Friday Finds are fast and furious this week because there are 10 days left before Christmas. The bundle of flyers in my mailbox today could act as a doorstopper. Honestly. Happy shopping and don’t forget to give also. This past week I had the amazing opportunity to tour Children’s Hospital and saw firsthand what the Children’s Miracle Network can do (more on that this weekend) But here in my shopping round up I wanted to take a second to say spend your dollars wisely this year and buy someone the gift of caring and health. Donate to the Children’s Miracle…

  Last week our little friend George went to his new home. Some little boy who is getting this guy for a pet will be very happy. He was the sweetest little thing, but after three months and a clear indication here that he was a male, he needed to find a home. Our mommy G.P. is crazy fertile and has already had two litters. So say good bye to Georgie Porgie. Mwah!  

It’s the most wonderful time of the year when it comes to baking. This week thriftymommastips.com got a great Rice Krispies kit filled with treats and goodies for making Rice Krispies holiday ornaments, so my kids and I had a lot of fun and got festive Cooking With Kids this week. By the way, I know I have referenced this before here – cooking and baking are great sensory activities, but did you know that the moulding and shaping of the Rice Krispies treats marshmallow and cereal mixture provides amazing feedback for kids with sensory processing disorder? Kids with sensory…

My Wordless Wednesday post. This is my girls with grandma after Payton’s play last weekend at Original Kids. Law and Order was a funny musical about puns and Payton played two roles: a child who misbehaves named Larry and a belligerent ill tempered defence attorney.

There are a few brands in my home that I am in love with and will never trade or switch out with any other comparable brand, even if the same no name version of the product were to be deeply discounted. Finish Quantum Powerball Dishwasher Detergent is that brand. Finish is simply the best dishwasher detergent I have ever used. I blogged about this on thriftymommastips.com way back last year when I was happily on the Finish Revolution blog team. I told you lovely readers how much I hate doing dishes and I even shared with you the Finish expert’s…

This week in my Cooking With Kids series on thriftymommastips.com we are tackling the most delicious and simple festive treat ever _ peppermint bark for Christmas!! WARNING: You will not be able to resist. Directions are easy. Ingredients: Cookie sheetCrushed candy cane bits.One package of white chocolate bitsOne package of dark or milk chocolate chips. (Your choice) Either one works.With a clean cookie sheet ready to go take the dark chocolate chips and melt them in the microwave. Eyes on the prize here because they turn fast so stir and melt one minute at most. Stir until smooth and lay…

Honestly I don’t get kids. Freezing cold out and she wants ice cream. I have no interest in ice cream again until June. Oh, to be a kid. By the way, the flavour was dubbed Superkid at Laura Secord. How could I resist that? This is a Wordless Wednesday post.

My kids are already falling asleep dreaming of sugarplums. It doesn’t take much, just the hint that December is around the corner. They are happily crafting their Santa lists, jumping around the house excitedly peeking through the window each morning to check for snow and joyously asking how many more days while ticking each number off on the kitchen calendar. Christmas is a great time for kids at our house, and it should be for children everywhere, but that’s not always the case.  Teaching children to share is a lifelong journey. When my guys were wee ones, well we would…