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Holiday 2022
Here we are, December 1 and once again we have the great privilege of sharing a few things we are giving our kids this year. We are leaning away from toys that require batteries and make a bunch of sounds...
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Maximize Slow Moments
Over in Langley, BC we are just over a month into fall and we hope that you have been able to find rest amongst routine and little nuggets of special moments with your kids. We know the magic of pulling...
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Summer snacking and Learning
Our summer adventures have kept us on our toes this year; sometimes deciding the day before to drive far to seek the sunshine and beach. We love packing a few new activities for our kids to do in the car,...
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Easter Weekend is Here
Easter weekend is here and we are eager to celebrate with our families and definitely hope the sunshine stays around. We know the significance of a weekend like Easter and we want to dedicate our time to remembering the importance...
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Favourite Christmas Gifts for Kids
It’s our favourite time of the year! We can’t wait for the magic of Christmas morning when our little kids come rushing to our room at 5am thinking that it is early enough to start the gift giving. Oh we...
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Fall Book Round-up
September is so exciting, isn’t it? Well it definitely is for us. There is a lot of new rhythms taking place, a few “firsts” for us and our kids, and there is always a learning curve as we adjust to...
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Kid Creations: Djeco
We are sharing one of our favourite companies - DJECO - with you today because they have made some of the best kids products we have tried to date. We have already tried a variety of games, art activities, puzzles,...
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Easter Basket Inspo
There is so much hope that comes with Easter. Hope that we cling to on the tougher days and hope that we get to celebrate as Easter approaches. We love making Easter BIG in our homes because it is such...
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Spring Activities to do at Home
This Spring Break we filled out days with outside adventures and lots of fun activities indoors. We love Petit Collage and their innovative games and activities for children. Here are a few of our favourites we are using lately. What...
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Homeschool Check IN
What we are loving lately for homeschool: Penguin Random House has published books we have loved for years! Now our kids enjoy many books from Penguin Random House such as Kick it Mo, Magic Tree House chapter book series and...
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Love Baskets for Kids
LOVE DAY! It’s coming guys and we cannot pass up a reminder to spread a little love and joy to our kids and friends. Giving gifts is just the best and we rounded up a few ideas to give to...
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One Thing You Can Do in a Pandemic With Kids: Get Outside
You guys we have had the most amazing January! For what feels like is always a tough month here in Vancouver, BC for weather (and then of course add in a Pandemic), the skies have really showed up and brought...
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Dancing Bears
Well we are almost at our Christmas break from our first year of homeschooling. To be honest I didn’t know how I would feel about homeschooling going into this journey. However, we are 4 months in and we are loving...
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Under The Tree: Kids Edition
This is it guys! This is when we add some JOY back into our lives and create family memories this Christmas. As sisters, we both know there is so much joy in finding something that you know your kids will...
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Shoebox Media: No Prep Learning Fun!
We have all had to make difficult choices when it comes to schooling for our kids and some of you may not have even had a choice. This year Cairo is doing Kindergarten part-time and I’ve been surprised at how...
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Fall Creative Days with Djeco
The rain is falling hard here this morning and it definitely feels like Fall. Rainy mornings make for the perfect craft days and we are delighted to share a new brand we are using that carries so many different activities...
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Homeschooling Books: Round One
Well, we are a few weeks into our adventure of a year of homeschooling two of our children and we are still settling into a rhythm and routine. We have been using many books as part of our learning, quiet...
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Summer Toys: Indoor and Outdoor
For obvious reasons (aka COVID), we have been enjoying a lot of time in our backyard this summer and exploring our local area. We wanted to share a few of our favourite summer toys our families have been loving this...
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A Tea Party with Itty Bitty Prettys
When we were little, tea parties were definitely magical. Whether we were inviting all our dolls and bears to tea or sipping tea out of a real, china tea cup with our mom and Grandma, tea was a part of...
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Amazing Workbooks for Learning
This new collection of books for learning is a household favourite here. You guys, they are incredible, and not only that, but they are made by a Canadian company based in Quebec. They are originally a french based learning company...
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Summer Reads
Five of our favourite summer reads for kids so far and a few fun gift ideas for any science lovers! Amazing Athletes : An incredible book for any sports enthusiast for all ages. Any boy or girl would love this...
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Ordinary People Change the World
Well, we are week three of homeschool this week and to say we have it down to a science would be a lie. However, I am enjoying the slow start to our mornings every day and being able to adjust...
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Easter Baskets
Happy Easter! Ok ok we know, not for a few weeks. But, given the current state of our world, it seems like anything that we would need to make Easter a little bit special will need to be ordered online...
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Raincoast Home Activities
Hello whole world flipped upside down! What a crazy time we are living in and for every family, huge adjustments have had to be made. Life as we know it as done a 180 and nothing quite feels “normal” anymore....
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