In this household we love Playmobil. We also love the Dreamworks How to Train Your Dragon movies and TV shows. So, I'm sure you're not surprised to learn that I was ridiculously excited when I first found out that there are Playmobil How to Train Your Dragon playsets! Toys based off of the How to Train Your Dragon shows? Cool dragons? Characters from my kids' favourite … [Read more...]
Surprise + Shine Collection, Canadian Subscription Box for Girls
EDIT: Surprise & Shine is no longer accepting orders for new boxes. I suspect they may have closed the business, but have yet to confirm. Surprise & Shine Collection is a new subscription box for kids. It's aimed at girls ages 5 to 12, and if my daughters' reactions are any indication the goodies inside are right on target. Disclosure: I was given a Surprise & … [Read more...]
Incredibles 2, Now on Blu-Ray & DVD — ENTER TO WIN A COPY #GIVEAWAY
Featuring Sarah Vowell as the voice of Violet, Holly Hunter as the voice of Helen, Craig T. Nelson as the voice of Bob and Huck Milner as the voice of Dash, Disney•Pixar’s Incredibles 2 is now out on DVD/Blu-Ray. Just like in the first flick, the Incredibles follows the adventures of a family of undercover, and technically illegal, … [Read more...]
Fundraising Made Simple with FundScrip
Guys, I have happened upon the coolest fundraising system ever. Every year my kids' school does this Fall fundraiser where they sell frozen cookie dough and overpriced jewellery and knickknacks. The first few years I felt pressured to take part. Every purchase was a disappointment I felt guilty for having let my kids hand these catalogues over to their gullible … [Read more...]
Kickstart Your New Year with $550 Cash! {CANADA ONLY Giveaway}
Ready to start the year off with a bang? I know, I know, you're thinking, "Wait, it's already Jan.10th. What do you mean start the year off? Aren't you a little slow getting out of the gate here?" but for me the New Year feels like it really only just started yesterday, when the kids headed back to school. So... here we are, Day #2 in the "regular scheme of things". I … [Read more...]
Celebrate the Holiday Classics with Keurig & Van Houtte
When I was a kid Christmas was about toys. It was all about the tree, the ornaments, and the packages under that tree. It was all about the things. I was more focused on the things that I gave, or that I got, than I was on the experiences. I mean it wasn't just about what I myself got. I was equally excited by the presents that others around me received. But still, it was all … [Read more...]
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Giveaway
GIlmore Girls: A Year in the Life premiered on Netflix last Friday. It's a four part mini-series that picks up the storyline ten years after the original series ended. And I know bunches of people who have feverently been waiting for the Nov.25th release date. Okay guys... please don't throw things at me... but I've got a confession to make. I've never watched Gilmore Girls. … [Read more...]
Play Hard & Don’t Quit, #LikeAGirl
Always put out this new #LikeAGirl video which mentions a pretty depressing stat -- most young girls drop out of sports by the time they're 17. And that's a problem, not because taking part in sports helps keep young women active, healthy and fit, though I'm sure it does, but because taking part in a sport is linked to an increase in self confidence. A recent survey showed … [Read more...]
Warm Up Your Springtime With This $260USD GIVEAWAY!
This weekend has marked the first real springtime like weather around here. The birds are singing, the daffodils and tulips are just starting to bloom, and I even spotted a dandelion on our walk to the school bus this morning. Perhaps spring hasn't really hit in your parts yet, or perhaps you're just looking for a springtime pick me up. Well, I've got just the thing. How about … [Read more...]
Tips on How to Survive a Cold {Plus GIVEAWAY}
"I'm going to stop at Shopper's on the way home, do you need me to grab anything?" My spidey-sense went off. I knew something was up as soon as my husband told me he was going to stop at Shopper's on his way home from work. See, he has a compromised immune system. It's one of the many not so lovely side effects of living with colitis, and it means that he catches … [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...]
What Will You Be Streaming in 2016?
So yesterday I talked about how, in a roundabout way, my secret New Year's resolution is to watch more Netflix. Currently hubby and I are watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a show which we intentionally avoided when it originally aired. Back in the day many of our friends were Buffy fanatics, and we used to laugh at them when they would say they couldn't do x or go to y because … [Read more...]
#MySweetValentine $400USD PayPal Giveaway!
Welcome to #MySweetValentine Giveaway! Baby it’s Cold outside and we need a little bit of sweet nothings. This cash giveaway is a Blogger Sponsored Event which means the bloggers listed below all chipped in towards the prize. One lucky duck is going win $400 in PayPal cash! This giveaway is co-hosted by DownshiftingPRO and MapleMouseMama along with The Knit Wit by … [Read more...]
What Gives It Away That You’re Not Truly Ageless?
I like birthdays, always have. I like getting older. I'm proud of my age. I'm not one to lie and pretend I'm forty going on twenty-seven. Yet when I look at my kids I'm often struck by the thought that I am the same person now as I was when I was five. In so many ways I feel the same. I still feel like me. Me at four, or me at forty, is still ME. My memories, my thoughts, my … [Read more...]
#KidArtRocks Weekend Kid Art Link-Up & Giveaway
I really get a kick out of kid art. My children make some of the most bizarre and lovely things. They manage to constantly surprise me. The older one, Rainbow, she's got a real eye for art and has been able to copy objects from a very young age. While her young sister is a scribble master who still manages to make the cutest darn drawings. But I don't just love my children's … [Read more...]