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    family - Technology

    New Family Friendly Titles COMING SOON From XBOX One #X16CA

    September 15, 2016 - By 

    Recently we were invited to the XBOX One Media Showcase in Toronto’s Distillery District. It was the second year I attended and spent some time getting to know which new family friendly XBOX One games are coming soon. There are a few surefire hits on the way to stores soon. You’ll want to put them on your list for the holidays if not before. This year as always there were dozens of exciting new games at the XBOX One Media Showcase. From the Minecraft games set up inside the showcase room to the thrill seeking extreme winter sports game Steep, which…

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    Finding Pokestops – The 5 Best Ways to Stock Up

    August 18, 2016 - By 

    Finding Pokestops is crucial to your Pokemon GO success. Pokestops have all the supplies you need for your continued quest to catch ’em all, from Pokeballs of varying strength to berries to potions and more. Depending on your level, you can get some excellent supplies to help you on your Pokemon GO journey. But first you have to figure out the best way of finding Pokestops. Finding Pokestops without Losing Your Mind Pokestops are great for stocking up on items, but they can be hard to find if you don’t know where to look. Pokemon GO uses GPS combined with…

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    Pokemon Go: Learn To Power Up and Evolve Pokemon Fast

    July 20, 2016 - By 

    There is no question that the overwhelming positive response to the Pokemon Go app shows that people are ready for this kind of interactive adventure game. Families all over the world are getting outside and enjoying the thrill of the hunt for capturing new and unique Pokemon for their Pokedex. If you’d love to learn how to power up those precious rare Pokemon in your collection, then read on to learn some exciting tips to get them powered up then evolved! Here are a few tips and tricks to help you evolve pokemon fast! Understanding the Value of Candy and…

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    Video Game Themed Word Search for Kids

    July 14, 2016 - By 

    Are your kids total video game junkies like mine? Do they love to spend an afternoon playing Minecraft or Mario Bros, or even Undertale? Mine have moved on from the Five Nights at Freddie’s phenomenon to Minecraft and Undertale. They also like video game toys and merchandise too so I figured this free Video Games Word Search would be perfect for them. Young Gamers I mean what could be better than a video game at this age? Not much I think. They eat, sleep, and breathe games and gaming. But, maybe you stand a chance at getting them to do something…

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    Fun Spring Word Search for Kids

    April 22, 2016 - By 

    I’ve got a Spring word search for kids on my mind today. If you know me at all, then you know that my entire family loves printable fun word searches and crosswords. Last night I supervised my daughter doing a cute crossword for grade nine English class. It was all about literary terms like – fill in the word – a comparison using like is called a: SIMILE. And a comparison that doesn’t use like is a: Metaphor. Anyways that was fun homework. I can totally get behind that kind of homework. This Free Spring Word Search for kids is not…

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    Family Puzzle Word Game Printable

    March 16, 2016 - By 

    It’s officially March break here and I figured you might need something fun and inexpensive to share with the kids. Like this word game. Who doesn’t love word searches and word games? As a child I loved word puzzles like these. What are you Up to for March Break? Anyways what have you all got planned for March break or spring break? Are you travelling? Are you on a Stay-cation? Are you just hanging out at home saving some money? I am not even sure what we are doing yet actually. I’d love to be travelling somewhere. But we will have to…

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    Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle Printable

    October 5, 2015 - By 

    Word Puzzles Are you a wordsmith? A puzzle lover? How about your kids? Do they enjoy word puzzle games as much as I do? I have always been a big fan of word puzzles and games and word searches too. The little people here (not so small anymore) are also pretty into word puzzles and crosswords and games. In fact, we love these so much that this Thanksgiving I had one of my helpers make up several Thanksgiving printables and puzzles for readers to enjoy. Football, turkey, stuffing and pumpkins? Find them all in this free Thanksgiving crossword puzzle. Happy…

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    Hit Gummy Drop Match-3 Game Now Available on PC

    June 8, 2015 - By 

    One of the biggest hit mobile apps, Gummy Drop App, is now available on your PC. Gummy Drop App, available on both iOS and Android already, has been one of my favourite Match-3 games for the better part of a year. Gummy Drop App is the 8th Top Grossing iPad App and the 20th Top Grossing iPhone App. Now, this awesome Match-3 puzzle game is available on PC too making mobile and computer domination pretty much complete. [tweetthis]Hit Match 3 Game Gummy Drop is now available on PC. [/tweetthis] Start your journey in Sydney, Australia and earn the tools you need…

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    Fun Free Earth Day Word Search

    April 13, 2015 - By 

    This unique simple Earth Day Word Search is a great tool to help teach kids about conservation and pride of place. The environment and protection of the resources in our world, are both crucial concepts for families to share. Read to the end to see more Earth Day resources and Earth Day activities for parents and teachers too. Every day should be Earth Day, right? I agree. So what does Earth Day mean to you? I confess I didn’t ever give Earth Day much thought until I had kids. Before that I was ego-centric in a lot of ways. I…

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    family - Health - parenting

    Basketball #WordlessWednesday #Linky

    April 7, 2015 - By 

    I am the proud owner of a jock. It’s true. Never met a sport she didn’t like. No, strike that. Love. Straight As in phys ed all of her young life. Which makes me laugh because my phys ed marks were pretty much the only ones that were never As. So I signed her up for basketball. And she loves it. I enjoy watching her play sometimes. Mostly I just enjoy seeing her do something she is good at that she also loves. My jock. This is a Wordless Wednesday post. Go ahead and link up and don’t forget to…