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tutu for you
Filed Under Favourites, Tips & Tricks | February 1, 2012
We’re all about dressing up in our house. We’re reticent, however, to spend tonnes of money on togs that will be spilled on, torn and generally played with until they dissolve. Bowing to a request for more ballerina related attire, we decided to make some tutus…and get our primas to lend a hand.
every cloud has a silver lining – spring break musings
Filed Under Favourites, Places | January 24, 2012
We’re all about the silver linings here. And one of the unintended consequences of the move to a two-week spring break in Vancouver due to District Closure days is there is far more choice for Spring Break camps than there used to be.
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the glass is greener on the other side
Filed Under Favourites, Going Green, Stuff | January 18, 2012
If one of your goals for 2012 was along the lines of going greener, like litterless lunches or banishing baggies, then we’ve discovered a perfect way for you to get green(er) – Wean Green.
down by the river
Filed Under Favourites, Places | January 17, 2012
Last year we wrote of our daytripping adventures in New Westminster and one of our favourite haunts, the River Market, which at that time had only a smattering of stores. Since then the location has exploded in a whirlwind of activity and retailers, so we thought it was time for a bit of a River Market redux.
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for the love of reading
Filed Under Favourites, Places | January 16, 2012
This month, children in kindergarten start bringing independent reading books home. While the kids we’ve talked to seem thrilled, some parents are feeling stressed about how to help their child learn to read. So we turned to Dr. Christianne Hayward, founder of the Lyceum of Literature and Art, for some tips. Christianne has a PhD focused on children’s literature curriculums, teaches at post-secondary institutions, and has been running her parent/youth bookclubs (preschool-grade 12) since 1996.
clip those coupons
Filed Under Favourites, Tips & Tricks | January 11, 2012
One of the things we love about the new year is the opportunity to “start fresh.” And one of our ‘fresh’ ideas this year is to save money on our grocery bills. No matter how organized we think we are with our meal planning, we continue to be stunned by the amount we spend on groceries every month. So we decided to develop a frugal nature and seek out some deals using Grocery Alerts.
to market, to market we go
Filed Under Favourites, Places | January 10, 2012
We’re a little late in the day in singing the praises of Le Marché St. George as they just had their first birthday and were recently featured in The New York Times Travel Section. But this combo café, grocery, and gift store is très charmant (and family-friendly), so we wanted to chime in as well.
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dollars and sense
Filed Under Favourites, Tips & Tricks | January 9, 2012
Joanna Muir of Dear Piggy Bank tells us her favourite toy as a child was a cash register (bought with her own money). So perhaps it’s not surprising that she’s now a CGA and personal financial coach. And as a mom of two, she’s passionate about the need to raise financially literate children. We sat down with her recently to get answers about our kids’ dollars and “sense”:
belly gear
Filed Under Favourites, Pregnancy and Birthing, Stuff | November 9, 2011
Becoming a new mum brings many joys…and many gadgets. There’s really no end to the gear you can get when a new little one comes into your life. To help you navigate the field of swag, we’ve reviewed a few items that are certainly not for every mum…but we know will be just the ticket for some.
piggybank planning
Filed Under Favourites, Tips & Tricks | January 7, 2011
What New Year is complete without resolutions to save more, spend less or donate more to your kids’ RESPs? Resolutions like this are easier to achieve with a little help, and no we don’t mean a winning lottery ticket. Instead we asked Joanna Muir of Dear Piggybank, a mum of two, a CGA and money planner, for some easy tips for getting 2011 started on the right financial footing. This Q&A is a bit longer than our regular articles, but brimming with handy info.
