Rebecca

When Mama Doesn’t Feel well

Today I was under the weather. Not serious. It started with a headache that I couldn’t shake, then the chills.  But in the end I suspect I’m just run down and fighting whatever the kids had the past couple weeks. But what is striking is how, as a stay at home...

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Adjectives

My toddler is hilarious.  She has a sense of humour, and is sweet and knows how to smile at just the right time when asking for something. But one of the things she doesn’t like are adjectives.  Sound strange? It’s true. My son has always been used to the...

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3 of our Favourite Boardgames to play with Preschoolers

When my children reached the age where they could finally start to play board games, it was a wonderful new activity that we could do together.  But some games are simply too complicated for the toddler/preschool set. Fortunately, we have 3 family favourites that my...

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Get-Moving Activity: Workout Stations for kids

The other day I wrote a post about how to keep the kids busy indoors during cold or rainy days.  There are a lot of ideas in that post that really work for us. One activity I mentioned is to set up an obstacle course.  On Monday, building off of that idea, I set up...

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Turning Winter Blahs into Winter Hoorahs With the Kids

I am so over Winter. Am I alone? Because seriously, I’m not sure what it is this year but I am done. Sadly, we still have many weeks left of winter and the unpredictable weather. It’s not easy to get the kids out the door, let alone getting them somewhere to run...