Parent Club was invited to the Indigo Kids Round Table session where there was much discussion about kids and learning. We just had to share it with the Club! BOOKS Did you know kids learn approximately 800 words per year? The perfect bedtime story should be 5 minutes or less. Popular stories include: Dr. Zeuss,…
Product Reviews
Parent Club Review: Head Snuggler
The What: Head SnugglerTM The How:It’s designed to properly support a child’s head and neck while he/she rests in the car seat (or simple umbrella stroller) to not only provide more comfort for kids, but peace of mind for parents. The Review: We received the Head Snuggler from Melrose Kids in August 2009 but didn’t…
Parent Club Review: PC Home Grown (+ Recipe)
Buying ‘home grown’ (i.e. foods grown locally) is an important thing. Imported foods have food miles on them (food miles = the number of miles that item has travelled from farm to your table — if an apple is picked in New Zealand and is flown to Canada — it travels about 7,300 air miles…
Parent Club Review: WeMuv™
The What: “With a specially designed WeMuv™ pedometer and virtual travel passport, members accumulate MuvPoints to navigate and explore 2D animated ‘real’ world destinations. Members gain bonus points playing mini-games and trivia throughout their virtual journey. Trivia games provide fun facts on topics of health and nutrition, world geography, culture, earth and social sciences and…
Smarties Winners…
Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers: 6 11 Timestamp: 2009-08-21 13:59:54 UTC(http://www.random.org/integers) Congrats to #6:Amy Bronee said… Tweeted! August 14, 2009 4:03 PM Congrats to # 11Anonymous said… Smarties are great because…they’re super yummy, peanut-free, colourful yet are made with no artificial colours and I love the tiny snack boxes for a little treat…
Parent Club Review: Bagel Os
The Parent Club Test Panel has been at it again… The What: Brand new, bite-size bagels filled with gourmet cream cheese. The delicious bites come in four flavours (herb and garlic, plain, blueberry and smoked salmon)and are kosher and completely nut-free. They’re available across Canada in Shoppers Drug Mart, Wal-Mart and Giant Tiger. The Review:…
Parent Club: Family Vacation Planning
Every family wants a family vacation (especially in the summer months). It is great to get away – but it shouldn’t break the family bank. Family getaways should be – and can be – family budget friendly. Whether you travel local, national or global — a family trip takes planning, organization and cost savings (that…
Day 4 – Fit-in 15
I have not – HAVE NOT – yet missed a day of the Fit-in 15 challenge. I have actually, looked-forward-to-doing a focused fitness activity just before lunch thus far. (Same bat time. Same bat channel. Everyday.) It’s true the more you engage in 15 minutes of fitness the more you get in the habit of…
Day 3 – Fit-in 15
Um…guys…my calves hurt (the Day 2 Fit-in 15 Fitness Menu was fun but I’m feelin’ it today). I surfed over to the Fit-in 15 site to get some tips on how to stretch my sore calves – and I stumbled upon this… Fit-in 15 is a public education initiative of the Canadian Chiropractic Association aimed…
Day 2 – Fit-in 15
I must admit…I liked my 15 minute brisk walk. A little Jai Ho (slumdog millionaire soundtrack) was the perfect soundtrack. My shoulders relaxed, I had some cleansing breath – it was actually a good tension breaker. (Good Ghandi! – I had a spring in my step!) But that was Day 1. Everything is always good…
Parent Club Challenge: Fit-in 15
Ok parents – we (and by we – I mean WE – you and I) are starting the Fit-in 15 challenge – TODAY. The Fit-in 15 challenge is to build into our (yes busy) day 15 minutes of fitness activities in the categories of cardio-vascular, strength and flexibility. My fitness issue: Commitment. Yes, I can…
Disneynature EARTH – Earth Day 2009
Disneynature EARTH opens in theatres across Canada today – Earth Day. Narrated by James Earl Jones,“EARTH” tells the remarkable story of three animal families and their amazing journeys across the planet we call home. We had the chance to enjoy a sneak peak of the film and can, without hesitation, share…the cinematography is quite amazing!…