Little Tikes Makin’ Mudpies Outdoor Kitchen

Makin Mudpies Kitchen

The clean and bright Little Tikes Makin’ Mudpies Outdoor Kitchen Set above will never look like that again, just so you know.  Once your kids see how much fun they can have making mudpies (er…sandpies in our case) with the use of a working tap and steady stream of water, they’ll turn the Makin’ Mudpies [...]

“A what on the grass?”

Sh*t On The Grass

Ask your Mexican bartender to make you something fun, and this is what you get (actually every time we asked this the drink was always yummy!)  I present to you Sh*t on the Grass.  Yes, really.  We did a double take and asked him to repeat it (thinking something was lost in the translation) but [...]

Mom’s Deserve To Get Rewarded

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I’d say so!  Hunt’s thinks so too!  Do you celebrate the small accomplishments?  In our household we do.  It’s a good day when there are not any many time-outs, when the whining at a meal is minimal or, dare I say it, everyone gets to bed on time without complaints.  In honor of moms and [...]

J.R. Watkins Insect Repellent Spray

Watkins Insect Repellent Spray

DEET or no DEET, what’s a parent to do?  Have you found a natural insect repellent that works as well as the DEET-containing ones?  I’ve tried a few but have said to other moms when they’ve asked (on Facebook, in person, etc.) “nothing works as well as DEET.” According to the J.R. Watkins site, studies [...]

Me. In a cave. Snorkeling.

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L-R: Amanda (Natural Mommie), Kristen (PR Rep Extraordinaire), Nadine (Nadine Jolie), Jordan (Ramshackle Glam), Molly (The Snyder 5), Jeanine (PlanetEye Traveller) and moi in the center. On our way to Xcaret, our Royal Holiday rep Julio explained that we would be going snorkeling.  Not just snorkeling but in an underground cave and river of sorts.  [...]

Vinyl Wall Art From Expressive Walls

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When we were getting ready to move out of our old house, I looked up at the beautiful wall art we had for the kids from Expressive Walls and knew that I would miss it terribly.  Click here for the feature I did in April 2009 with Expressive Walls to see the application process and [...]

Have Fun and Be Safe In The Water This Summer

Stearns Child Life Vest - Dora the Explorer 1 - LR

We’re heading camping in a few weeks and one of the things I’m looking forward to most is playing in the lake with my kids.  Sitting on the same beach I sat on as a child, building sandcastles, and running along the shore are all things I can’t wait to do!  We may even take [...]

Secret Daughter – Shilpi Somaya Gowda

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About a month ago, I decided it was time to purchase my summer reading from Amazon.ca – without a large bookstore (or any bookstore for that matter) in my city, I usually browse online for titles that interest me, but that only gets a person so far. I’m more likely to purchase a book if [...]

Tim Hortons Cups Turned Into Biofuel?

Tim Hortons Biofuel

Canadians love their Tim Hortons coffee, and it would be astounding to get numbers on how many coffees are purchased daily in our country.  A few weeks ago, I wrote about my love/hate relationship with Tim Hortons when I found out just how many calories are in a Tim Hortons double double!  It was sobering, [...]