back-to-school

I’m doing it again. I’m thinking too much. Yes, it’s a thing. And I can bet that most of you mamas are doing the very same thing right now. You may be enjoying your summer days with the kids but in the back of your minds, you are thinking about…

Back-to-school is a hectic time of year. Here are my best tips for how to simplify school lunches to ease-up your morning routine. It’s been a little while since the kids have been back to school. It’s also about the time where most mamas I speak to tell me they are…

Ok, let’s just get one thing clear right off the bat. I am not a bento lunch-making mama. All those pretty pandas made of seaweed and rice? No thanks. Pieces of bread cut into letters to spell out “school rocks” or “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”? Not happening in the MOE household. However, I…

It’s one of those things we are required to do as parents with school-aged children: labeling. Everything. Every. Thing. I still remember, back in my elementary school days, my father would sit at the kitchen table with a thin indelible marker, and write my name on every single pencil crayon…

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…

  When you think of back-to-school shopping, what do you think of? Spending a lot? Being frugal? I bet you would never think of making money, right? Well with RBC’s Rewards program, that is essentially what you get. I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes to points cards.…

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…

Ok, tell me the truth. Did you manage to get those cool school labels for your kids that you’ve seen some sporting this year? Or were you a little late in the game and just got a permanent maker and went to town on all the supplies and clothes? Well, I probably would have been in that situation too, if I hadn’t gotten an opportunity to review Stuck On You labels.

Well it is officially September (what?!).

Everyone is scrambling to get one last bit of summer vacation this long weekend. If you are a mama with a child of school age, you know that August is not only the last month of vacation, it is also the month for back-to-school preparation.