There are days, and then there are days.... While our household is well beyond the screaming baby stage at this point, I can still remember all too well the times when I walked and held a crying baby, who sometimes would seem to just cry and cry no matter what I did, as I walked and rocked and walked some more. And then there are days like today, when my children who are … [Read more...]
3 Tips for Your Kids Springtime Shoe Check-Up
Now that spring is here it's time to put away the winter boots and break out the sneakers. Springtime is a great time to check and see if your kids are due for new footwear. If you're like most parents your kids probably went off to school in September with shiny new sneakers and indoor shoes. Now it's six months later, and their feet may have grown, or their shoes may be … [Read more...]
Pediped Racer Shoes Made for Wet Outdoor Fun: Mud Puddles, Splash Pads and Beaches, Oh My
Springtime and Pediped shoes go together like the peanut butter and jelly on my kid's favourite sandwich. Two years back I reviewed Pediped's Flex Darcy from their Adventure Line. It was my first experience with "water play shoes". And those shoes, which were designed to take dunks and splashes in stride, were my daughter's favourite footgear ever. They were still in great … [Read more...]
9PM is the New Midnight! (Well, if you’re still in gradeschool, that is…)
My parents had what was probably the least exciting New Year's Eve ritual of all time. They would stay up until midnight sitting in their usual spots in the living room, watching TV and reading the paper, as they did pretty much every night from 1980-ish to 2010-ish. Come midnight my mom would make a fresh cup of tea. By 12:30, at the lastest, they would be in bed. Some years, … [Read more...]
What a Load
Three giant bags of stuff, two nights at Scout camp. I can never get over how much they require the kids to bring (and yes, every piece of this was on the "absolutely must bring or else we will send your child home" required list). Granted one entire bag is her winter wear, so when she goes to spring camp it's one bag less. Still a crazy amount of stuff. I find myself wondering … [Read more...]
Help Your Friends and Family to Give the Gift of Education This Christmas with #HeritageeGifting
Each year around this time two things happen. The first thing is my mother-in-law gives me money towards my two daughters' RESPs. The second is my girls receive a pile of Christmas gifts from various relatives near and far. Since most of these people only see my children at Christmas and holidays they, for the most part, have no clue what my daughters like, or what they already … [Read more...]
Bending the Rules and Changing our Bedtime Routines, #5MoreMinutes with @Netflix_CA
When my kids are home sick from school it's often Netflix to the rescue. No news here, I've written many times about how sniffles and snuggly blankets on the couch go hand in hand. So when the latest batch of nasty germs started making it's way around our household plenty of children's shows on Netflix of course helped to pass the icky time. The big kid was sick for a few … [Read more...]
Coming out and declaring my secret love for Herbal Essences…
Here's a confession, I don't use baby shampoo on my kids hair. I've been to other people's houses with my girls on playdates and while I'm using the bathroom I've noticed the container of baby shampoo sitting on the side of the tub, or the primary coloured bottle of "kids" shampoo with the cartoon characters dancing across the label. Even when the girls would visit their … [Read more...]
Glinda the Magical Pokemon Trainer of Oz and the Pikachu Princess in Black…
This year the girls wanted Pokemon costumes. The idea was partly fuelled by their obsession with watching Pokemon on Netflix, and partly by the fact that they had seen a "make your own Pikachu costume" section in their Chirp magazine. The 5 year old brought September's magazine to me, folded carefully open to display the magazine's idea for a Pikachu costume. "This is what I … [Read more...]
What are your kids eating for Halloween dinner? How about Bugs ‘n’ Cheese?
So, this is pretty awesome. You know how each Fall Boston Pizza sells Kids Cards to help raise donations for the Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects? Well this year they set a new record, and raised more than $900,000. That's amazing! That's money that will be going directly towards helping kids by supporting The Rick Hansen Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kids Help … [Read more...]
TV, Then and Now — or Why The Death of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Might Actually Be a Good Thing…
So, this is the new big thing at our house -- pillow forts and Netflix on the Dell 2in1. Or more accurately pillow nests, where the kids strew as many pillows and cushions as they can find in a circle around themselves and snuggle down in their PJs, all lanky limbs and cuddles, in the big kids bed, or in a pile on the bedroom floor. They beg for this, as if it were the biggest … [Read more...]
Why I Let Them Watch Me Vote
I made an odd decision this morning. Every day after I put the girls on the bus I go for a walk around the neighbourhood, just for a bit of exercise. Sometimes I run errands, sometimes I just walk a few blocks out of my way, making a big circle and looping around back home. Today I walked to the bank and deposited a few cheques, walking back along the main drag I noticed the … [Read more...]
Back to School with Dell (and my surprising favourite use for my new Dell 2-in-1)…
September means back to school. For me this year, for the first time ever, this means both kids in school all day. Leaving me with six glorious hours to myself to work and clean house. At least in theory. The reality is our school has a delayed start for Kindergarten. Which means my S.K. kid started a week after her big sister. And then once she started, she was there for all … [Read more...]
The One Where My Kid Admits She Lies to Me Daily…. And My Heart Explodes…
The youngest daughter has been putting me through my paces lately. Testing. Pushing boundaries. The other day I had pretty much hit the limit, my patience was gone. I was in that place where I was so happy the day was over, so happy it was finally bedtime. As I was standing there tucking her little pajama clad five year old body into bed she caught me by surprise, saying, "I … [Read more...]
Helping Your Kids to Find Their Back to School Look
For older kids back to school can be a bit stressful, as they worry about their outfits and their hair and makeup. September can be a time of "the great shake down" while girls are trying out new styles and trying to find an everyday look they are comfortable with. My girls aren't there yet. My daughter's biggest concern is whether or not mom's going to let her wear the cool … [Read more...]
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