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    So How Are We Doing Easter During a Pandemic?

    April 10, 2020 - By 

    But are we even doing Easter this year? We’ve gone back and forth on this actually, a few times this year. I mean honestly no judgement at all if you are taking it easy and simply getting through. But this week, I did a fair bit of reading and a whole lot of thinking. What would Easter look like in the middle of a pandemic? Would we be doing Easter? Our original plan was to drive to my brother’s home in Toronto. But that was back in February before we’d even heard the term Covid-19. Before spring vacations were cancelled…

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    Easy Bee Life Cycle Learning Kit

    April 10, 2020 - By 

    I know many of you have been thrust into the homeschooling mode this past few weeks. You are probably looking for resources that are affordable. Here’s a Bee Life Cycle Activity that will help kids studying early science and life cycles. As many of you know, we are dealing with teenagers here and high school is totally different than elementary school, of course. But, even so, I have kids with ADHD and ADD and learning disabilities, so my reality is that I need to supervise my kids if anything is to get completed here at all. Easy, Educational, Activity Books…

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    Bright Canada Colouring and Writing Book

    April 7, 2020 - By 

    A few of you know I am Canadian, born and bred. I have never been more proud to be Canadian than I am right now. Despite a global crisis, I feel like our Prime Minister and Premiers are handling the situation well. It’s not easy and I wouldn’t, even for a million dollars, want their job under the best circumstances. A Little Slice of Canada Have you ever visited Canada? It’s always astonishing to me how many have not been to the Great White North. If you are working on teaching your kids a bit more about Canada right now,…

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    Living with Intention and Gratitude Even in Hard Times – Getting Spiritual in Durham Region

    April 6, 2020 - By 

    “Wake Up Every Morning with the Thought That Something Wonderful is About To Happen,” – Winston Porter Living with intention and gratitude is something I choose every day, even when the days are hard, when the silver lining is hidden so far back behind the clouds you doubt that you could ever find it. Here’s how a trip helped drive this new mindset. My visit to Durham Region was hosted by Central Counties Tourism, Durham Region and the Hive Bee and Bee through Toronto Bloggers’ Collective. Travel changes you in many ways. Sometimes it’s a relaxing, restorative, experience after a…

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    Best Live Aquarium WebCams and Underwater Livestreams

    April 2, 2020 - By 

    Last week, I posted a list of live zoo webcams and that was a big hit. So, in that spirit here is a list of live aquarium webcams and Youtube videos that delve into underwater worlds providing entertainment and education for all of you. Aquariums are Soothing For So Many Reasons Let’s be honest, the research for me was awesome last week when I hunted down a huge list of zoo webcams. I am totally addicted to the live webcam of the Edinburgh Zoo pandas and have been watching it every day. Who knew that pandas could be so entertaining…

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    Mental Health Resources To Access Right Now

    March 31, 2020 - By 

    It’s no secret here to most of you that I have children with mental health diagnoses. One of my biggest concerns at the start of this pandemic was my older girl’s anxiety disorder and my younger girl’s aggression, which is a result of her FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.) Both teens do therapy on a regular basis and the youngest was in crisis for most of 2019. She might have turned a corner on that just recently due to therapy she’s finally been able to access. But jeopardizing any progress also was a concern for me. Keep These Mental Health…

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    Luxurious and Eco-Friendly Eucalyptus Sheet Sets

    March 30, 2020 - By 

    Holy Sheet! These eucalyptus sheet sets are spectacular. Listen, sheets are a thing that I rarely have bought for myself. My Mom and mother in law used to always gift them to us for Christmas and anniversaries, sometimes birthdays even. But, ever since they passed away, my sheet opinion and knowledge has been growing. I received product in the form of sheet sets for consideration here. Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers and I receive a small commission from qualifying purchases. Good quality sheets are constantly evolving too. The new sheets from Sheets and Giggles are top…

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    How to Make Reusable Beeswax Wraps

    March 26, 2020 - By 

    Reusable beeswax wraps are insanely easy to make and so popular too. Recently, we had a Friday night where one of the kids was grounded. Hashtag TEENs. Need I say more? And we were all looking for something to do. So, we made a plan to make Reusable Beeswax Wraps for food. This is a craft that my oldest daughter, 18, and I both have been wanting to do this year. She’s very into recycling and reusing and striving to be environmentally friendly. I love that about her. It inspires me to be better. So, I hunted down beeswax pearls…

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    Best Zoo Webcams to Watch Right Now

    March 24, 2020 - By 

    Clearly, we can’t get to the zoo right now, during the pandemic. But what if you could bring the zoo to you? These Zoo Webcams do just that! Do the kids want to watch and learn about their favourite animals and species right now anyways? Are they concerned about their favourite zoos or the animals there? Well, let them watch some of these Zoo Webcams and they will be entertained for hours over the next few weeks. Oh I know there are so many potential puns and jokes to be had regarding zoos and kids and families. Bringing the literal…

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    France Coloring and Writing Book

    March 23, 2020 - By 

    Alright, so obviously nobody is traveling during the current pandemic. But, kids still need things to do, so I am sharing some easy tools for you to use at home. You might not be able to visit France this March, but you sure can learn a little bit about it with this France Coloring and Writing Book. Eiffel Tower, fields of lavender, great cheese and wine! France is a stunning country. In my twenties, I visited Paris for about a week. But, I haven’t been back since. One day, I will return to France and do more exploring. I believe…