Family Activities

Preface: I wrote this post during the big snowfall in Montreal, and then I got terribly sick with pneumonia, which is why my blog has been quiet lately. Since then, Montreal has turned into a slushy mess with days of rain. I couldn’t think of a better time to write…

Happy New Year, everyone! I had the pleasure of speaking with Yan England at the Alive 375 press conference for the Montreal winter festivities. This year not only marks Canada’s 150th anniversary, it is also the 375th anniversary of Montreal, so you can bet the city has many things planned to celebrate!…

Last year, we got to experience a brand-new addition to the Cadillac Fairview holiday celebrations, called the Magic Gift Workshop. We went as a family to check it out at CF Carrefour Laval shopping mall. To check out our first experience, you can click here. My boys loved the Magic…

The first time we brought the boys to see the CP Holiday Train roll into our local train station was when they were just little. Their eyes lit up when they saw the train full of lights and heard the whistle blowing. The very Canadian experience has been going on…

Ah, Cinderella. No matter how many times I read the story, watch a movie or see a quoted graphic, it always makes me happy. The last Cinderella movie created by Disney affected me so much – and the line that stayed with me was “Have courage and be kind”. I…

The Disney princesses will be taking the ice in Montreal with a new Disney On Ice show! If your children have been following the Dream Big Princess stories and love princesses, you will not want to miss the show when it comes to Montreal. Four princesses will be skating their stories…

If you went to school within a 500-mile radius of Stratford, Ontario, then you might have been lucky enough to take a school trip to the Stratford Festival. Montreal is a good six or more hours away from Stratford but the festival left such an impression on me when I…

This summer, I read Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet In Heaven. If you haven’t read it, it is a book that you can finish in a day. In my case, I managed to finish it through the summer here and there when I had a quiet moment (as…

You might think that being a mama, I would love the fall season. You’d be wrong. I used to love it. It used to bring anticipation, excitement, even happiness. I loved the colours as the leaves began to change. I loved the cool crisp air, just cool enough to wear…

It’s time to go nuts, Montreal! When I heard that Ice Age On Ice was touring North America for the first time and coming to Montreal, I was so excited! My boys are BIG fans of the Ice Age films and as a family, we think all the characters are…