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I thought I would share this neat infographic I received from Hasbro. I’m a big fan of family games and I think they are great for family bonding. We have been enjoying anything for eye spy, to easy card and memory games for some time now. Right now, some of…

Ah, November. How’s it working out for you so far? It doesn’t have much going for it that is happy or fun. October has the beautiful fall leaves, the mild cool weather, Canadian Thanksgiving and the days leading up to Halloween. And of course, December is full of happiness with…

There are so many new television shows this season, I can’t even keep track of them all! Thankfully, there are a few I can’t live without, that help me smile for the week and relax my mind. One show I’ve been watching since it started is Modern Family. From the…

If you follow me on Twitter (which you totally should because I’m really active there and share lots of fun and interesting stuff), you may have seen that during my Toronto trip for Blissdom, I went to see a taping of Steven and Chris. It was so much fun! My…

I can’t stop listening to this song. I bought the album. I haven’t bought an album for years. This is an album to buy. I’ve always liked Sara Bareilles’ voice and music, but this one hit me. For all the teens dealing with back-to-school, for all the adults dealing with…

Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Shrine Circus This Weekend: The excitement your children will have as they see the big top when you drive up. Getting popcorn or cotton candy or BOTH! Being part of the Zerbini family Circus’ 250th Anniversary Celebration. The largest tiger act in the world…

Children love balloons. It’s a well known fact that even though they can cry if their balloon pops in their faces they will still be back for more. The colours, the way they float and the pure celebration of them keeps kids attracted no matter what their age. Now, magnify that happy feeling that kids get by 100% and you will feel what it’s like to attend the hot air balloon festival in St Jean sur Richelieu. And amazing experience for kids young and old, the Montgolfieres St Jean sur Richelieu is the largest hot air balloon gathering in all of Canada.

As a first post after a very challenging time in our little family’s life, I couldn’t be happier to write about a great company and fun launch. Kinder has teamed up with Monsters University to introduce for the first time (ever!) 100% licensed toys in their Kinder eggs.

If you are a mama of my generation, when you think of a toy telephone, the only toy that will pop into your head is the Fisher-Price toy rotary phone, right? Fisher-Price toys are synonymous with our era. I can honestly say I was a Fisher-Price kid. The other day I searched “vintage Fisher-Price” (sigh) and sure enough, every childhood memory I had came rushing straight back to me when I saw the toys I used to have.

Have you ever tried this parlor trick? I found it, as I find a lot of cool things, on Pinterest. My kids were fascinated with it! The natural candle is made from the skin of a Clementine orange with the center skin inside. All you have to do is add some olive oil inside and then once you light the skin, it will burn until the olive oil runs out.