Summer often brings heat waves in parts of the country, and we can't keep the kids holed up inside too long!
If you're not blessed with your own swimming pool (or a friendly neighbour's), there are still lots of ways to keep cool and incorporate water into your kids' playtime this summer!
Worrying about mess is the number #1 reason parents don’t encourage messy (and FUN!) activities with their kids. Instead, many send their kids elsewhere (programs!) to make a mess just to avoid the perceived lengthy clean-up.
Give your kids the fun and lessons they deserve by allowing them to make a mess! Creativity can’t always be contained and messy, sloppy, sticky moments can be key learning moments. If you’re a busy mom and your child is old enough, a team clean-up can part of the lesson!
This Father's Day, skip the store-bought tie and have the kids make something themselves to thank Daddy for all he does! We've got unique craft suggestions from baby to school-ager.
Gardening with kids might conjure up images of junior pulling out your prized hydrangeas and 'presenting' them to you in a bouquet, or having potted plants turned into mud pies by an over-enthusiastic waterer. It doesn't have to be that way—there are plenty of ways to involve kids in gardening that can be fun for them and productive for you!
When June hits and the school year comes to an end, panic rises as we realize teacher gifts are just around the corner...
Whether your child is in preschool, daycare, kindergarten or elementary school, it's definitely time to show the teachers some love and appreciation for dealing with our little angels (ahem!) all year long.
So we have a law that states we can't be distracted while driving. This includes but is not limited to—texting, talking on the phone, and personal grooming. I try my best to avoid all of the above and use Boobtooth (see above) when I have to talk on the phone.
As the long weekend approaches, many of us ‘of a certain age’ might reminisce about former jaunts to campgrounds or cottages pre-kids — where no one got much sleep, but everyone had a great time. The appeal of freedom for a weekend was enough to haul our city slicker selves into a tent for a night or two.
Children and adults really do love story time. Such a perfect opportunity for cuddles and letting our imaginations go with a terrific tale. momstown works very closely with Scholastic Canada and hosts regular Tales for Tots literacy programs in each of our chapters which includes popular story time.Four
I have a boy who plays with dolls. Not just sometimes when he visits a girl friend's house, or at school in the drama centre. I have a five year-old boy with a full nursery in his room, complete with a highchair, crib, stroller, and all the accessories. I've lost count of the number of 'babies' that he has, all tucked in with him in his bed at night.
What will they think? That’s a question I ask myself way too often. I’m confident in who I am and the decisions I make, but I STILL feel like I’m constantly asking myself what others will think??
My due date came and went and after 8 days overdue with baby #2 I was ready. Psychologically, emotionally, and physically. The baby room was ready. I'd checked off my 'to do' list. But there was just one problem— the baby wasn't quite ready.
We all have lots of 'odd socks' around the house...especially in the Spring when we'd like nothing more than to kick them off and slip into sandals! This Easter, put those odd socks to use and turn them into homemade, one-of-a-kind Easter bunnies! I have zero sewing experience and I made this adorable guy in about twenty minutes—my kids are both in love with their sock bunnies!
Everyone loves hunting for Easter eggs, but throw a bunch of multi-age children into a field free-for-all, and it can be utter chaos. Little kids melting down, because they aren’t fast enough to collect any eggs; big kids breezing around, bragging about their overflowing baskets; toddlers stuck in the mud; and mamas saddened by the muddied Easter clothes.
Don't get me wrong. I love vacationing with my kids. The older they get, the easier it gets. But it can also be totally exhausting and by the end start to feel a little less... vacation-y.
When I was pregnant with my first child, I found out that a dear high school friend, who had moved to Victoria BC, was getting married a few months after my baby was due.
No problem, I thought. The baby will be a few months old, easy to tote around, doesn't take up a plane seat—perfect! We booked our plane tickets and hotel and rsvp-ed for the wedding thinking of how much fun we'd have travelling Victoria with a newborn.
It might not always seem appealing to have kids 'helping' in the kitchen. I've experienced what could only be named a full whiteout snowstorm of flour when a slightly unsupervised preschooler got too enthusiastic with the mixer!
With a little bit of sneaky prep work and some scaled-down recipes, you can help your kids feel like Junior Chefs without dressing them in HazMat suits.
Here are three ways to get kids involved in the kitchen—with minimal mess and maximum fun in mind.
Cabin Fever? No way! momstown communities have been out and about in the winter weather, enjoying the outdoors and exploring all that Mother Nature has to offer in every season.
Make your own sensory water tables
