For the past 5 years, I have been part of an amazing Mom group, Mums & Tots of Brossard. Parents and our kids get together at a community centre several times a week for kids playtime, crafts and stories/sing-a-longs (and much needed adult conversation!).  Throughout the year, we have several outings.  Mums & Tots of Brossard just had our annual Farm Day, an outing to Ferme Guyon. Some of the best days I spent with my boys were at these [...]

Choosing a school that’s right for your child can often be a challenging and daunting task. Each school has it’s own environment, teaching style, and philosophy, and the experience of searching and deciding can end up being overwhelming.

So how do parents choose a school and how do they even begin the task of exploring their options? What makes up the criteria for a good school and what are the most important areas to consider when starting your search?

For many parents, [...]

Our kids currently have stacks of handmade bracelets on their arms and piles of arts and crafts projects on their bedrooms floors. Camp just finished a few days ago but it seems like they are already bored, even though school starts in just about a week’s time.

The last few days of summer should be the best, most memorable ones but unfortunately with all of the running around with back to school shopping they can get eaten up in malls and [...]

Summer holidays may be coming to a close  but while our kids are exercising their bodies by swimming, playing, skipping and running have they been exercising their minds since school let out in June?

Some bookworms may have gotten through their summer reading lists within the first few weeks of vacation but chances are the pool has taken precedence over paperbacks for the past few months. Reading for kids is an extremely important summertime activity to keep their brains stimulated, their [...]

Fort Myers, Florida July 24th, 2012-  Drowning is the second leading cause of injury-related death in young children, and 60% of these drownings occur at home. As Americans escape the summer heat by heading to the pool, it is important to remember that a home pool comes with increased risks. AquaMobile Swim School has developed a guide on safety proofing your home pool to ensure that you enjoy all of the benefits of your home pool, without the hazards.

1. Have multiple barriers

Pools should have [...]

During a password audit by a company, it was found that an employee (a blonde, of course) was using this password:

“MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento”

When asked why she had such a long password, she rolled her eyes and said: “Hello! It has to have a minimum
8 characters and include at least one capital.”

Laugh some more:

Grampa, What is a Couple of Sex?

The Electric Toothbrush

My Black Bra

It’s what’s on the inside that counts.  That’s what we always tell our kids.  It’s not any different with pie!

I know, you’re thinking pie, forget it.  We’ve all had our share of tears shed over crust that just didn’t work.  Wouldn’t roll out…   Couldn’t be lifted off the counter in one piece…  It had a rubbery texture…

About 6 years ago, my family discovered the joy of blueberry picking.  Much easier than picking strawberries, blueberry picking was gentler on the [...]

Pitch a Tent with Kids in Tow.  A lot of my friends go camping in the summer. Some are single, some have kids but they all have only amazing things to say upon their return. I did a fair bit of camping during my teenage years but when I think about camping with my two children I shudder at the thought.

How can camping with kids be fun? How can you possibly get any sleep sharing a hot tent with three [...]

In keeping with my theme about writing about where I have been sleeping lately….

In case you missed it, I am referring to my blogs: Vacation Destination & All About Me Time. What were YOU thinking?
Recently I slept in the park. I have fond memories and some great stories about doing this in my early twenties but this time it was with my family in Westmount Park for Canada Day.
 
The premise sounded like fun. Pitch a tent in the park [...]

Just as we like to refresh our fall wardrobes with bulky sweaters, a new pair of skinny jeans and colourful scarves our kids’ closets are in need of a refresh. Mostly because they seem to have shot up a few sizes over the winter, making their clothes from the spring new additions to the hand-me down pile.

So off to the shops we go but before we head out to battle the crowds we’re looking for a back to school trends [...]