by MARIA on November 28, 2011
As a special treat tonight, we took the kids to see Arthur Christmas. Yes, we took a five and seven year old to a late show that started at bedtime – we live on the edge. It was going pretty well until the five year old said she was “weely weely tired” after about [...]
by MARIA on November 27, 2011
Do you have difficult people to shop for this holiday season? Honestly, there are three very difficult people to shop for in my family – my mom, my dad, and my oldest brother. Every year it’s the same thing and they are always the last three people that I buy for. I ask them for [...]
by MARIA on November 27, 2011
I LOVE DK Canada books. They have a great selection for the entire family – from beautiful coffee table books to unique educational books, they’ve got it all. My son especially loves all their Star Wars and Lego titles. I also really enjoy their titles that can teach the kids about new cultures and history, [...]
by MARIA on November 23, 2011
In the past few years, we’ve been buying Playmobil advent calendars for the kids, and although we LOVE them, we needed something new this year. I did buy both kids the Kinder advent calendars, but they usually forget to eat the chocolates after about day four (this makes my husband VERY happy). Then I happened [...]
by MARIA on November 23, 2011
Ho Ho Ho - it’s that time of year where giving things away warms my cockles. So when given the opportunity to review and give away a 10″ Toshiba Thrive tablet from Toshiba Canada, I jumped at the chance. Personally I was also very excited to check it out because I’ve been dreaming about a [...]
by MARIA on November 22, 2011
I loathe playdates. Hands down they are the worst thing about being a mom with kids in school. However, for the sake of my children, I suffer in silence. Sort of. It’s one thing if you’re getting together with your girlfriends and having a coffee while the kids play – that’s fun for everyone involved. [...]
by MARIA on November 21, 2011
Did you ever play Battleship as a kid? (Who didn’t) I did – I played it as a kid with my siblings and loved it. Today, both of my children (ages 5 and 7) love playing it as well. We’ve owned old school Battleship for years and it has always been on heavy rotation at [...]
by MARIA on November 21, 2011
I’m not sure if your kids are the same, but despite having ample seating in every room in the house, they always seem to fight over where they will sit when they’re watching a movie or a show. They always want to sit in the exact same spot – it drives Mommy crazy. Enter BeanBagBoss [...]
by MARIA on November 20, 2011
I LOVE Chapters. I spend an obscene amount of time there. Being someone that LOVES books, I can’t help myself. The kids are obsessed with the new Children’s section, which I try to avoid as much as possible because it empties my wallet. And then the gift section in our location got overhauled, and it [...]
by MARIA on November 19, 2011
Have you bought your Holiday cards yet? I need to get on it – I’ll just add that to my neverending list of holiday stuff that I should probably start at some point before December 25th. So not organized at the moment! I got my cards from Shutterfly last year and everyone loved them. Of course [...]