As all the little girl and boy elves are making their way back to their assigned homes this holiday season, I thought it would be fun for us to link up any Elf on the Shelf related posts you might have for inspiration and fun reading! For those of you who are not familiar with the little dolls, the Elf is a small figure who comes with a book to explain his story. The "magic" begins once the elf is claimed by a family and given a name. Now the elf watches over your house during the daytime … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Link Up
December 2, 2013 By 3 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Apple Zucchini Bread
November 29, 2013 By 14 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
We are still working our way through our Autumn bounty, can you believe it? I decided to play around with an apple/zucchini combo to kill two birds with one stone and came up with this yummy Apple Zucchini Bread. It's not an overly sweet bread, so my boys who expect chocolate chips in even their banana bread weren't big fans, but it's a nice fall bread that would go well with a cup of coffee, tea or cider! The recipe makes two loaves, which I like, because I just wrap one up to freeze for … [Read more...]
Making Little Big Impressions
November 29, 2013 By 20 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
* My reviewer Diane had the pleasure of creating a sweet keepsake ornament from Little Big Impressions! * Like most parents, we’ve done handprints and footprints of the kids with paint, and in casting moulds… all cute, but lacking the true details we were trying to capture. Those were our only choices though… or so I thought. Then I got to try Little Big Impressions. With Christmas coming I knew I had to make a “my first Christmas” ornament for our newest arrival. I had been putting it … [Read more...]
Disney•Pixar Cars – Stunt Racers Double Decker Speedway Set
November 28, 2013 By 189 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
When my oldest son was two he saw the first CARS movie and boy was he hooked! We all were, the whole family fell in love with Lightning, his goofy pal Mater and the whole Radiator Springs crew. Now that we have three boys, nothing has changed, we still watch the movie and it's sequel on a regular basis, in fact, we just watched it again for the hundredth time possibly last weekend and it never gets old! This Christmas we are taking CARS to a whole new level! A double decker level up, with … [Read more...]
Duracell and Hasbro are Powering Smiles this Holiday Season
November 27, 2013 By 217 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
There is nothing more exciting than watching your kids delighted faces as they open their presents Christmas morning, but make sure all those new gadgets and games have batteries included or a fresh pack on the side because there is nothing more embarrasing than being the one who forgot to pick up batteries! Kids are relentless, they'll never let you live it down until a new set of Duracell batteries are in the house! The new Duracell Quantum, the world’s most advanced alkaline … [Read more...]
Deck the Walls with photo art from Posterjack.ca
November 27, 2013 By 8 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Everyone's favourite gifts are those personal ones that took a little thought and planning, right? This holiday season, wow your friends and loved ones and be THAT gift giver, the one who who melted their hearts with the perfect gift! Posterjack makes picking the perfect gift easy peasy! Just find one of your favourite snap shots and head on over to the posterjack.ca website and turn it into a work of art! Choose from: Posters Canvas Prints Acrylic Prints Framed … [Read more...]
