Entertainment

Traditionally, Labour Day weekend coming up is a family’s last hurrah before diving into the school year. Most kids are back at school already but receive a four-day week to start, thanks to Labour Day. This long weekend, I have five really fun activities for you to choose from to…

It’s fair to say that if you were a child born in the late seventies to early eighties in Canada, you knew and adored the musical trio phenomenon, Sharon, Lois and Bram. Not only are they the OGs of children’s music, but they were everywhere: on the radio, on our…

If you were to ask children what their favourite things to do are, on top of that list would be: climbing, hanging, swinging, and pretending. If you are looking for a place to combine all these things for your children, have I got the place for you! In the Old…

I had the pleasure of attending the media event for the inauguration of the Frida Kahlo exhibition in Montreal. Frida Kahlo: Life of an Icon, is an incredible journey into the life of the world-renowned Mexican artist. Following unprecedented success in Spain, the exhibition will tour the US and Montreal…

Ever since Encanto hit theatres in November of last year, people have been buzzing about how amazing it is. But with the pandemic and social gathering restrictions, it only gained real traction when the movie landed on Disney+ just before Christmas. And what a Christmas present this was! Families enjoyed…

The video below was made five years ago (time flies!). Guess what? We did it again this year! We hilariously thought we would go for a walk in the cold and lasted under 10 minutes at -30 degree weather. We decided we do not need to go out for long…

It seems like wherever you turn these days, Will Smith is up to something. He recently published a biography, YouTube filmed him re-inventing his body with a serious health regiment, he has a new movie coming out where he portrays the father of Venus and Sarena Willams…it’s easy to think,…

As I was putting away our Halloween decorations and replacing seasonal books in our family library, I came across some wonderful read-aloud books for fall. As my boys get older, we are filtering out some of our reading collections and removing younger books. In doing this, I thought it would…

Explore the Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook with me and get inspired for your next best Halloween recipe! Growing up in the age of Disney specials and 80’s and 90’s Halloween, Hocus Pocus became a yearly favourite for my sister and I. A couple of years back, I finally showed it…

The Muppets finally have a Halloween movie! The child in me squealed when I learned that there would be a Halloween movie with the Muppets. Why? Because the Muppets are classic, good-time fun.  And truly, for little ones, that is what Halloween is all about. They don’t want to be…