October 31st brings with it lots of candy and chocolates. Sugar is sweet but moderation (in all things) is a good thing. How do you limit the candy intake without looking like an ogre? Here are a few tips for managing Halloween candy… All that chocolate and candy goodness can be very tempting (especially for…
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Little People – Big Discoveries
Little People – Big Discoveries. Yes, kids. And also Fisher-Price. Put the two together and you get my son…role playing with his new Little People Characters while I witness big discoveries of his imagination. TEASER: there’s a mention of an awesome Fisher-Price Contest in this post. There is my son. Playing. A vehicle must always…
Easy Side Dishes
Hosting a meal (or taking something to a pot luck)…easy side dishes are always needed. I have taken to using my phone to take pictures of amazing side dishes and use them as infographics for my next meal-to-make. We are all busy with kids, laundry, errands…side dishes to a meal shouldn’t be an extra challenge….
DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod
This next D.I.Y. is terror-ific! Creating a homemade Halloween costume is simple by following this DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod tutorial. Using stuff you already have around the house – you can easily (and cheaply!) make a homemade ipod costume. My daughter had a blast making this… DIY Homemade Halloween Costume – iPod: Large cardboard…
Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car
You can’t forecast how a toddler will behave in a car ride…but you can forecast how much fun they’ll have in a toy car! The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Crawl Around Car is a non-moving car which offers tons of play time fun. I’m going to go out on a limb and forecast the Fisher-Price Laugh…
Non-Food Halloween Treats
Trick or Treat! 10 Halloween Treats specifically. These non-food Halloween treats are sure to scare up some fun for little monsters with braces, gluten sensitivity and/or food allergies. From Halloween rings to ghostly pencils…these treats are spooktacular. Easy to find and actually very low cost…these 10 Halloween Treats will make for a real ghoul time! …
Frigidaire Full Induction Freestanding Range
Some things change your life. A Frigidaire Full Induction Range did it for me. Five elements so I can cook more at once. It pre-heats in less than four minutes. An oven space big enough for three racks of baking goodness. This. Changed. My. Life. I am fortunate to be able to review a lot…
How To Write A Book Proposal
As a speaker at Blissdom Canada, I had promised to share, here on Parent Club, some of the information in my “Blog to Book” session. From how to write a book proposal to some valuable Canadian author resource links – I hope this is a starting point for your writing journey. As someone who sent an…
Free Fonts Halloween
Come sit for a spell and have a read. There’s a lot brewing up for Halloween here on Parent Club! We are carving out weekly Halloween posts of Halloween crafts, Halloween recipes, Halloween Costume Ideas, and more. Make no bones about it, a ghoulish good time shall be had. To start, check out these spooktacular Free Fonts Halloween…
How To: Girls Emergency Locker Kit
In concluding the September theme of Back-To-School, I had to share this How To Make Girl Emergency Locker Kit. It is like a survival kit for tween and teen girls through middle school and high school. You know…just in case. Bath and Body Works hand sanitizer Always teen sanitary pad Always panty liner Hair elastics…
How To: Sock Bun
This easy How To: Sock Bun is a photo step-by-step DIY on creating this popular hair style in minutes. Really. Minutes. From quick up-do for Mom to a fancy (yet easy) hair do for a tween or little girl (think: birthday party or wedding) – there is a reason the sock bun is a growing hair…
Learning Toys
Learning toys are the way in which kids learn about the world around them. From stacking a toy to hearing a song, children are constantly hands-on learning the concepts of language, shapes, colours and more through play. I don’t specifically go shopping for learning toys however if an educational toy happens to have the brand,…