'Family Game Night' is one of the greatest ways to bring a family together for a night of fun, interaction, and bonding. It's one of the most social ways to get a family to spend a night together and has a lot more room for fun than a traditional movie or television night. When most people think of board games they think of Monopoly, Risk, Battleship, Chess; all games that a younger child couldn't participate in. Nowadays, however, that just isn't the case.

Sometimes it’s the smaller packages that offer up the most intriguing and unique gifts.

The same can be said about independent neighbourhood toy stores.

I have owned Tag Along Toys in Kanata, outside of Ottawa, for over 10 years now. It is one of many independent specialty toy stores you will find in communities across Canada.  Many of them are members of Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada (NETS). 

If you are not traveling during March Break, perhaps this is the ideal week to make time to go doll shopping!

Were you that kid who was told to ‘mouthe the words’ at choir practice so you wouldn’t spoil the music? Or worse, told that you were tone deaf? Maybe you weren’t that bad, but still had trouble carrying a tune or keeping the beat? Whether or not you consider yourself musical, bringing up musical kids is easier than you think.