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Homemade Hot Chocolate for Valentine’s Day

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How do you like your hot chocolate? You can add fun treats like marshmallows and Valentine’s Day sprinkles! If the weather is not ideal on Valentine’s Day, you can always write up a coupon that says “On a nice day, let’s go on a walk together as a family” and set up an indoor hot chocolate tea party instead! Here are some Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipes for you to check out:Healthy Homemade Hot Chocolate Homemade WHITE Hot Chocolate Spicy Valentines’ Day Hot Chocolate Vegan Hot Chocolate Do you need more easy and fun Valentine’s Day ideas for your family? Check … Continue reading →

Soap Painting Sensory Bin ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Be sure to check out our Valentine’s Day Ideas Page for some fun crafts, activities, food ideas and more all surrounding Valentine’s Day. We will be posting new ideas every day until Valentine’s Day! Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to … Continue reading →

My Kids Are Staying Healthy With @TreehouseVit Kid Supplements! {#Giveaway}

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Treehouse Kid Supplements are made by Webber Naturals, a Canadian company, offering vitamin D (chewable and drops), multi-vitamins and vitamin C in the shapes of popular Treehouse TV characters Franklin and Friends and Max and Ruby. They also offer Omega 3 liquid and Probiotic powder as part of their complete line of supplements for children. Both of my children (5 and 8 years old) were jumping for joy when I opened the box of new supplements in the shape of well known Treehouse characters. My daughter is particularly picky when it comes to the taste of vitamins, so I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Fancy Tape Hearts {CRAFT}

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Have you even seen fancy ribbon tape or washi tape rolls and not known exactly what they are used for? Decorative tapes have a variety of uses. Today, I am sharing just one craft idea that requires decorative tape for Valentine’s Day. Materials Required: cardstock scissors decorative tape pencil Directions: Think about the size of heart you would like to make and cut decorative tapes to a slightly larger width than the desired outcome. Cut a piece of card stock in a rectangle or square shape and stick the tape in rows. Continue sticking tape down in rows until they … Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day Card Workshop

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Have you ever noticed that a pinch of creative inspiration can set the stage for a day (or even a week) of crafting fun? A few times a year, a little corner of our busy kitchen gets a mini reno to inspire the crafting spirit in all of my children … not to mention me ! We are at it again this Valentine’s season with our Valentine Card Workshop fully decked out with everything we need to get busy making homemade cards for a few special someones. If you’re like me, you have a room full of organized crafting supplies … Continue reading →

See Frozen in Sing-a-Long Format in Theatres!

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Do you want to sing along with Frozen? I have added some of the songs from Frozen to my play list and I sing along in my house while I’m working. I LOVE to sing, did you know that about me? Theatres across Canada are showcasing the all-new sing-along version of Disney’s Oscar®-nominated, Golden Globe®-winning big-screen adventure “Frozen,”! “there will be on-screen lyrics and definitely lots of fun! Be sure to check the listings at a theatre near you to see if you have the opportunity to see this fun feature! Here is a sneak peek below: If you cannot … Continue reading →

A Month Long Family Financial Challenge {#SavingMadeSimple} with @GailVazOxlade – Will You Join Me? #PGMom

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This month, I will be participating in a Family Financial Challenge with help and guidance from financial guru, Gail Vaz-Oxlade! Are you in need of financial help?Do you have a shopping problem? I don’t have a shopping problem, although I will admit that there have been times in my life when I have, however I would like to be more “in the know” about how I spend money each month and that is where this month’s challenge comes into play. Will you join me in this month long challenge? It requires commitment, diligence and a creative mind – do you … Continue reading →