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    WillLand Outdoors Backpacks for Back to School #BackToBackpacks

    August 28, 2017 - By 

    WillLand Outdoor Backpacks make back to school easier and stylish. My high school student is starting the new school year with the Delisioza. Her last one was just a bit too small for the bigger books that come with going into grade 11. We also can’t wait to use Luminosa Forte Freedom for all the traveling, hiking, and skiing that we do. We love WillLand Outdoors backpacks because they’re high-quality and make it easy to carry everything you need. WillLand Outdoors Backpacks From School to the Outdoors WillLand Outdoors backpacks are designed to work hard, and that’s important to me. Whether…

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    Common Sight Words Printable – Kindergarten to Grade One

    August 24, 2017 - By 

    If your children are about to start school, or are working towards entering grade one soon then this post is for you. Sight words are the most frequently printed and written words in the English language. They are generally simple words, ranging from Little to TO, to Down, THE, and of course AND. There are several of these sight words and the sooner children grasp and recognize them the easier it is to read. I think I mentioned this before here once or twice. My younger child had some trouble figuring out reading. The decoding didn’t come easy for them…

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    University Student Care Package Essentials #ChurchandDwight #Giveaway

    August 20, 2017 - By 

    With one daughter well into high school it won’t be long before we are preparing to launch her to university or college. Like many parents we want the best for our kids. And no matter how old your kids get, you never stop being their mom or dad. So naturally, when that bittersweet milestone finally becomes a reality we will be sure to equip her with several essentials and a student care package to help everyone here sleep better at night. After all it takes more than books and money to succeed as a young adult living independently. There are…

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    Limeapple Back to School Packs on Sale

    August 17, 2017 - By 

    My girls are active girls. If yours are at all like mine then you know that the quest to find good quality, age appropriate athletic wear is a challenging one. Finding affordable athletic wear for girls is almost like spotting a LIVE unicorn flying over a rainbow. But, it doesn’t have to be quite so impossible with Limeapple’s Back to School sale. Affordable and adorable high performance girl’s clothing is available now, for two days this week only Friday August 18 and Saturday August 19 at Limeapple.com. I have shared posts previously about Limeapple and why I love their clothing for…

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    Five Things You Need to Know About A Solar Eclipse

    August 17, 2017 - By 

    A Solar Eclipse happens on August 21, 2017, and people are abuzz! While a solar eclipse is not an uncommon event, we won’t see another over Canada, the continental United States, and North America until 2024, so that’s a big deal.   TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE FACTS: If you’ve never experienced a total eclipse, there are things you’ll see and feel that may be a bit unsettling. Understanding what’s happening and why will make viewing the solar eclipse all the more interesting. Anxious children might benefit from knowing what to expect in advance.   The sky may look like it has…

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    Cute Kid’s Dinosaur Word Search

    August 12, 2017 - By 

    Make way for a dinosaur word search! Dinosaurs provide such rich learning opportunities. Our dinosaur library of books has been large since my kids were toddlers. Diplodocus. Ankylosaurus. T-REX, and Pterodactyls!! How can you resist? Kids of all ages love Dinosaurs. There’s so much history and so many facts to be learned from dinosaurs. When my kids were small they would read endlessly about dinosaurs. There’s something about dinosaurs that captivates people even still and sparks the imagination. Do your kids love dinosaurs as much as mine did? Then they might enjoy this fun free dinosaur word search. Words puzzles…

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    family - Travel

    Tremblant International Blues Festival – All the Shades of Blues

    August 10, 2017 - By 

    The village at the base of Mont-Tremblant is awake in a riot of Blues, Purples and Golds. Spotlights, instruments, televisions, bleachers decorate the pedestrian village. Crowds of all ages fill the streets and common spaces between restaurants and shops. Here the sights and sounds of the International Blues Festival wake you up and lull you to sleep in the middle of the month of July at gorgeous Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. On the 24th ever occasion of the Festival International Du Blues De Tremblant I am visiting with a group of travel writers. Together, we are experiencing the best of all…

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    How to Make The Most Of The Last Days of Summer

    August 9, 2017 - By 

    This post is sponsored by Bayer. To make sure these products are right for you, always read and follow the label. Summer always flies by much too fast. July, my favourite of all the months, slides by at a maddening speed. It is a quicksilver month. If you don’t squeeze a lot into that short little window it vanishes right before your eyes. Hopefully you had some great weekends, or a vacation at some point there. August brings with it a sense of urgency almost. I mean at some point in August everyone starts counting down the days left until school…

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    Water Safety – Keeping Kids Safe While They Have Fun

    August 8, 2017 - By 

    Water safety is something that should be in the forefront of every parent’s mind. Whether you have a pool, love the water park, visit the beach, or go swimming in your local lake or river, being safe on and near the water is crucial. All it takes is a few seconds for a tragedy to happen. Parents and caregivers can keep kids safe by making sure we practice proper water safety at all times. Why Water Safety is so Important Our kids were babies when we began swimming lessons through the Red Cross Canada program. Swimming is a lifeskill that…

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    Goat Milk Triple Berry Smoothies for Back to School #BornOnTheFarm

    August 7, 2017 - By 

    Goat milk was not on my radar until my daughter started having allergy issues when she was little. We took her to the doctor for chronic ear infections, among other things, and he suggested we switch her over to goat milk. So we did for a couple of years, and we saw a vast improvement. These days, we’ve started using it again occasionally for lunches, as well as for before school and after school snacks. It’s normal for us to have several different kinds of milk in the fridge at all times. For us, Goat Milk is a handy and healthy…