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Big Ticket Concert 2017

It's mid-August, and before you know it school will be back in session. Each summer, I take my kids on a few special outings... trips to see friends and family, afternoons at the movies or the splash park, and more. Last summer, I took my daughter to her very first concert - Family Channel's Big Ticket Concert - and she had a … [Read more...]

Kids Can Explore The World With Netflix

Ever since they were little, my kids have been consistently exposed to arts and culture. I vividly remember my son, at the age of 2, asking "Go to ROM?" at least twice every week! We've been fortunate to have memberships to both the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario for many years, and love going to see old favourites (the … [Read more...]

Easy Homemade Croutons

When you go grocery shopping, do you ever check out the "Enjoy Tonight" or "50% off" racks? If not, you should! I often buy half-price meat and, if I don't need it "tonight", I pop it in the freezer to be enjoyed sometime soon. Same goes for baked goods - they're a great buy on the sale rack. My supermarket marks down their … [Read more...]

Your Summer Movie Playlist

As a work-at-home-mom, the end of the school year is hard, because it's busy right up until the end. It. Is. Exhausting. But there's also something very liberating about knowing there's freedom on the other side. Freedom from having to wake up early every morning. Freedom from schedules (if only for a few weeks, when the kids … [Read more...]

How To Set Up iCloud Mail With 2-Factor Authentication On Your Android Device

If you're an Android user who lost access to your iCloud mail when Apple recently instituted 2-factor authentication, this article can help! As you may know, I'm a long-time Apple user that switched from iPhone to Android a few years ago. Everything was going swimmingly until I was forced to add 2-factor authentication to my Apple account on … [Read more...]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Wasn’t What I Expected {Review}

My kids are big fans of superhero movies, and when they asked to watch Guardians of the Galaxy during family movie night a few months ago, I reluctantly agreed. It didn't appeal to me at first, but my opinion quickly changed. I liked the interesting storyline, sarcastic humour and witty dialogue. It had silly moments, touching moments and a killer … [Read more...]

3 TV Shows That Empower Kids

My kids love TV and I've always been consistent about monitoring what shows they watch. When they were little, I'd preview all of the popular children's shows and determine which ones I could tolerate and which I could not. My kids had barely even heard of Caillou, The Wiggles and Barney until they were almost in … [Read more...]

March Break Fun at Ontario Science Centre #EnergyShowTO #SaveOnEnergy

Disclosure: I was given tickets to the Ontario Science Centre to facilitate this review. As always, I only share things I love with my readers. This is the week that many parents both love and dread at the same time - March Break! It's fun to spend time with the kids, doing fun activities, but it's the planning that can be … [Read more...]