Drumroll please…introducing my Microsoft #SummerSwap Nominee…Deborah Coombs! *insert standing ovation here*… You will remember I took part in the Microsoft #HolidaySwap program. A quick refresher…I was challenged by Microsoft to swap my everyday phone for their Windows 8 Nokia Lumia for 30 days. I can tell you it wasn’t easy (learning new devices during holiday pictures,…
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Father’s Day Bar B Q Ideas
Father’s day bar b q ideas (or just any day!) – these are my own easy recipes. Cut the veggies, heat the grill and get ready for some good eating. I like to serve the mains and sides buffet style so that people can choose what they like (I’m a pleaser that way). Menu du jour: grilled…
Secrets of Successful Parenting Bloggers
This is the post where I spill the beans on the Secrets of Successful Parenting Bloggers (I do spill lots of things daily…but those are usually toys and food items). I will also be sharing these secrets – in real life – as a speaker today at MagNet 2013 Canada’s Magazine Conference. The session is…
Nella Bella: A Great Canadian Bag
My bag is not only my bag…it’s my on-the-go kitchen, first-aid box, bank, toy box, and snack shop. I carry a ton of (very important) stuff to make our family outings easier. And I have to share with you…my new favourite Mom bag…made by Nella Bella (Canadian!). Made of vegan fabric – it looks and feels…
Clean Baby, Happy Baby
My motherhood days (and evenings) are a cycle of messes/clean up (his messes/my cleaning up). Clean baby, happy baby – happy baby, content Mom (circle of life n’est ce pas?!). Of my three kids, this little boy is the busiest and most messy. I can pretty much claim “expert” title status for keeping a kid…
Power Wheels® Harley-Davidson® Rocker™
A Fisher-Price Power Wheels® Harley-Davidson® Rocker™ – how cool is that?! A boy’s dream n’est ce pas?! Sure fire hit right?! This is the review where we learn…don’t make a big deal about new toys… It came in a wonderfully big cardboard box with pictures of a Harley-esque bike just the right size for my toddler. I was…
Homemade Tomato Sauce
Pasta and homemade tomato sauce is a weekly staple in our house. It’s easy, healthy, and fast (for those night’s when it’s feels like Dinner Impossible). All of my kids (sans the toddler – he is so picky!) love this main meal (and it’s so good I often double cook and make enough to go…
Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn
Always on the look out for a new, cool, family-friendly thing to share here on Parent Club, I flagged this next tidbit of info. because I knew it fit the bill. Fisher-Price has a new feature on their website Laugh & Learn where parents can find webisodes, fun games and activities for their little ones. How…
Bar B Q Menu
‘Tis the season of spontaneous back yard gatherings of friends and family. “Hey, come back to our place – we’ll throw something on the Bar B Q” (that’s said a lot around here in Spring and Summer). Kids play, parents sip, everyone eats…it’s the perfect way to spend time together. I have a few ideas for your…
The Children’s Place Spring Style
Have you gone into the kids’ summer clothes drawer only to find out they have outgrown last year’s warm-weather-wardrobe? Same here. T-shirts, tanks, shorts and dresses are all too snug, too short, too small. A new summer wardrobe doesn’t have to break the family budget…I did some reconnaissance to find some frugal fashion finds at The Children’s Place…and…
Top Movies For Mom
I saw The Notebook on T.V. the other day and I must say…I laughed, I cried, I connected with the Moms in that movie. It made me think of some of my favourite Mom movies…not so much about movies that have Moms in them…but about the Mother/Child relationships within the films. Here my fav Top Movies For Mom… The Notebook (oh how I love…
Mother’s Day Brunch
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I was searching through the Parent Club archives for some Mother’s Day Brunch ideas. Make ahead meals are always my go-to (’cause last minute just doesn’t work with a toddler a foot!). I also like simple foods that just look impressive on a table. I stumbled upon this easy brunch menu, created by my foodie friend…