• safety-tips
    parenting

    After School Safety Tips To Keep Your Tween Safe

    September 29, 2015 - By 

    After school can be a bit of a scary time for parents. Our kids are home and sometimes we’re still at work, so we have to count on them to stay safe. This time can be a great test for their independence but it can also be a bit scary for parents. These safety tips can help keep your tweens safe until you’re back at home. [tweetthis]Some basic common sense safety tips that help your tween stay safe after school.[/tweetthis] After School Safety Tips – Basic Common Sense While all of these safety tips might be basic common sense, let’s face it.…

  • infertility
    family - Health - infertility - parenting

    What Is Happening Across Canada in 2015 for Infertility Patients? #IVF4ON #onpoli #IVFCanada

    September 25, 2015 - By 

      What’s happening for infertility patients in Canada? I wish you could see what I hear. Every. Day. I hear some of the saddest stories you can imagine. Couples remortgaging their houses, leaving the country for infertility care. I hear too some success stories and those are brilliant. But far too much sadness. People who had brutally devastating illnesses like cancer, DIGITS – a rare gastrointestinal illness, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis. The list of illnesses is long. Many people I hear from inside infertility groups I help manage, have survived childhood cancer, or they live with a rare gastrointestinal disorder, or they…

  • family - Food

    Spooky Evil Eye Cupcakes #Halloween

    September 24, 2015 - By 

    Do you ever give your kids the evil eye? It can be very effective. Sometimes when my kids are misbehaving that’s all it takes. These evil eye cupcakes are pretty simple to make and a lot of fun to serve and share. The cupcakes here are the simple part. But don’t be fooled, the flavour is in the cupcake and the icing, well it’s really just the topper. Then again I am a massive sucker for icing. My kids would happily serve these at any party.   Fun Halloween Cupcakes  

  • Parenting

    Get The Kids OutSide with These Gravity-Defying Pump Rocket Toys – Air Archer, Bungee Blast and Night Shotz

    September 24, 2015 - By 

    You know how it’s challenging to sometimes get the kids outside to play? Well, I have a tween and a teen and these days Minecraft and Pinterest absorb most of their attention when not doing schoolwork. It’s tricky to encourage them to get outside sometimes. Even in the midst of some of the nicest weather ever this summer, well all they wanted to do was play on their iPads, or iPods or computers. So, when toys like Air Archer and Bungee Blast and this awesome Pump Rocket Jump Rocket LED Nightshotz showed up I knew exactly what we’d do with…

  • My holiday gift guide
    family - Giveaways - parenting

    Thrifty Momma’s Tips 2015 Holiday Gift Guide is Now Accepting Submissions #TMMGG2015

    September 23, 2015 - By 

    Do you have a product you are looking to boost this season? Does your IT Toy need some buzz? Do you want to see your toy, or item, shared with millions? Good news. I have the solution. Every year Thrifty Momma’s Tips Holiday Gift Guide generates millions of impressions. Oh sure, I know it’s September, but soon enough the snow will fly and the holidays will be in full swing. I have already received a few Holiday gift guide submission inquiries in the last month, so in response to those I have prepared a few guidelines and thoughts on what I…

  • active family travel - family - Travel

    5 Tips for Saving Money on Flying #travel

    September 22, 2015 - By 

    Saving money on flying is a big deal. We all know how incredibly expensive flying can be, so anything we can do to cut costs is always a plus. Saving money on flights can mean better accommodations, more time at a theme park, or just a little extra money put back in the bank. Saving Money on Flights If you know me at all, then you are well aware how much I love to travel. I also love to save money, so if there’s anything I can do to save money on flights, I’ll do it. I can’t always do…

  • gift bracelet
    family - Health - parenting

    Chamilia Breast Cancer Gift Bracelet Gives Back

    September 21, 2015 - By 

    I love pretty things. Don’t most of us? But, really what I love more than pretty jewelry is gorgeous jewelry that gives back. This month Chamilia does that with their beautiful charms and bracelets. This particular pink leather bracelet and charm caught my eye last month. The pink Chamilia Breast Cancer gift bracelet with Hope charm is exquisite. It makes a perfect gift for any breast cancer survivor. It would also top my list if I had any friends with birthdays during the month of September or October. October is breast cancer awareness month. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness…

  • cucumber-lunch-ideas
    Food - parenting

    8 Cool Cucumber Lunch Ideas #BTS

    September 20, 2015 - By 

    Cucumber lunch ideas are simple and healthy. Cucumbers can be so refreshing and easy to snack on. Plus they are affordable. That’s one reason I never mind adding these to my grocery list. In water, salads or on their own cucumbers are a great snack. But what about for lunch? Cucumber lunch ideas are fun and simple, just as you might expect. Here are a few of my favourites. Are you back in the swing of things at school? Is the house quieter? Has everyone adjusted to the new routine? That’s all great, and I hope that it went smoothly…

  • family - parenting

    Five Ways to Stay on Top of Debt

    September 18, 2015 - By 

    This post is brought to you by Interac Association and SheKnows Media. When’s the last time you used your credit card? Yesterday? The day before that? While credit cards make life easier, they also make it easier to accumulate debt. Debt is the enemy of financially savvy Moms and Dads. With news that Canada is now in an official recession your personal household debt is now more than ever something you really need to pay attention to. Here are a few ideas for ways to help stay on top of debt this season. Five Simple Ways to Stay on Top of Debt 1.…

  • zucchini-recipes
    family - Food

    8 Delicious Zucchini Recipes Everyone Will Love

    September 17, 2015 - By 

    Zucchini is one of my Go To Favourite Family Vegetables. We have typically grown zucchini in our garden every year but when we moved here to this new neighbourhood we lost that opportunity. Our backyard is a pool and large deck so don’t feel too bad for me. My garden space is very limited and so I gave up the massive zucchinis that the garden used to produce every year at this time. But I refuse to give up zucchini recipes and I have been visiting many seasonal food markets to load up on this versatile vegetable. [tweetthis]What is your…