How to make cake pops…Step 1 – Get a cake Step 2 – frosting Step 3 – using your hands or a food processor blend the cake into a sand-like consistency. Add 1/2 tub of frosting and blend together. Step 4 – roll the cake and frosting mixture into balls (about the size of a…
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Roll n’ Racers Review
THE WHAT: lil zoomers shake and crawl racer THE WHY: remote control car for baby THE DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS: Developing Motor Skills • Fosters gross motor skills as baby crawls and pushes car along. • Enhances fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Stimulating the Senses • Bright colors and graphics offer visual stimulation. • Lively music…
Parent Club Profiles: Raffi
Raffi Name please: Raffi Cavoukian Your Website? I have two: www.childhonouring.org www.raffinews.com What’s your specialty? Music. Kids. Communication. What’s your shameless plug? My legacy work, Centre For Child Honouring. Join our global movement to respect Earth & Child. Best thing about your work: It’s a work of service in a diversity of themes I’m passionate about. Parent…
How to plan a child’s birthday party
4 weeks before: Decide and book venue (at home, movie theatre, restaurant, play place.) Decide and book entertainment (mom-led crafts and games, performer, jumping castle, sport). 3 weeks before: Decide on invitee list (appropriate to venue location). Menu (order pizza? make waffles? grilled cheese sticks? mini sliders?) 2 weeks before: Send out invitations. Include both…
#JUNOS Live Music Labs – Ontario Science Centre
THE WHAT: #JUNOS Live Music Labs – Ontario Science Centre. The artists will speak candidly about the process of song writing as it relates to this year’s theme: “The Science of a Song”. THE WHO: singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, rapper Kardinal Offishall, hip-hop rock band Down With Webster, pop sensation Carly Rae Jepsen, up-and-coming R&B star…
New Family Entertainment DVD Releases
Sure to entertain on a rainy day – these dvds are releasing this spring… Directed by Michael Damian. This horse/human tale is whole family entertainment. Your favourite pop songs by your favourite Glee cast live in concert. Stand out musical sequence: Am I a man or a muppet?
Teethease
THE WHAT: Teethease THE WHY: a Canadian line of jewellery for parents that’s also safe for babies to teethe on THE SAFETY: Also, the collection is dishwasher-safe and simple to clean with soap and water. The line is BPA- and PVC-free, and contains no phthalates, heavy metals or latex and the smooth surfaces are made…
Travel with Kids Tip
Travelling with kids? Pack each child their very own activity bag. Then, in the car, plane, or train each kid can have their own activity bag at their feet. It saves time and effort looking through one gi-normous activity bag for little Johnie’s ipod or Jane’s book. And separating the activities means that each child has to…
The Little Things…
Little things can make a day…kids helping clear the table, baby smiles, a shiny new header for your site 🙂 Do you see? Look up. See! Ok, it’s a little thing. But little things mean a lot. Especially when you are thinking about real estate and above the fold (no I’m not talking mortgages nor…
Celebrate and Save on Fisher-Price!
Planning a baby shower? Needing a birthday present? Wanna save some dough? Never say no to a coupon… Up to $90 in savings, from Fisher-Price baby gear to preschool toys! Coupons will be available in-store at Toys R Us and Zellers (an 8-page booklet featuring 11 coupons in all stores that sell Fisher-Price products) and…
Caroline Fernandez quoted in The Globe and Mail
I was recently quoted in The Globe and Mail stemming from a yummymummyclub.ca article I wrote last year on how to Think Outside the Easter Basket when it comes to Easter gift giving. Read the full The Globe and Mail article: “Gifts at Easter? Since when is Chocolate not enough” by Wency Leung.
Ford Explorer Review
THE WHAT: Ford Explorer THE HOOK: Family friendly vehicle with space and neat tech features THE FINDS: Orange “warning” light pops up in side mirrors when a car passes you. Great for keeping blind spots in check. (Picture 2) Integrated GPS unit. As someone with direction difficulty (*waves hi*) this is an AMAZING feature. (Picture…