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    Hottest Dinosaur Toys to Give as Gifts This Year

    November 4, 2020 - By 

    It’s no secret that the holidays are right around the corner. My kids have always been fascinated by dinosaurs and dinosaur toys always made impressive gifts for them every year. Just a Few Great Dinosaur Toys Jurassic Park was just the latest of the series of movies to get my youngest daughter reinvested in dinosaurs. She currently has dozens of dinosaur books, mostly from DK Canada. But, this season she’s asking for both Jurassic Park and Harry Potter themed Lego or books. That means dinosaurs are high priority again. A few of these are super young for little people but these…

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    103 Plus Books to Increase Brain Power Now!

    August 5, 2020 - By 

    These days, it’s hard to keep our brains active, much less increase brain power. I mean I feel like I am constantly stressed out here while parenting and working through the pandemic and cannot focus long enough on any one task to make it through without stumbling. This Increase Your Brain Power Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. I make a small commission via qualifying links. Recently, I started using an app to focus hard in the mornings on exercise and learning. I need to keep my brain active and stimulated to be healthy and well. So,…

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    50 + Best Canada Day Recipes, Crafts and Games

    June 22, 2020 - By 

    It’s almost Canada Day! You know what that means right? Well, it’s the start of my favourite month which makes it a great time to try one of these Canada Day recipes, crafts or games. The month of July makes me happy with all of the reasons to celebrate being Canadian. Canada Day comes first and then my oldest girl’s birthday, followed by my birthday. Post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. Purchases made via qualifying links provide me with a small commission. Celebrate Canada Day and More There are so many reasons to celebrate in July! But…

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    My Christmas Wish List Activity for Kids

    December 6, 2019 - By 

    My Christmas Wish List. If there was a single phrase that could evoke childhood and the spirit of Christmas long ago for me, then I think it would be My Christmas Wish List. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission via qualifying links. Do you remember being small, poring over catalogues or flyers that arrived in the mail, circling items you dreamed of owning? For me, as a child, it was always dolls and Barbies. Meanwhile my brother lived for the latest race cars and trucks and puzzles. I have a daughter…

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    On Mindfulness Tools and Month One of Living Mindfully #LoveHallmarkCA

    February 8, 2017 - By 

    This year, I decided 2017 would be my year of living mindfully. Mindfulness was, and still is, my own personal goal. I challenged myself to stop, take stock daily and be present. Be Mindful. So here’s where I am at one month after starting this mindfulness experiment. In fact, I thought mindfulness would be easier than this, so I am looking to build in some new relaxation and mindfulness tools to help get there. This morning, walking alone, on a beautiful winter day, it was easy to close my eyes, block out jobs, tasks, To Do Lists, and reflect on the…

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    Maze Printable – Help The Pirate Ship Find The Palm Trees

    April 28, 2016 - By 

    I love printables. Free puzzles, printables and crosswords make me happy. I hope they also make you happy. These printables remind me of vacations we have taken together as a family. When the kids were small I would keep a batch of these on hand for road trips and airplane trips too. Activities like these were great for the budget. Help the ship go through a maze and find tropical island with palms. Enjoy this educational game for children. This maze printable might keep them busy for a few minutes. Plus there’s a bit of a pirate theme that appeals…

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    Mystery Puzzles Package for Your Little Detectives

    March 18, 2016 - By 

    Do you have a sweet little spy? Are you raising a small detective? Does your child love decoding, or enjoy a good mystery? Do they like word games too? Then these children’s mystery puzzles will be just the right thing to keep them occupied and having fun all summer. Now be warned one has a serious travel theme so don’t print it out unless you are legitimately taking a trip soon. Or the happy smiles will be frowns instead. Nobody wants that. My kids have always enjoyed word games and I was no different at their ages. I have always…

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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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    Easter Word Search Free Printable

    March 12, 2016 - By 

    Easter is a special time of year to me. I am sure it is to many of you as well. My Mom was born around Easter and so this time of year reminds me of her. Easter is the time of year we used to get together often. It kind of kicked off the spring season. Birthdays, holidays and just any old reason to get together. Once the snow has melted and the roads are good to drive on again we would get together more than we ever did in the winter. My Mom loved spring as do my kids.…

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    St Patrick’s Day Word Search

    February 3, 2015 - By 

    I can hardly wait to share this with you. It seems that you readers like Word Searches almost as much as I do. I am a very big fan as you might already know. So here is a very special St Patrick’s Day Word Search for you. So what have you got planned for March 17th? Do you celebrate? Do you wear green? Are you Irish? For some reason I am actually feeling it this year and I think I might plan something fun for the family. Here’s hoping you have a great St Paddy’s Day! There will have to be…