It seems each year another baby heads off to kindergarten, last year it was my middle son, this year my youngest and only a few short years ago our oldest made his first steps inside in the school doors. It's bittersweet for so many reasons. I love that they are growing, learning and making new friends, but I definitely miss having them around the house and taking impromptu holidays. Back to School Shopping The boys get new back packs and lunch bags and snack containers the year they start … [Read more...]
Back to School Shopping with Sears Canada #SearsMomBTS
August 31, 2013 By 7 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Ready for school & Mommy is going nuts!
August 30, 2013 By 9 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
The kids are headed back to school and I know we all groan about the dreaded nut free lunches, but it's so important! Meet Daniela, mom to Lucas, who starts Junior Kindergarten this year with a nut allergy. She's counting on us to keep the nuts out our kids lunches so her boy can be safe! Well, it's a week before my first born starts kindergarten. its an exciting time for both him as well as us but stressful as well as we also have the worry of his peanut allergy … [Read more...]
Back to School Challenge #WalmartFrugalHeroes
August 23, 2013 By 17 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
I love a good challenge, so when Walmart Canada handed my family a $100 gift card and a challenge to stock up the pantry with all the back to school lunch essentials, it was game on! Shopping Tip #1 - leave the kids at home! They are a sure way to blow your budget, especially with three little boys asking for everything they want, but don't really need! This year my youngest starts his educational journey and begins Junior Kindergarten (sniff,,,sniff) so while we have three boys who will … [Read more...]
Rubbermaid LunchBlox Containers
August 1, 2013 By 268 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
September can be bittersweet for parents. Gone are lazy days on the beach only to be replaced with the morning rush of getting your kids ready for school. For many of us, it's the packing of the lunches that really put the nail in the coffin, it can be torture! And with three very picky boys in our household, it's a complete nightmare! That's 15 lunches a week to make! ! Packing Lunches Made Easy with Rubbermaid Lunchblox Last year, Rubbermaid came out with a set of LunchBlox™ containers for … [Read more...]
For the next 7 generations @SeventhGen
July 31, 2013 By 228 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
For 25 years, Seventh Generation has been strongly rooted in its mission to inspire a revolution that nurtures the health of the next seven generations. The brand’s roster spans kitchen, bathroom, laundry, baby and personal care products designed with the environment and your family’s health in mind. I've tried out a number of 'green' cleaning products in my day, but what I was really interested to find was that Seventh Generation carried a line of 'green' diapers! Oh, us Mom's know that diapers … [Read more...]
#Win over $100 in @Pampers!
July 23, 2013 By 128 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
We are a Pampers family through and through. When my oldest son was a newborn, we picked out a our first pack of those soft cuddly pampers swaddlers and never looked back. Okay, that's not entirely true. At one point, we had all three kids in diapers. Now, that was an expensive time and we did experiment with other brands of a lower cost. It didn't work out. The small amount of savings we did get, did not outweigh the blow outs, broken tabs and wet mornings we were seeing by the switch. We were … [Read more...]
