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Warm Artichoke Dip: Attempt #1
Finding a Warm Artichoke Dip Family Favourite Artichoke hearts, I have never eaten them ever until recently I tried a warm artichoke spinach dip at a local restaurant. Now I'm obsessed with it. If a restaurant has it on their menu I'm ordering it whether the rest...
Fun Simple Summer Drink and Snack
Kool-Aid Fruit Slush It is hot, hot, hot and better way to sit and relax then to create a new cool drink for the kids to enjoy. All you will need is: 1 package of Kool-Aid Orange flavour Frozen fruit (we used mangos, pineapples and strawberries) 1/4 cup...
SummerTime and Living is Slow
SUMMERTIME AND LIVING IS SLOW * This is an updated post* It is almost a month into our summer holidays and I'm taking stock of how slow we have been going or how fast it is passing us by. This was the summer of no bucket lists. I'm not anti-bucket list...
Alphabet Pebbles and Lavender Scented Sand Box
Lavender Alphabet Pebbles Sensory Bin This sensory bin can be used as a quiet time activity bin or as a calm down bin as well as the work we use it to help my daughter learn her sounds of the alphabet. She has been diagnosed with a severe phonological...
3 Things About Me
3 Things About Me Ok, actually if you have been reading my blog you probably already know that I love reading and books, my OLW for the year is Energy, have 3 kids, am an educator (currently SAHM), practice mindfulness and meditation, and I am a part of the...
DIY Wicker Basket Redo
DIY WICKER BASKET REDO How many wicker baskets do you have in your house? I have a few but this little gem was won by my son in a classroom draw at the end of the year. Don't get me started as to why a teacher would include this as a draw item. My son was just...
Rub it On Your Pants: A Kids Poem
My sons have been taking Taekwondo since January and the poem I wrote was inspired by all the positive work that they have been working on there. Every two months everyone works on what they call a life skill. So far they have done Goals, Courtesy, and...
Canada Day Kids Dessert Idea to Celebrate 150 Years
CANADA DAY DESSERT IDEA *This post has been updated to celebrate the 150 Anniversary of this fabulous country* Soon it will be July 1st and Canadians everywhere will be celebrating this wonderful nation of ours. 150 Years Strong and Free! There are so many reasons...
10 Ways to Slow Your Family Down
10 WAYS TO SLOW YOUR FAMILY DOWN Do you like to take it slow? Tired of being busy and not feeling connected to the members of your family? Come see how my family connects and slows down. There are plenty of ways I can make my life and the life of my family...
Moments in the Mountains: My Slow
Banff, Alberta, Canada My Slow I am participating in the Ban Busy Challenge from The Abundant Mama Project and the first thing to do is define my slow and to write a letter to a moment or a memory where my family and I experienced slow, simple living.Dear Rocky...
Simple 2 Ingredient Chicken Stir-Fry
SIMPLE 2 INGREDIENT CHICKEN STIR-FRY Update: This recipe has become a staple in our house as it is so quick and easy and now with soccer season in full swing it works well on soccer nights. Year round I can adjust which vegetables I use in the dish. In a house with...
Strawberry Yogurt Cake
STRAWBERRY YOGURT CAKE Does your family have a favourite dessert? Mine definitely does. A few years ago when my kids were a little smaller I picked up this container of Best-Ever Kid Recipes made by Favorite Brand Recipes. It is divided as you can see into...
Poem in my Pocket Day: Waves my Mindfulness Check
Poem in my Pocket: Waves is my Mindfulness Check I wrote this poem a few years ago when the waves all around me were a chaotic distraction in my day. You know the expectations that push you and the commitments that pull you. The pressure that splashes all around...
Kindergarten Rainforest Books and Diorama.
Kindergarten Rainforest Books and Diorama Project Mr. Yoda's kindergarten class was studying forests and he decided to focus on Rainforests. Here is a list of books we found at the library and his project at the end. The World Around Us: What is a Forest? Heinemann...
Teaching Kids About Emotions
Teaching Kids About Emotions Through Books and Art Here is a recent discovery that I'm very happy to share with you. It was discovered at my son's school. I borrowed the book from my son's kindergarten teacher who introduced me to the idea of using this book to...
Today We Play: Family Play Time
Today We Play Do you remember the games you used to play as a kid? Outside after the snow melted I remember playing a lot at the local school climbing, swinging, tag, Chinese skipping, 7-up, and hopscotch just to name a few. As adults we don't play...
Reflections of One Little Word Project
I'm a bit behind on my OLW project but that is no surprise. I have never completely completed a scrapbook before, oh how I have tried. However, I do have oodles of written journals. In an effort this year to reignite my creative spark I am attempting to do...
A Gratitude Practice: Positive Energy
It has been a rough start to February. Kids have been sick, and mama has been sick. I feel like I have been playing catch up for the last two weeks. I am grateful my family is recovering from the winter steady onslaught of colds. And February is half over...