REVIEW: Green Works Cleaning Products

What is special about Green Works Products?Green Works surfactants are made from renewable resources (corn and coconut). Green Works solvents are made from corn. Their fragrances are made from essential oils such as lavender and lemon and their buffers are all naturally derived posing no risk to human health according to NPA Standard. Green Works products have also not been tested on animals during the formula development process which also meet the criteria of the NPA Standard. We were given a sample of Green Works Naturally Derived All-Purpose Cleaner to try in our home. It works on grease, grime, dirt, … Continue reading

FREE Lunchbox Notes

I discovered the cutest printable LunchBox Notes from Canada Freebies Eh!. Putting little notes in your child’s lunch reminds them that you think of them even when they are at school. AND for little ones, it can give them yet another little Literacy Activity–a note from home! The original notes are from Parentella. If you go to the original source, they even have blank notes for printing! Products for review are provided free of cost to Multi-Testing Mommy by the manufacturer or a representing PR agency. Opinions expressed belong to Multi-Testing Mommy and are NOT influenced in any way.

BOOK REVIEW: A Royal Little Pest Mine! and A Royal Little Pest by Anita Reynolds MacArthur

We received two books for review written by Anita Reynolds MacArthur called A Royal Little Pest and A Royal Little Pest Mine! The main character, Prince Hayden MacCheeky, is a little boy who doesn’t like to share anything and he loves to annoy and irritate his siblings. A Royal Little PestPrince Hayden MacCheeky is a REAL little prince who learns that playing with his royal siblings is WAY more fun than imitating and irritating them. He lives in a royal castle with royal parents, royal siblings and even a royal dog named Goober. This story is written in a way … Continue reading

MTM’s News Bits for Wednesday

What’s New Today on Multi-Testing Mommy? NEW Giveaway Posted Today:Book: Dance First. Think Later by Kathryn & Ross Petras (3/31) Article:Body Science: Teaching Your Child About Sexual Health More MTM Giveaways: Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 Toronto Show Pair of Tickets Giveaway (2/28) Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clip (3/9) Book: Saving Women’s Hearts by Martha Gulati and Sherry Torkos courtesy of Mom Central Canada (3/9) A GREAT CAUSE Use code TANNER and $2 of your ticket automatically goes to support Muscular Dystrophy research when you purchase Disney on Ice Toy Story 3 tickets! Site Update:I learned how to add … Continue reading

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: “Dance First. Think Later” by Kathryn & Ross Petras

CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMENT #32 susansmoaks! “Dance First. Think Later. 618 Rules to Live By by Kathryn & Ross Petras (March 2011–Workman Publishing) is a cute (size and actual book) book full of quotes about living life in the moment. This little book would make the perfect gift for recent graduates, newlyweds, new home owners or anyone looking for a little uplift an direction in life! One of my favourite quotes in the book is Rule No. 7 by Julia Child, “If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going … Continue reading

Body Science: Teaching Your Child About Sexual Health

What is Body Science you ask? It’s learning about our bodies. This past weekend, I gave my 5 year old daughter a mini lesson in body science. We have always been very technical or “scientific” when referring to our body parts ever since our daughter was born. We never used cutesy words, this was something that my sister in law had recommended to us and I agreed was a good idea. When my daughter was 3 and I was pregnant with my son, the “big” question about “where do babies come from” was asked and I was completely caught off … Continue reading

REVIEW: Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm

Burt’s Bees is one of my favourite natural skin care products out there! Their products are free of petrochemicals and synthetic ingredients such as phthalates, parabens and sodium lauryl sulfate and they are never tested on animals. This is why I was very excited to receive a sample of their latest lip balms: Tinted Lip Balm! They are available in six shades and contain natural botanical flower waxes: Ylang-Ylang flower wax and Jasmine flower wax. They also contain shea butter, vitamin E, beeswax and are, as always, 100% natural. I love the smell of the tinted lip balm and I … Continue reading

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Saving Women’s Hearts by Martha Gulati and Sherry Torkos

Winner was randomly selected using RandomNumber.org! Congratulations, Jim #26! The book Saving Women’s Hearts is written by two highly qualified individuals: Martha Gulati–a cardiologist, specializing in cardiac disease prevention in women and Sherry Torkos–a pharmacist with training in both conventional and complementary medicine. The book is so detailed! It walks you through the scientific details of the heart along with all of the many risk factors the are placed on womens’ hearts. It then goes on to talk about different screening and tests that are commonly used to screen for heart disease. I like Chapter 5 about Heart Medications that … Continue reading

Fast-Track Your Morning Routine brought to you by Sniffle Solutions

I don’t know about you, but getting going in the morning in our house can be difficult on the best of mornings! I have partnered up with Sniffle Solutions and would like to share the following article with you that I have found helpful in order to get you going in the morning! Have any of these suggestions given you any new ideas? Sniffle Solutions: Rest & RejuvenateFast-track Your Morning Routine By Dana Rousmaniere for Sniffle SolutionsFast-track Your Morning Routine Need a little extra shut-eye in the morning? (Don’t we all!) If you tend to hit the snooze button a … Continue reading