How to Motivate Your Kids to Read over the Holidays Ahh, the holiday reading list! To some, it can be such a joy to be off school or off work and be able to spend hours curled up reading your favourite book. To others, it can be a nightmare and close to impossible. I’m sure a lot of us moms…
Happy Holidays, Happy Socks, Happy Feet Christmas can become an extremely stressful time of the year but for kids, Christmas still has MAGIC! Christmas for our little ones is full of surprises, fun, and excitement. So this year at Christmas why not take some time and make sure your kids and stepkids have the happiest Christmas they can! It…
We try our best as stepmoms to ensure that our kids are getting the essential vitamins and minerals needed to supplement their active, learning lifestyles. That means preparing well-balanced, wholesome meals and snacks. However, sometimes kids may not be getting enough essential vitamins from their regular diet alone. Maybe they are picky eaters and prefer a bowl of cereal over…
Written by Sarah Paterson This Thanksgiving I have my stepchildren from Friday until Monday at 4pm even though we are suppose to receive them on Monday at 1pm. Good old right of first refusal leaves me on a block of 11 nights and 12 days in a row. Whaaaaaat what what?!? All good as I am not worried! This has…
It’s pretty much scientifically proven that science projects rule for keeping kids busy and interested in the summer months. And bonus, it gives them cool new science terms and understandings for the upcoming school year. Here are a couple kid-approved science experiments that are easy and fun for your home lab. Rainbow Flowers The rainbow carnation experiment is a fun…
Unfortunately, a blended family c starts with something ‘negative’. There may be a death, divorce or separation that leaves someone hurt, abandoned and grieved. The divorce rate for the second marriage is higher than the first, and the number one cause is the children. Many families today are blending members from past relationships. The main issue is how to develop…
Ahhh, summer. It’s the best time to be a kid, but filling up kids’ days for three months at a time can be daunting. Why not follow the time honored tradition of summer sleepaway camps and keep them busy in arts and crafts projects? Whether it’s sleepovers (oh yeah, they now have seven days a week open for sleepovers!),…