REVIEW: Morphology – Not Your Average Guessing Game

Morphology is similar to Win, Lose or Draw, Pictionary or Charades in that players are trying to guess a word. The difference here is that you don’t have to have any drawing or acting skills.  The Morphology games have won multiple awards since they were launched in 2009 including being #2 Toy of the Year… Read More »

October Brings Halloween Episodes on Disney Junior

Starting October 6 at 9 am, Disney Junior will have Halloween themed episodes of some of it’s favourite shows for your little ones to enjoy. These episodes will be featured every Saturday and Sunday morning throughout October from 9-11am EST.  Look for brand new Halloween themed episodes of Jake and the Never Land Pirates (Oct.… Read More »

REVIEW: Daria’s Music CDs (Children’s Music)

Daria, a folksinger travels the world making music with children and helping the communities she visits. You can find out more details about her life on her about Daria page. She loves to empower children and so has adapted multi-cultural activities on her website for parents, teachers, homeschoolers and kids of all abilities. She has… Read More »

REVIEW: Dinosaur Train: Big, Big, Big DVD

Runtime: approx 100 minutes Dinosaur Train’s newest DVD features BIG dinosaurs. Buddy and his family go on the Dinosaur Train to meet the biggest dinosaurs: Allie Alamosaurus, Denise Diplodocus, Apollo Apatosaurus and Arnie Argentinosaurus. The DVD features 8 Dinosaur Train Episodes: Remember the Alamosaurus Heck of a Neck An Apatosaurus Adventure Arnie Rides the Flatcar… Read More »

REVIEW: Golden Records: The Magic Continues Vol 1

Do You Remember These? Those are vintage records from Golden Records. Many of my readers may be too young to remember them or you may remember more recent ones but still older. Well Golden Records is releasing new and updated albums which are now in CD or digital format with celebrities to read the stories… Read More »

Justin Time Series Premiere on Disney Junior Sep 16

Sunday, September 16 marks the series premiere of a new Canadian cartoon called Justin Time. Tune in at 8:30 am EST to see Justin and his friends Olive and Squidgy travel using their imagination to historical places. The episodes contain two 11-minute stories. The first episode “You Forgot to Say Arrgh!” has the friends looking… Read More »

Children’s Eye Health –Interview with Optometrist

Do you have any questions about your child’s eye health? I was able to interview an Optometrist (eye doctor) to get answers to some common questions parents might have about their child’s eye care. At my school, in Kindergarten, they send home notices recommending we get our children’s eyes checked and there are certain optometrists… Read More »

REVIEW: Back-to-School with Dudley Backpacks

It’s almost time to go back to school and this year we are going Back to School with Dudley Backpacks. I received a backpack and supplies to test out in exchange for this review. Affiliate Links Included Back to School with Dudley In some places, it’s back to school time already. Around here, school doesn’t… Read More »

5 Points to Help Explain The #Olympics To Your Kids

The above photo was taken in 2009. It’s a photo of me and my girls holding a real Olympic torch at playgroup. With the London 2012 Olympics in full swing, you may have already been watching it with your children, or perhaps not. Maybe you thought your children were too young to care or understand,… Read More »

My 5 Year Old Poet #poetry

The following poems were written by my five year old. I typed the words as she said them. I hit enter when she paused. All she did was draw a little picture of the subject of each and then recite a poem about it. It’s not like she planned it, wrote it down, tweaked it,… Read More »