Category: Family Fun
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Parks Canada is encouraging families to explore the outdoors
On May 21st, I attended the launch of Parks Canada’s 2019 season at Thousand Islands National Park. Parks Canada is earnestly encouraging families to get outside and be active in nature. With Parka as their mascot, and the Xplorer program to get children interested in historic sites, they are hoping to build genuine interest for…
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Valentine’s Ideas for Tweens
Valentine’s Day – a day of hearts and flowers, right? That sounds about right, until you have a tween. When children get to a certain age, sharing mushy valentines starts to be uncool. My 7-year-old still doesn’t care what kind of valentines she makes for her schoolmates, but I’ve noticed my 10-year-old becoming more picky.…
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A Day in Photos: Lumina Borealis
*This post was sponsored by St. Lawrence Parks. They provided me admission to this attraction in order to facilitate this post. This post also contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through my links I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. These commissions support my family and this blog.* Lumina…
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A Day in Photos: Alight at Night Festival at Upper Canada Village
*I was provided with complimentary admission to Alight at Night to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own, or those of my family. Read my full disclosure here.* 2018 is the 18th season of Alight at Night at Upper Canada Village. Believe it or not, I had never been before this year. Mom confession:…
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Find some Great Gifts – Gift Guide Round Up 2018
As a mom, and a member of a large family, I often have a lot of people on my gift giving list. As a working mom and a blogger I don’t have a ton of time to go shopping. (I also don’t really like shopping, and the closer it gets to Christmas the less I…
