Maple Leaf Mommy

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That time my 2nd Grader brought Whiskey to school…

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I let my kid bring Whiskey to school. It didn't go well. To be clear, Whiskey is a cat -- a stuffed cat. I had reservations about Gigi bringing Whiskey to school, but apparently not for any of the right reasons. I was worried that her favourite doll might get ruined, that her long soft orange fur would get dirty from playing outside during recess, and that if I had to … [Read more...]

My Silly Kids Love to Watch…

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I asked my kids what their favourite Netflix show was. The girls were all snuggled up on the couch with their favourite snuggly blankets and their favourite stuffed dolls, and I grabbed the camera and shot a video, asking them to tell me what show they liked watching the best... and well.. their answer kind of cracked me up. It certainly wasn't one I was … [Read more...]

Rescuing a Friend…

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  After Rocket made a hole in the leg of this favourite stuffy Rainbow decided to sit down and stitch her friend up, instead of getting angry with her little sister. While I thought that was pretty awesome I'm left wondering why I can't get this kid to sew her own darn Scouts badges. … [Read more...]

Mon Petite Chat Angora

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So, Rainbow has been practicing for this play that she's taking part in at school. We are not talking about the type of thing where they perform on stage in front of the whole school, or even where the parents are invited to come watch. Her class is just performing for one of the kindergarten classes. However, my girl has been taking this VERY seriously, practising her lines … [Read more...]

Kid Art Rocks November Link-Up! Join in and share your children’s artwork! #KidArtRocks

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Here it is folks, back for week two. The Kid Art Rocks link-up! I can't wait to see what masterpieces your little ones have created.  Time for a  little show and tell...   LINK UP YOUR KID'S ART - ENTER TO WIN This linky will remain open until the end of November. You don't need to have a blog to take part in this, anyone is welcome to link up. For the purpose of … [Read more...]

Glinda the Magical Pokemon Trainer of Oz and the Pikachu Princess in Black…

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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...]

Spoon Puppet Monster Theatre Time

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The only thing more fun than making your own spoon puppets is using them to put on crazy monster puppet theatre shows, right? So what do you think? Want to try making these with your little ones? Check out my post from last week for directions on how we made these cute spoon puppet monsters. … [Read more...]

This Kid Plays Hard…

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Here's what my kindergartener looks like at the end of the school day. That's not sunshine dappled across her jumper and leggings, that a fine coating of grey dirt. I send her off at the beginning of the day wearing barrettes, with tidy hair, a nice outfit, clean face and hands... And at the end of the day this filth monster steps off the bus coated head to toe in dirt and … [Read more...]