imagination catches my [...]

My kids LOVED How to Train Your Dragon. When I read that it was coming to Montreal “Live” I was kind of scratching my head, wondering “How?”. That was before I saw the video…OMG! I was literally BLOWN AWAY!  All I could think of was that I wanted to see this. Kids or not. I [...]

In our house we LOVE traditional toys: Blocks, Puzzles, Lego, Dominos.  We also love Straws and Marble Runs, K’nex and Meccano.  We’re into board games and then there’s Playmobil…the kids ADORE it.  What do all these toys have in common? Pieces…pieces & more pieces.  Some smaller, some larger, some barely detectable without a magnifying glass!  [...]

As summer approaches, we find ourselves craving outdoor activity. It may be swimming, hiking or bike riding or simply getting out the park with the kids or shooting some hoops.   We sometimes find fun & new games to get us active with the kids and last summer I discovered such a game. It’s called [...]