Entertainment

Time to raise some bookworms! These are my favourite books for young children. In an effort to close summer and start the next school year on the right track, here are some sweet books you can find at your local bookshop or library. Benefits of Reading to Children Kicking off…

In an effort to honor our “sand bucket list” of activities we have done this summer, I am sending out pictures here and on social media with a #savingsummer hashtag. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram with your ways of #savingsummmer so we can do it together!

In an effort to save summer, I am honoring the things we’ve done so far, as well as looking forward to a few other things on our “sand bucket list”. We’re going back to the International Hot Air Balloon Festival this week and we can’t wait! If you are anywhere…

Have you ever been to the International Hot Air Balloon Festival near Montreal? Well, now is your chance! The good folks at the festival are giving one lucky family tickets to attend! The Montgolfieres Festival in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is already on its way and going on until August 17th. I’ve been…

It’s August. August, mamas! Can you believe it?! Every summer when August hits, I start to get a little shaky. I think about back-to-school planning, and just how many days are left without a school routine with homework and packed lunches… So aside from a bunch of back-to-school posts which…

OK, mamas, this is a good one. A great one! I am so thrilled to announce this giveaway because it is so amazing! If you haven’t heard of Walking With Dinosaurs, the Arena Spectacular, let me tell you about it. The show is based on the award-winning BBC TV series.…

So you remember the picnic I wrote about as our annual end of year tradition? Here it is! I took some pictures of our day to show you a super location in Montreal; a sweet place in the West Island. Located near the apple orchards and Quinn Farm, one of…

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and one of my favourite companies is making the future real friendly for one lucky papa! TELUS is giving away one lucky reader a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, perfect for the tech-savvy dad. I was given a chance to test-drive a Note, alone…

Looking for a feel-good, laugh-out-loud film that’s perfect and relatable for any mama? I highly recommend Mom’s Night Out! “Mom? Maawm? Mooooooommmmyyyyyy?! Surprise!” Just watch: There are too many scenes that I loved in this movie to mention in one post. And you know what? I don’t want to write them…

*** I actually wrote this post over a year ago and sat on it. I wasn’t sure why I wanted to post it so I waited, until now. The following is a rant on crudeness in film. *** Here’s the thing. I have been catching up on a few movies…