Tween girls will LOVE this! (mine did). Transform a regular, rectangular, scarf into a vest. Fashion should always be this easy! No sew. No tape. No brainer really. Fold, knot and wear. Hmmm…I should consider a Mom version for myself. You will need: Long rectangular scarf Nothing else – it’s that easy-breasy! Directions: Fold scarf in…
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Toddler Milestones: What’s Next?
These past two years have been filled with so many milestones for my little guy. First steps (9 months), first words (Papa), first extreme climb (dinner table), first surgery (ear tubes), first flight (California)…so many firsts. I wonder…what’s next with his milestones? Selfishly, I hope his next milestone includes some sort of thinking and problem solving because his…
Sears Baby Registry
Back when I was 1st time pregnant, I didn’t know to create a baby registry (heck, I didn’t even know what I needed!). Baby gear, baby travel, baby feeding, baby bathing, baby clothing all eluded me (I was pretty sure I needed diapers though). If I could go back in time and talk to pregnant-me…I would suggest – take a minute and…
Cold Or Flu?
What is the difference between the cold and flu? With sick kids all around me, I have asking myself “Is this a cold or flu?”. I did some research, which I thought to share with you, about the symptoms and differences between the common cold and influenza. My above infographic is simply a guideline (not comprehensive)…
Parent Club Holiday Blog Hop
Happy Holidays dear readers! Instead of a #WordlessWednesday this week I thought to do something differeint…I invite you to the Parent Club Holiday Blog Hop… What is a blog hop? Like a #WordlessWednesday post – you link to your blog below. Added bonus – you can get the code for this blog hop and add…
Fisher-Price Toy Year In Review
As a Mom, toys are not only things that fill my living room (and kitchen and basement) – but activities that teach and entertain my kids again and again. Toys are a part of our everyday life. As such, I put together a “Year In Review” to share with you some of our favourite toys…
How To Help Families
With +400 comments on my post about Making Life Easier For Families I just had to share some of your awesome suggestions here as a Parent Club feature post. Guys – you are awesome! – your ideas and tips of how we can all help another family out in daily life are simply inspiring. Practical. family friendly and easy…your ideas are the…
Holiday Shopping: Tips and Savings
Three things make my holiday shopping stress-free (as stress-free as Caroline gets – I am a stress-ish person by nature) -> on-line shopping (avoids store line-ups), practical giving (boring I know) and deal-getting (I can clip a coupon with the best of them). Here are a few tips which I hope will help make your…
GM Chevrolet Volt Review
I was skeptical on the performance of plug-in electric cars. Putting my initial bias aside, I still wanted to test an EV car since the concept is appealing to me: no emission and discretion (I do hate the use of loud exhaust pipes on any vehicle). Courtesy of GM, I was able to spend a…
Allure of the Seas – Fisher-Price Activities
Being a first time cruiser, I didn’t know Fisher-Price and Royal Caribbean have a partnership providing fun for babies and tots on-board. This post continues my series of review, pictures and tips for a family cruise on this magnificent ship. I made big-time use of the toy lending program, the Fisher-Price play classes, shows and more….
Holiday On-line Shopping Has Begun!
Yes, my on-line holiday shopping has begun and I think I’m on a good roll – what think you? Ordered on-line last Thursday from Old Navy Canada arrived today (let’s all smile at free shipping shall we?!). My giving theme this year is: the essentials. I ordered doubles of the girls’ jeans and t-shirts (bc…
Allure of the Seas – Activities
The activities on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas are endless. This post continues my series of review, pictures and tips for a family cruise on this magnificent ship. From baby to grandparent – and everyone in between – there is entertainment on board. Let’s start with the seven “neighbourhoods”… Allure of the Seas is divided…