Last night, the compulsive idiot that I am, baked (hello – from scratch) 18 banana muffins and 20 dinner rolls (yes I baked the bread from scratch too). Thing 1 has the class Christmas lunch today and of course we had to contribute (because of my guilt issues). Why, in heaven’s name did I think…
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Sleepovers and Vomit
Projectile Vomit: vomiting at the peak of maximum inspiration (Source: Medical Dictionary) Did I ever share that Thing 2 projectile vomits? Beautiful huh?! In infancy, our house was very white-trash with sheets covering couches and chairs. All because Thing 2 would throw up litres of breastmilk and spew at a great distance. When we had…
Cool website
Uptoten.com is our new kid-website treasure. A fully bilingual (French and English) site with games, cartoons, colouring pages and more. Thank you to a Parent Club reader for sharing this information! www.parentclub.ca
Green Christmas
Tree is up. Decorations are up. Are you interested in making your Christmas a little greener? Well, we know solar powered Christmas lights don’t really work so well. However, there are some other ways in which you can green your Christmas… Use felt bags in lieu of paper gift wrap Instead of buying plastic tree…
Parent Club Review: Prima Princessa
Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake is a great holiday gift for little girls. It’s different from other princess dvds in that it presents the story of Swan Lake danced by Paris Opera Ballet. The animated fairy “Prima Princessa” describes the story of the ballet. She is fun, inviting and informative on the ballet moves and…
Letters to Santa
Write your letters to SantaSantaNORTH POLE H0H 0H0 Remember to include your return address! For “green families” who wish to save paper and carbon footprints you may choose to e-mail Santa HERE. Canada Post works to ensure every child gets an answer in the language in which the letter is written (fyi – it does…
Remembrance Day
I had a few conversations, over the weekend, about the death of 14 year old Brandon Crisp. Tragic. Accident. How does a parent recover from loosing a child over a video game? We talked about Leslie Mahaffy. The anger, resentment and guilt of having a child snatched from your life. The outrage and inhumanity of…
Birthday Parties – Shaving Cream Art
This is a fun activity for preschoolers and school aged kids. It’s messy and uses Papa’s shaving cream (which causes huge giggles!). Remember that food colouring stains EVERYTHING so cover the table (cover the kids too if you think they are clumsy at all). The video below shows how to make shaving cream art with…
Kid Birthday Party Planning
Hosting, yet another, birthday party this weekend. Since it is an 8 year old party — I’m trying to keep it kid-centred (with parental intervention for fires and fights). Here is the general plan…8 kids to celebrate 8 years old (ok – really 9 kids bc Thing 2 doesn’t get counted in the birthday invitation…
Parent Club tip: Halloween Haul
Remember I told you that someone in our ‘hood gives out cans of pop for Halloween?…it makes for a very heavy loot bag (and a lot of unnecessary whining – A-LOT). So here’s a Parent Club tip: Parents carry a canvas bag, kids carry buckets. I prefer the kids to carry buckets because a.) I…