Posted on: August 28, 2014
Traditionally I look forward to September. I’ve always viewed it as a chance to start fresh; a clean slate; an end to the oppressive summer heat and a return of my beloved rain. This year, I’m dreading September: my eldest starts kindergarten. Having not used either daycare or preschool, I’m
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Posted on: August 27, 2014
I’ll be honest. I’ve been a complete chicken about taking my kids camping. My poor boys are 3 & 5 years old and this summer was the first time they slept in a tent. They LOVED it, of course, what kid doesn’t love camping?! So for our first camping adventure,
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Posted on: July 25, 2014
There are approximately 6,570 days from the time we are born until we are officially an adult; what can kids do to fill those days? 100 Things To Do Before You Grow Up, by Lisa Gerry, is a highly inspirational bucket list for childhood that will get them off to
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Posted on: June 23, 2014
Remember when we were kids and there were banana-seat bikes…and that was about it?! Much like every other aspect of childhood, buying a kids bike has become infinitely more complex. Until now, we have naively headed off to Canadian Tire and bought the tricycle or little kids’ bike that is
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Posted on: June 18, 2014
Woohoo berry picking season has returned! On the West Coast of Canada the fields have just opened, the strawberry plants are loaded and the crowds are enthusiastic. Last year we took our young sons (aged 2 & 4) out berry picking. To say it was a colossal disaster might be a
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Posted on: May 17, 2014
It is never too early to teach your children where food comes from. Whether you live on a massive piece of farmland or in a few hundred square foot apartment there is always space to grow a few plants. While the eldest was at school, the three year old and
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Posted on: May 5, 2014
I am sure many of you are experts in the world of LEGO; I’m a newbie. I married a guy who is nutty about LEGO and who eagerly awaited the time when his children found LEGO enthralling. Well, that time has come. I am now surrounded by 3 boys (the
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Posted on: April 10, 2014
The idea of spring cleaning seems overwhelming at first. I like to scare myself by making epic, and ridiculously detailed, lists. Yet, without fail, the spring cleaning bug bites me every year, I embrace the enormity of the task, and my family ducks for cover. I don’t know how your
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Posted on: February 12, 2014
This is my first year experiencing Valentine’s Day in the school system. Last week my son brought home a newsletter that announced: “if you are going to make Valentine’s cards for the class, please make one for everyone”. I completely get that! My sinking feeling came from the fact that
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Posted on: January 31, 2014
I am an absolute nut for the Olympics. I have oodles of fond childhood memories spent enjoying the games with my family. The fact that we never got to watch much TV, and then were completed saturated for 2 weeks every few years, may have something to do with those great memories.
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