Living with a Colour Blind Child “Mommy, what colour is this? Is it orange?” Daniel was about 4 years old when he asked me. The question really caught me off guard. He already had learned his colours, and he was far too old to be asking me what colour something was. Then it hit me. […]
Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids By Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster In a perfect world, each child’s well-being is paramount. He aspires to achievement and fulfillment, and he gets the guidance, nurturing, and support he needs to realize his aspirations. He grows up surrounded by a positive peer group, and learns to […]
Daisy: A Hen into the Wild *Disclosure: I received a copy of this film to review* It wasn’t hard to convince a group of kids to come over to watch a movie. The only stipulation was that they knew they had to give me their opinions when it was over. We gathered a group of […]
Painted Bread Sometimes it is fun to turn your breakfast or afternoon snack into a craft activity! Try making painted toast! You will need: Milk Food colouring (or other food colouring agents) Paintbrushes Bread Toaster Fill small containers with 1 – 2 Tbsp of milk Add a couple of drops of food colouring to […]
3 Ways to Cook Outdoors Get outside and start experimenting with different ways to cook supper! They don’t always work, or work that well, but half the fun is trying something new! Here are a few outdoor cooking ideas to try Cook a Hotdog in a Milk Carton Cook on a Tin […]
What Happened to My House? We moved into our house 10 years ago. Before we had kids, and before we had a dog. When we purchased the house, there were nice floors, crystal dishes reflecting the vast amount of sunshine, and it was clean. It was a beautiful home. We were able to keep […]
Magic Winery Bus *I was not compensated for this post. All of these opinions are my own* As the saying goes… Happy Mommy = Happy Family! I truly believe that as moms we do not reward ourselves enough, nor do we take enough time to spend kid-free surrounded by other women! I have the solution […]
Sweet and Sour Chicken Once upon a time my mom took a Chinese food cooking class. This recipe has become one of our family’s favourites! It’s one of those dishes that you have to eat as soon as you make it, so make sure everything else is ready to go before you start cooking, because […]
Want an easy idea for school lunches? My friend passed along this suggestion. Make and freeze pizza pockets! Ingredients: Pizza dough Pasta sauce Grated Cheese Pizza toppings Start with pizza dough. You can make your own from scratch, buy some in a tube, buy a packet, or make it in the bread machine (which is […]
A Visit from the Tooth Fairy Twas the night before school started when all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. WRONG! Not in our house! The night before Thomas started grade 1 he discovered that he had a wiggly tooth. He would NOT go to bed until this tooth […]
