Are your children good sleepers? What defines a ‘good sleeper’?
Ever since I became a parent, the number one conversation between fellow parents is about sleep. Are we getting enough? Is baby getting enough? Who has it worse? Should we change sleep habits?…
Welcoming New Advertiser: Ten Thousand Villages
I am very excited to introduce Ten Thousand Villages as a new Bit of Momsense advertiser. I have written about shopping their before – they have beautiful, hand crafted, fair trade items from…
Happy Halloween! Random thoughts and a fun lunch idea
Happy Halloween! I have a Super Mario and a good Witch this year in the house. They are both adorable. The candy is ready (and being eaten, possibly as I type this) and…
Trick or Treat! I’ll take the chocolate, SweeTarts and other goodies please
Let’s be honest. When our kids go trick or treating, and come home with a pumpkin full of goodies (or ‘loot’), we are excited too. We host Halloween with my siblings typically, so…
CentrSource $10,000 DREAM BIG CANADA giveaway
Although my travel experience is fairly limited – never outside of North America – it’s partially by choice. I love travelling in Canada. Always have. Even before we had children, my husband and…
Early to Bed, Early to Rise…Late to Bed, still Early to Rise
Once upon a time (pre children), I went to bed at a decent hour, usually 10 pm, maybe 11 pm depending on the show I was watching. I would wake (reluctantly) just after…
Preschool Activity: Creepy Crawly Spiders!
Easy to make, but fun to do – check out these creepy and crawly Halloween spiders! (And for more activities, visit the Activity page!) Materials you’ll need: Scissors Paper…
Blissdom Canada Recap: What I learned and where do we go from here?
On Thursday until Saturday I attended Blissdom Canada – a conference to discuss social media, public relations, blogging and online engagement. I feel like I am still processing everything, but WOW I had…
Win! Sobeys Gift Card Giveaway and tracking where you dinner came from
It’s time for another Sobeys gift card giveaway! I had the opportunity to purchase the new Sensations by Compliments wild fish frozen packages. They come in portions of two. With the gift…
Around Ottawa: Cannamore Orchard
Thanksgiving weekend had unusually warm weather and lots of sun so after our big turkey meal with the family on Sunday, we decided to head to Cannamore Orchard on Monday for some fun.…