Kids
Holidays and Happy Kids: Tips to get through the long, busy days
We are a whirlwind of excitement around here. I think I still get as happy during the Christmas season as the kids do. We had our annual wine and cheese gathering with family…
Around Ottawa: Cumberland Heritage Museum Vintage Village of Lights
For the past couple of years, our family, my parents, and my sister’s families have gone to the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum’s Vintage Village of Lights. This post is a recap from the…
Christmas Cheer
I am fully into Christmas right now. The tree went up tonight (yay!), after a weekend away at Chateau Montebello with the family (which is fully decorated at this time of year!), our…
Activities for Kids: A Personalized Christmas Wreath
Michaels has so many great Christmas craft ideas right now. You can get mini kits full of everything you need to decorate ornaments or make something special. You can also just buy a…
Sibling Love – A story about a gift
My kids fight. It’s not uncommon, and I’m one of four children in my family so I know all about sibling fighting. In those moments, when they are bickering, I find it difficult…
25 Days of Christmas Activity Calendar 2014
It’s that time of year again! We will be pulling out our advent calendars for the kids on December 1. As with the past many years, we are once again doing the 25…
Fall Activity with Kids: Make a Scarecrow!
It’s not secret that I really enjoy Halloween and the Fall. Decorating with leaves and pumpkins and bats makes me happy. This weekend, the kids and I put together our annual front-stoop display, as…
Activities for Kids in Ottawa – Thanksgiving Weekend 2014
Today is a no-school day for some school boards in Ottawa, plus it’s the long weekend of Thanksgiving. Not sure what to do with the kids and family on this extra long weekend?…
Real Talk: Christopher Pike or RL Stine?
What kind of books did you read as a kid? Mystery? Fantasy? Comical? How many of you had RL Stine’s Goosebumps in your bedroom library? Personally, for me, it was all about Christoper Pike…
