Activities and Crafts
Preschool Activity: Counting and Letter Matching
This was a super easy activity I set up with my daughter. We did it with letters of the alphabet and with numbers. By using numbers, it could easily be set up to…
Halloween activities: What’s around Ottawa
There is no shortage of Halloween activities and events happening across Ottawa this upcoming weekend (and on Halloween itself). On October 27 from 10 am until 1 pm, our advertiser, The Museum of…
Hosting a Super Mario Party: Party Decorations
Last year my son wanted a Super Mario birthday party. I was happy to oblige. Most of my decor items I ended up making myself. Blocks out of brown construction paper, yellow coin…
Activity: Making Thanksgiving Napkin Rings (EASY!)
Yesterday was a PD day and with Thanksgiving tomorrow (that we are hosting) it was a perfect opportunity to do a craft with the kids. Using materials we already had around the house,…
The iPad App that is going to blow your kids’ minds (and make you look super cool)
I am really excited about my new gig with Help! We’ve Got Kids, scouring events for families in Ottawa to add to the Help! We’ve Got Kids events newsletter. What I especially love…
Almost Wordless Wednesday: The Paddle Boat
At the family reunion (my husband’s family) we were at on the weekend, one of the dad’s brought materials for the kids to build some cool things. They made a bird house and…
Getting Kids Active – Appearance on CTV Ottawa Morning Live
Thanks so much CTV Ottawa Morning Live for having me on this morning to talk about simple ways to get kids active! Active Health Kids Canada released a report about our kids not…
Celebrating the Pirate Way
Disney Junior (a wonderful partner with Bit of Momsense) is celebrating their one year birthday! It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a year since we’ve been watching Mickey Mouse, Special Agent…
Baseball in Ottawa
This long weekend was quite the taste of summer wasn’t it? The weather was beautiful and our weekend was spent with a healthy balance of getting things done around the house, plus loads…
Let Them Write! Journaling for Kids (even young kids!)
In recent months, my children have taken a real interest in story telling, colouring, writing – basically expressing themselves on paper. As you may remember, my son wrote a comic strip and I…