Parenting
Back To School Check List: Printable!
Here are a few things that I need to make sure I have for the kids before they go to school next week. I created it as a printable check list to make…
Tips to Help with School Transition
A quick edit to this post for 2023: My kids are teens, both in high school this year (one is beginning, one is graduating) and I have a lot of feelings. BUT these…
City of Ottawa Summer Camps: Discounts
There are two things I want you to know about: a) There are still some space in the City’s summer camps available! b) There is a 10% discount reflected in the pricing Camps…
Board gaming isn’t for the birds (or is it?)
This is great if you have older kids or want to add something new to your game night with friends. The board game we are currently obsessed with is called Wingspan. It’s a…
The BEST gifts from all my gift guides
I’m switching up my gift guide a little this year! After writing and sharing gift guides for kids for over 10 years on this blog, I thought it might be helpful to share…
Chocolate Mud Pie cookies (unbaked cookies)
2022 update: I need to make these again this year just so I can have a better photo to share! This is one of the oldest cookie recipes I can remember making .…
Recipe: Maple Syrup Cream Pie
This was THE pie that we all loved when I was growing up. Both my grandmothers made it, although my nanny brought it to almost every family holiday event because it was so…
Attend SPHERE at the NAC and Canadian Museum of Nature (September 22-25)
What is SPHERE? I’ll get to that soon, but first wanted to add a little note. (*I’ve updated this post with a few more notes to make it easier to find the info…
Where did the summer go?
Okay fine. I know exactly where it went. We had a lovely summer that included a lot of travelling to our favourite summer spots (which did have some stress points as we tried…
Last Minute Summer Camps from The City of Ottawa
Oh hi. It’s almsot late June. And suddenly, like many other parents, I’m looking at the calendar and realizing that school is really truly almost done for another year and the summer is…
