Category: Activities
Why I hooked my kids on Little House on the Prairie
There’s been a lot of sickness in our house lately, and that means the TV has been on more than usual. One of our house rules is that the sickest person gets to choose the show, and sometimes that’s me. The kids know better… Continue Reading “Why I hooked my kids on Little House on the Prairie”
Why your child needs a knitting loom
Our six-year-old son had tried knitting in the past. We’d bought him knitting needles and the turquoise yarn* he wanted. I’d YouTubed how to ‘cast on’ and vaguely remembered my grandmother’s instructions from a long, long time ago. I think the plan was to… Continue Reading “Why your child needs a knitting loom”
Helmets for sledding? Really?
I sent my son to Grade 1 with a helmet today. It’s not that his classroom is particularly rough — it’s because I don’t want him to get a head injury during gym class. Times have changed, you see. His school sent home a… Continue Reading “Helmets for sledding? Really?”
Five ways to entertain the kids this weekend … so you can be alone
Weekends are for family time! Maybe! In some houses? Kidding — we do family time here, too. But you know what else we do? We do “MOMMY NEEDS ALONE TIME” time. After a busy work-week and lots of running around, I need down-time on… Continue Reading “Five ways to entertain the kids this weekend … so you can be alone”
I’m a taekwondo mom … and I love it!
In six years of parenting, our kids’ extracurricular activities have included gymnastics, soccer, T-ball, Beavers, swimming, cheerleading and ballet. It sounds decent in a single sentence, but a lot of their friends have tried all of that along with piano, basketball, tennis, skating and… Continue Reading “I’m a taekwondo mom … and I love it!”
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