Meet Julie Wiener, a Canadian gal and the face behind Granolust. This lusty granola was started in 2017 in Montreal, Canada after the owner of Montreal’s hottest local juice bar fell in love with the granola Julie was making at home. Having tasted it, I can see why. Now, 4 years later, you can satisfy […]
Two Spent Grains- Brew’ed Biscuits – Giveaway
Meet Heather Pond, the Owner of Blue Elephant Artisan Brewery in Simcoe, Ontario. Serving the Norfolk County as a brew pub since 1992, Heather and her life-long friend Barb launched Two Spent Grains in 2018 after years of friendship and careers in the hospitality industry. It was from there a line of all natural dog […]
Lynch Hot Apple Drink- Giveaway
Lynch Hot Apple Drink is a delicious beverage to serve during the fall and winter season. This hot apple drink offers a sweet, crisp taste that pairs perfectly with cool air and autumn leaves. And nothing beats a mug of hot cider on a cold winter day. Made in Canada, this favorite of the DesRochers […]
How to claim your Amazon Baby Registry Welcome Box
I have read various posts on Facebook that state the Amazon baby registry is a scam. It isn’t actually. There are a few steps you need to follow in order to claim your welcome box from Amazon though. Most moms-to-be already have an Amazon account, so creating an Amazon Baby Registry is super easy. Step […]
My Endometrial Ablation Experience
If you come to this post via Google then you already know what Endometrial Ablation is. For those who don’t know it is a procedure to remove a thin layer of tissue in the uterus. One in seven women suffer with abnormal uterine bleeding during their reproductive years, according to Fraser et al. Endometrial ablation […]
Make-A-Fort Review
Forts have always provided countless hours of fun. With our world turned upside down due to Covid 19, a fort provides an extra layer of comfort to a child. Not to mention a fort engages children in unplugged play and hands-on activities. It is the perfect Steam engineering activity that improves fine motor skills, social […]
Just Add Sun STEAM Kit from Griddly Games
Have you ever heard of Genius Hour? Genius hour is a new approach to learning where students get to explore there own interests, knowledge and curiosity in a set amount of time, which is normally an hour a week. Towards the end of the school year Genius Hour was talked about in my daughter’s grade […]
Yakety Yak and A Wisdom of Wombats
Grade three is a fundamental grade for elementary students as they will be using all the skills they have learned in prior grades to stronger reading comprehension and writing skills. By the end of the grade three year your child should know what a noun is, pronoun, verb, adjective and adverb is. My daughter who […]
Unicorns Have Bad Manners
You would think that a Unicorn’s manners would be dainty and refined. In Unicorns Have Bad Manners by Rachel Halpern, Nigel the dinosaur soon discovers that is not the case at all when he dines for afternoon tea with Unicorn Periwinkle. The two have very different ideas of proper behavior at the table. After Periwinkle […]
Think Tank Scholar Flashcards
It has been a strange and wild year for many students as they have gone from in person learning to remote learning. My daughter has been doing remote learning from the start of the school year and has benefited from it greatly. With that said she is still struggling in reading and math. I think […]
Stuck Inside by Sally Anne Garland
Statistics suggest that children who do not read during the Summer months can loose up to three months progress. For children who are already behind in their reading those three months lost can set them back drastically. The first thing to do to keep children reading this Summer is to set aside 30 mins of […]