A Magical Disney Experience at Home!

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One day about a month ago, I gave my four year old son a magical experience! It was a school day for my older daughter and my son was feeling rather out of sorts. When I started to brainstorm ideas about something that we could do together that would be fun and entertaining, I came up with the perfect plan: a visit to the Disney Store! You see many new Disney Stores have opened up across Canada with a whole new design that is aimed to provide each guest with the best 30 minutes of their day. My son and … Continue reading →

Rockin’ Ever After with @DisneyonIce in #Toronto March 13-17, 2013

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Yesterday, we went to see Rockin’ Ever After, Disney on Ice and boy, did we ever have a blast! I have to say that while I have loved every single Disney on Ice Show that I have been to (and as a Feld Ambassador, I have been fortunate enough to attend a few!), this show is by far my favourite! I loved to see a new princess in the mix, Merida from Brave. The costumes were very impressive as were the props. There seemed to be a lot more detail put into this show and it definitely paid off, in … Continue reading →

Fitness Friday: Healthy Eating Tips for a Busy Mom

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Moms nowadays are busier than they ever have been in history. In many North American cities mothers who are divorced are left to raise children on their own. Many mothers who are married live far away from parental help and therefore don’t have the support network to look after their children that mothers did 100 years ago. Add that to the fact that many mothers work part-time or full time, take their kids to/from school and activities and basically run a household all day. With all of this going on, eating healthy can be an immense challenge for a mother … Continue reading →

Are You As Egg’cited As Me About @KinderCanada’s Easter Treats? #KinderMom

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Because Easter falls early this year, it also happens to fall on two family members’ birthdays as well. In our family, we will be doing a whole bunch of celebrating with both sides of the family! We typically decorate eggs leading up to Easter, but something tells me that we might be a bit busy with other celebrations this year! These eggs were decorated by drawing on a hardboiled egg with white crayon and then dipping them in the coloured dyes. We always have a huge Easter Egg Hunt at my inlaw’s house. This is something that the children look … Continue reading →

Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY} – March 13

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore FEATURED CRAFT Feel free to check out the details for this week’s Super Easy Stained Glass Craft. If you are linking up today, we would love it if you could copy the following code below onto your linked up post (it is a button for you to use showing that you linked up at Artsy Play Wednesday):This post was linked up on: Hosted by Multiples-Mom, Multi-Testing Mommy, Shannon’s View From Here, Baby Giveaways Galore Check out our Pinterest Board where we will be listing all of YOUR amazing ideas. … Continue reading →

Giveaway Linky (#Low Entry and Regular) for #Canadians

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Note: For Low Entry Linky, scroll down To List Your Giveaways, They Must… be open to CANADIANS! TO ADD YOUR GIVEAWAYS TO THIS LIST, CLICK ON THE BUTTON BELOW THAT SAYS “CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR GIVEAWAYS”. To List Your LOW ENTRY Giveaways, They Must… be open to CANADIANS!andhave LOW ENTRIES (We will trust your judgement on what low entries means, but please don’t take advantage!)Hosted by Multi-Testing Mommy and The Knit Wit by Shair

Stained Glass {CRAFT} for Preschoolers and Up

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One night after dinner, my amazing hubby got an idea. This idea provided the children with a craft that inspired their creativity and imaginations! They had such fun with their Daddy that night. HOW TO MAKE a STAINED GLASS CREATION:Materials: sturdy cardboard adult scissors child scissors yarn white glue aluminium foil markers (permanent work best, but child friendly markers are ok too for the younger child) Directions: Have an adult cut out a square or rectangle from the sturdy cardboard. Child spreads the glue all over the piece of cardboard. Cut some pieces of string (on the shorter side) and … Continue reading →

Chalkmaster Dave Brings “Life of Pi” to Life Through Art in #Toronto This Week

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Do you live in the Toronto area? Looking for something neat to check out with the kids this week? Going on NOW at Toronto Eaton Centre: Famed artist Chalkmaster Dave is currently bringing a scene from Life of Pi to live through art! It’s a must-see experience.Who: Chalkmaster Dave is an award winning chalk/street artist who will be drawing an interactive 3D drawing to pay tribute to Life of Pi What: The 3D street drawing is an incredible 14 feet by 20 feet image on the floor of the Toronto Eaton Centre Where: The Toronto Eaton Centre (Trinity Way in … Continue reading →

Hopeful vs. Hopeless: Empowering Young People by Restoring Hope

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“It’s hopeless!”This is a statement that Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors often hear from the 5,000 young people that reach out to us every week. Young people today face many pressures. They are under pressure to succeed in school and the workforce, to compete in sports and other extra-curricular activities, and to meet parental and societal expectations. Often, those pressures can exceed a young person’s ability to cope and, as a result, have a negative effect on their mental health. Why? “For young people, especially teenagers, goals and problems can seem too big, and solutions seem too far out of … Continue reading →