We are a house full of girls. It is true and wonderful and occasionally challenging and, once in awhile I feel really bad for my husband. Then I snap out of it fast. Usually because he does something to tick me off. Like leave the house. Who does he think he is, all I am going to work…ha ha I think I hear him smirk as he slams the door and runs away – I mean off to work – leaving me to field all of life’s lovely ups and downs – like the phone calls from the principal, or…
This is not a review. I want to be upfront about that. This has become our February family tradition – every year – we race off to see this amazing Disney On Ice show at the John Labatt Centre. This is a post about love and traditions and the ways in which we celebrate being parents and childhood. And the bittersweet way that kids grow so strong so fast and leave us shaking our heads, holding our hearts in our hands. From the time my oldest daughter was two, we would every December, walk over repeatedly to the London Public…
Well, I know you are all dying to know what we cooked or baked together this week, so without any further introduction here it is. Oh don’t get all healthy on me. It’s Valentine’s so we decided to make treats and give them out to the volunteers and friends that we see at SARI therapeutic horseback riding program every week. We only ate a *cough* couple hundred ourselves on the way to and from the horses. It is a long ride you know. Anyways, nothing much kids love more than cooking and making candy. This one is easy peasy. I…
With an increasing number of kids who have sensory processing disorder or sensory issues related to brain injury, concussion or autism, there’s a lot of new knowledge about sensory play and sensory activities. We started reading up on sensory play and sensory processing disorder years ago when Ainsley was first diagnosed. Depending on whether your child is sensory seeking or sensory avoiding any one, or all of these may appeal to them. FIVE EASY SENSORY PLAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS Fill a sink with warm water and soap suds. Have them wash things. Toys, dolls, dishes.…
Schoolhouse image from creative commons, copyright Caitlyn Willows There’s a school of thought out there that goes something like this: well, you make do with what you’ve got. And that should be good enough, right? Wrong. I don’t buy it. This is not a picture of our school, but it is a symbol of what that phrase stands for to me. If we all made do with what we’ve got there would never be any progress and our kids would all still be sitting in one room schoolhouses with no heating and doing math on tiny handheld slates. Guess what?…
We started our day today with crafts – and compassion. It’s a strange combination perhaps, but it works for us. Because I am a Mom, I spend hours thinking about things like the future and how will my kids make a difference. And what are the values I want to leave them with, because if we are all being real, then let’s state it as it is: our children are tiny slingshots, arrows, we shoot forward into the world someday to land a target without us. Sad, but true, and also magical and wonderful and life. I want for my kids…
Magic Keyhole World is an interactive and educational app designed for three to eight-year-olds and intended to nurture curiosity and imagination along with literacy skills. I took a peek at this new app over the Christmas holidays, with the help of my daughter, and was able to explore geography of ten different world habitats, from the Sahara to Egypt and the Arctic. The app is best on IPAD or on a desktop, laptop or notebook computer in Windows or Mac operating systems.It is also available on the Kindle. The pictures are vibrant and a simple click makes animals like jaguars, anacondas and Caribou…
Well now don’t get me wrong, I like a sale as much, or more than most of you. But these ones pain me slightly because they are closing sales and that, to my way of thinking, does not bode well as an indicator of 2012 economic outlook. At Masonville Mall:Clair de lune is closing and has FAB deals on home furnishings.Also at the mall, Eddie Bauer is closing.While Sears is not closing, if you can stand the mess of the warehouse sale, then you will be greatly rewarded with deals of 40 % off all clearance merchandise.Also in London on…
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