Summer Downtime with Netflix
Providing kids with lots of downtime is the key to a perfect summer! With the summer here, there’s no denying that our schedules are a mix of amazing summer fun and lazy summer…
What I am learning from my 6 year old Daughter
As an adult, I find myself learning from my children all the time. The children in our lives teach us daily how to look at every minute with joy. They teach us to hold…
Around Ottawa: Minecraft Workshop at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum
This weekend, I signed my son up for the Mining and Gaming workshop at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Basically, he played Minecraft with other kids his age for 3 hours. And yes,…
Now your kids can find Carmen and get dysentery too!
The big news (well, in my little geeky world) last week was the release of old school games that many of us played as kids online. We’re talking Oregon Trail, Castle Wolfenstein (uggg…
Spiderman likes to read
Case in point: I bought the kids their Halloween costumes early because dress up play is huge in this house, and I was tired of hearing ‘when will the Halloween costumes be in?’…
Ten Things Our Kids Do That Make Parents Say “WHY??”
Sometimes our kids do silly things. Sometimes they do things that are nothing but nonsense. And sometimes they do things that make every parent wonder ‘why is this happening?!!’. (Before I wrote a…
Preschool Activity: At Home Library
Looking for some extra quiet time? We set up a library and the kids loved it!! I something like this on No Time for Flash Cards, one of my favourite blogs, and…
In and Around Ottawa: The Museum of Nature
The Canadian Museum of Nature or the ‘dinosaur museum’ as it’s called in our house, is a favourite. There is a lot of see, a lot of questions to ask and many things to …
On Weaning
After 27 months, I decided at the beginning of the week that it was time to wean the baby toddler. We had a beautiful nursing relationship. She was my second so my personal…
