• family - Giveaways

    The World’s Gone Gummy with Gummy Drop App: Win an iPad

    September 14, 2014 - By 

    Gummy Drop is the latest release from Big Fish Games Imagine you are dropped right into Sydney, Australia to map out numerous Match-3 puzzles and earn the tools you need to put the world back together again. Gummy Drop App has a different feel than other Match-3 puzzle games. This one has a geographical flavour that is fun and, at times, also kind of feminine. I enjoyed the new angle on a favourite style of game. In fact Big Fish Games, maker of Gummy Drop App, released just this week, has a slogan that indicates they have a game for everyone. With…

  • active family travel - family - Travel

    Five Quick Facts About Colombia #Travel

    September 14, 2014 - By 

    Courtesy of Shutterstock Five Facts about Colombia 1. The official name for this country at the top of South America is the Republic of Colombia. It comes from the last name of the explorer Christopher Columbus, who arrived in 1499. It was originally called New Granada and only took its modern name in 1861. 2. Colombia is the only country in South America which has coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Carribean Sea. It also borders five countries: Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. 3. Colombia is known for its emeralds and coffee. 4. The official language is…

  • Health - infertility - parenting

    Generations of Hope Free Family Fun Day in Calgary #abhc4ivf #abpoli

    September 11, 2014 - By 

    A free Family Fun Day carnival celebrating healthy families formed after infertility takes place September 21 in Calgary. Generations of Hope, an infertility advocacy and awareness group, hosts this amazing event each year. This year Family Fun Day will take place in Calgary on September 21st from 11 to 3 p.m. Rain or Shine at Olympic Park. Infertility patient support and advocacy group in Alberta: Infertility impacts 1 in 6 people in Canada. Infertility is a complex health issue as recognized by the World Health Organization. Infertility patients all can benefit from finding a support group and connecting with them early…

  • parenting

    My Library of Top Five Posts About Tween Girls

    September 9, 2014 - By 

    Raising Tween girls is a special kind of madness. Er.. I mean, fun. Just kidding, every stage of my children’s growth and development has been enjoyable and memorable. But tweenhood is slightly different than anything else you will encounter. Let’s just start with the hormones for instance. As soon as they kick into gear and puberty is on board then you better buckle up and get ready. It’s my personal observation that personality plays into puberty a lot but girls generally seem to hit the landmark changes a bit earlier and that means more explosive potential for conflict and moodiness…

  • Back To School - Food - Giveaways

    Kellogg’s New Products

    September 4, 2014 - By 

        Breakfast is key to the start of the day. It is crucial to start every morning on the right foot, and around here Kellogg’s cereal is a big part of that. Rice Krispies are a staple here so when I spied the new Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes Cereal and other Kellogg’s New Products I was giddy. Rice Krispies cereal is the one I bake with and the one I reach for as an adult because I know it works for me. I have loved the taste of it since I was a kid. Happily I can report that Rice…

  • active family travel - family - Travel

    Parkbridge Resorts Lakes of Wasaga Stay

    September 2, 2014 - By 

    I am a cottage girl. I have been doing that from the time I was born actually. I don’t think we have ever missed a year. So, cottage season is a big deal here. We are renters. Every single year. We have talked, but never seriously, about buying a cottage. Buying a cottage costs a lot of money and really, how long would we use it? Would we do well with all that upkeep? Would we travel each weekend in the summer to the cottage 3-4 hours away just to cut the lawn? I am not convinced. We love travel…

  • parenting

    5 Steps: How to Transition From Home-Schooling to Public Schooling

    September 1, 2014 - By 

    For some home-schooled children, the comfort and freedom of the home environment makes the idea of joining a public or a private school seem unimpressive at best. However, if parents begin to prepare them for the transition early enough, it goes a long way to allay apprehension. Both schooling methods have had their fair share of fierce and diverse critical views, but a change of heart is inevitable when such a transition is imminent.  The challenges related to both schooling methods are different for each family, but there are a few ways to help ease the transition. Here are 5…

  • active family travel - parenting - Travel

    Reflections of Summer 2014 #KinderMom

    August 31, 2014 - By 

    How do you capture a summer? Is it a series of snapshots on an iPhone? An entire deck of tiny Instax mini photo cards tucked into the border of a child’s bedroom vanity mirror, with bright red hearts and flowers, decorating the names scrawled on the border? How do you measure July and August? Is it the inches your children grow when they are free to imagine, run, travel, swim and draw without limitation of time or bells? Is it the height of the green grass on your front lawn, the length of the ivy trailing down the side of…

  • Back To School - family - Food - Giveaways

    GoGo squeeZ #BTS Healthy Snacks #Giveaway

    August 29, 2014 - By 

    As school and fall activities get back under way, easy healthy snacks are extremely important. They are time savers. They can be the things the kids reach for first when we are racing around from school to theatre to swimming and back again. GoGo squeeZ is convenient and tasty. We have been fans forever, so when we found these new flavours we wanted to share them with readers too. GoGo squeeZ fruit snacks come in eight flavours including: the original tasty Apple flavour and they are now also in Apple-Grape and Apple-Pear, two new flavours that are delicious. These never…