Author Archives: Amanda

FREE Personalized Colouring Pages to Print from Frecklebox.com

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As some of you may know, I have a Frecklebox.com Review and Giveaway up right now. You can go enter to win a $40 Gift Card from Frecklebox just in time for Back to School! I wanted to share with you something really awesome (or at least I think it is!)…. Frecklebox.com offers FREE personalized colouring pages for your children on their site that you can download and print for hours of colouring fun (and did I mention – keep your children busy during the last week of summer). You pick a page that your child will like to colour, … Continue reading →

Del Monte Teacher Monday “Backpack with School Supplies” Giveaway

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Del Monte has an incredible goal and that is to get children to across North America to eat healthier! That is a lofty goal, but I do believe it is achievable through education, positive role models and encouragement! Yesterday, I wrote a post about how my daughter and I shopped for food in order for us to “Eat a Rainbow” at snack time. I have talked about how important a variety of colours in our fruits and vegetables is important to our health. We have read books and become educated of our options every grocery store trip that we take. … Continue reading →

Eating a Rainbow!

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Last weekend, my six year old daughter and I were grocery shopping together when all of a sudden she piped up with a brilliant idea, “Mommy – let’s buy enough food so that we can eat a rainbow snack when we get home”. So, off we went on a rainbow adventure through the grocery store. We had quite the health lesson as we perused through the fruit and vegetable aisles. Here is what she chose for our snack: Have you heard of Today I Ate a Rainbow? I don’t own any of these products, but they look super fun for … Continue reading →

Back to School – Label Everything!

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As a former Kindergarten teachers, I can’t stress enough how important it is for parents to label everything little thing that comes to school. This is not only to prevent things from getting lost, but it is also for two other reasons: To prevent children from fighting over their personal belongings. To reduce the number of times a teacher has to get involved with little fights over personal belongings and focus their energy on different areas Back when I was a kid going to school, I remember my Mom having to get creative in labeling my items that got sent … Continue reading →

Multi-Testing Mommy has a new button AND a new look!

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Multi-Testing Mommy has a new look and along with the new look is a new button! If you have the Multi-Testing Mommy button on your site, feel free to put this new one on instead. If you don’t have a button on your site, please feel free to grab this one! We *LOVE* comments – positive feedback, constructive criticism, bring it on baby! Enjoy! Thanks so much to Crafty Hippo Designs!

7th Generation Gift Pack Giveaway

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I’ve recently been introduced to a brand called Seventh Generation, a brand that truly cares about the environment. Since becoming a Mom, I’ve become more and more concerned about the type of products that I use in our home. I use less chemicals and I try to make more environmentally friendly choices when I can. We still have a little guy who wears diapers in our family (something that we’re working on, but it’s a slow process). This is why I’m excited to have the opportunity in the near future to try out Seventh Generation’s Free & Clear Diapers. Free … Continue reading →

PLEASE Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome!

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When my daughter was a baby, she cried! She cried and she cried and she cried! She cried for hours on end when she was a newborn and well into the first couple of months. She walked the floors with her for what seemed like 24 hours a day 7 days a week. She was a fussy, fussy baby. There were times, many times, where we were worried about her. I’d like to inform you about The Period of PURPLE Crying – a normal yet difficult developmental stage when infants between two weeks and four months can cry inconsolably for … Continue reading →

Five Ways a Credit Card Can Help During the School Holidays

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Yes, it’s nearly the end of the summer and you might think it’s getting too late to think about it, but having a credit card could help you during the school holidays. To some, the day the kids break up from school means one thing – spending three times the amountyou do every week. The little ones always seem to want something new and need to be keptentertained 24-hours-a-day, but this non-stop fun and games all seems to cost money. One of theways in which a credit card can come in particularly handy here is by allowing you to spread … Continue reading →

An Artist in the Making

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From the time my daughter was just over a year old, she was interested in arts and crafts. If a day goes by where she doesn’t pick up a marker, some glue or a pipe cleaner, I am surprised. She started off with simple paper and marker tasks and now that she is six and a half, she has moved on to much more complex crafts that she creates all by herself. My son, on the other hand, who is two, going on three in another month and a half expresses very little interest in any type of creative activity … Continue reading →