Posted on: June 20, 2018
School may be almost over, but that doesn’t mean that home reading needs to stop! Kids across Canada are invited to join the TD Summer Reading Club, a free program for kids of all ages, interests and abilities! This free program is delivered by 2,000 public libraries across Canada, but
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Posted on: May 30, 2014
On a recent trip to Toronto my husband and I were looking for something to do with the kids. “What about that aquarium at the bottom of the CN Tower?” friends asked. Aquarium at the bottom of the CN Tower? It had been a while since I’ve lived in Toronto
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Posted on: May 23, 2014
Years ago, my husband flew from our home in Calgary to Phoenix to buy a used car (don’t ask) and on the drive home he made an overnight stop in a town called Page, Arizona. He chose the town randomly, but while he was eating his free hotel breakfast, he
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Posted on: May 12, 2014
Our family is a road trip family. Sure, if we’re short on time or going from, say, Calgary to Florida, we’ll fly, but we’ve discovered over the years that our favourite way to travel is by car. We tend to drive from our home in Calgary to Vancouver just about
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Posted on: April 25, 2014
Our family goes to California every year to hang out with my snowbirder parents and we’ve done both LEGO Land and Disneyland (twice) but for some reason, we’ve never made it out to Universal Studios. But when we went down to Florida this January to visit relatives our daughter begged
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Posted on: April 18, 2014
I live in Calgary and have parents who snowbird it down to California every year, which means that we’ve already hit Disneyland a couple of times. Disneyland holds a special place in my heart — not only did I have some great family vacations down there when I was a
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Posted on: March 18, 2014
Have your kids discovered ereading yet? My daughter has a KOBO and loves it — nothing is more thrilling to her than having an endless supply of books at her fingertips. Kids’ KOBO experience has just gotten even better — KOBO has just teamed up with Sesame Street, with over
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Posted on: February 3, 2014
We all know that the team at Disney are masters at creating magical moments. The latest piece of Disney movie magic that’s materialized in the real world is an incredible Frozen-themed suite and “activity cave” at the equally magical Hotel de Glace in Quebec City. In conjunction with the Hotel’s
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Posted on: December 18, 2013
One of the things I love most about the holiday season is how every family has its own Christmas traditions especially when it comes to how Santa leaves gifts for the kids. These traditions are often passed down through the generations and are as important to families as the side
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Posted on: December 13, 2013
With so many of us sharing photos, greetings, and milestones online these days, receiving a beautifully printed custom card, invitation, or birth announcement feels really special. I know I love getting tactile cards in the mail and the ones with gorgeous photos and really cool design are such a treat
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