kidPod

Everyone once in awhile we highlight something just a little over the top that still fits within our mantra of making your lives easier. And we think the Sweetpea3 Kids MP3 Player fits that bill. It saves you from having to keep hitting repeat ad nauseam for their favourite songs, and lets you build playlists of songs and stories that help lull them to sleep and keep them entertained in the car without you having to do anything.

What to do, what to do?

Summer may be officially over, but there are still heaps of fun events this weekends. Communities are celebrating, movies are screening, parks are opening and fish are jumping. And this Sunday is also officially Grandparents Day. Who knew?

Dairy queen of events

We save most events for our regular Thursday weekend guide, but every once in awhile an event comes along that’s special enough to get its own shout out. This Saturday’s Avalon Dairy 4th Annual Country Fair is one of them. Why? Well, it was the highlight of our September – indeed our whole summer – last year, and we have high hopes for it again this year. We can’t quite pin down what made the fair so magical last year, but we think it has a lot to do with finding an unexpected slice of country without leaving the city, buying our dairy products right from the source and lots of good, old-fashioned fun.

Sticktoitiveness

For the last few months Jenny Schafer of Evolved Parenting has been focusing on positive discipline but this month she talks about why it’s important that you discipline yourself to stick to your rules, boundaries and consequences so that you can break negative cycles of behaviour.

September Contest: Toy Box Treasures

This contest is now closed. Each month we run a sponsored contest on the site. And this month in tribute to fall, when school, classes and lessons resume, you could win an iPlay Baby Grand Piano worth $120 from Toy …