Parent Club Tip

I have been off with bronchitis and pink eye and child raising and lunch box making…and in my absence from the internetz I came up with an idea of a new feature for Parent Club…Parent Club Tips (or hacks or words of wisdom…we’ll see how it plays out).  But as you know, I am all about sharing information to make life easier for busy families…and sharing a tip or two about health and child raising and lunch box making…well we could all use a good tip now and again n’est pas?.

Open invitation to email your tip to share with the club!

Tip du jour:  Print out this LIST for lunch box ideas - it will make grocery shopping more organized and lunch box making a little easier. ;-)

Kids, Allowance, Chores

My latest Yummy Mummy Club column: Kids, Allowance, Chores  | Yummy Mummy Club | yummymummyclub.ca www.yummymummyclub.ca Is giving your kids an allowance just another form of bribery? And if so, what’s the going rate on manipulation money?

From the Archives…

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Content is king…and I just wanted to share some tidbits (good word that “tidbits”) I have penned this past year – proving I can grow humans and function as a writer. I have shared Shameless Recommendations: Five Baby Gear Items which GROW with your child over at Oh Baby! Magazine I’m debugging the myth and…

NEW Tim Hortons Cup Sizes

Um…might need a diaper for the extra large size…and not for the baby.

Ear Infections and babies

I don’t know if this will be an informational post or a rant post (could go either way from this first sentence).  Little Thing 3 has his 5th ear infection in 4 months.  FIVE.  Which means he is (almost – I’ll explain this is a minute) on his 5th round of antibiotics.  FIVE.  5 is…

Brownies on a stick

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I saw this and I thought – “hello next birthday party!” Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker* Chocolate Chunk Supreme Brownies Mix Water, vegetable oil and egg as called for on brownie mix box 15 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with rounded ends) 2/3 cup (150 mL) semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) shortening…

How to make Chicken Soup

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Tis’ the season where everyone is getting sick.  Sniffles, colds, congestion (and that’s just me).  ugh. So I am making chicken soup today.  Freezing chicken soup also for those future days when someone is sick and you just need a bowl of chicken soup. And yes, I’m sharing a video on How to make chicken…

Mom Bloggers for Social Good

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NEWS! I am proud to share that I am a founding member of Mom Bloggers For Social Good. The driving force of this tribe is Jennifer James (from Mom Bloggers Club).  “Mom Bloggers for Social Good is a global coalition of mom bloggers who currently span eleven countries – United States, Canada, UK, India, Spain,…

Homework Help

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Homework can be tough – on kids and parents.  When dd1 was in Gr. 2 I remember spending 2 hours a night supervising homework.  2 hours!  Finally, at parent/teacher interviews I casually, but purposely, mentioned how long it was taking to finish homework and the teacher was shocked.  It shouldn’t take that long – maybe…

Tangled Ever After Film Clip

Parent Club Profiles | Andrea Tomkins

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 Name please. Andrea Tomkins  Your Website? A peek inside the fishbowl What’s your specialty? (work-wise – you’re probably pretty special at a lot of things) I wear many hats, and have been really trying to focus. Primarily I work as a freelance writer. Lately I’ve been writing a lot about home design/reno articles for local…