Parenting
Tips for Maternity Clothes Shopping (plus, share your favourite spots to shop!)
It’s impossible for me to believe that it’s now been over 3 years since I was pregnant. (My love of pregnancy, despite illness will be a different post one day. Oh I miss…
The Spark of Imagination
I love watching my kids play. When they play together and make up characters that each of them will be it’s a lot of fun. When they play alone and pretend to be…
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…
Around Ottawa: Wakefield and Chelsea
For the past couple of years we have been travelling to Wakefield and Chelsea on a weekend, just for the morning usually. It’s become a bit of a favourite spot for all of…
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…
Mother’s Day – Laughter, warmth and love
Some sleeping in, delicious breakfast cooked by my family, a trip to Parliament Hill for a walk on a sunny, gorgeous day, bakery goodies, and family fun with my parents, siblings and their…
4 Free Gifts to Give This Mother’s Day
Even though I like to think mom’s should be doted on year-round, Sunday is Mother’s Day which hopefully means a little extra something special for moms. I have to admit, I’m spoiled…
Activity: Cardboard Post Office
It’s funny how no matter what fancy toys we buy the kids, the old joke about the cardboard box being what they play with remains true. I love it when we get boxes…
Day Camp for your child at The Children’s Museum
Looking for something unique for your kids to do this summer? Our advertiser, the Museum of Civilization is offering day camp at The Children’s Museum? Children aged 6-9 will be creating a theatre performance…
The Summer Reading List
I don’t know what it is about the summer, but it’s the season of the book for me. Maybe it’s because the days are much longer, and I can take a book to…