The Tiger Rising: Read the Book, Watch the Movie!
My kids LOVE it when they find out that a beloved book has been made into a movie, from the youngest right on up to the teen. Some of our favourite family movie night selections have first been books we've enjoyed together as read-alouds. Movie versions of books also...
Explore the World from Your Kitchen: Eat2Explore REVIEW
Explore the cultures of the world from your own kitchen with Eat2Explore cooking subscription boxes! One of our favourite parts of homeschooling over the years has been exploring the world and history through living books. We've enjoyed travelling across the globe and...
Making a Lovely Home: Home Made Lovely Book Review
Nothing brings the role of home as a haven of comfort and safety to the forefront like a pandemic. And apparently, people across the globe started baking up a storm to try to build that warm and fuzzy feeling of home through a loaf of bread until the stores ran out of...
The 5 Must-Have Tools for Personal Bible Study
Inside: The 5 Bible study tools you need to study the Bible for yourself Mamas, if there's one thing you need to be serious about when it comes to your own self-care and personal development, it's making sure you become a student of God's word. As mothers, especially...
40+ Toy-Free Gift Ideas for Kids
Inside: More than 40 toy-free gift ideas sure to please any child on your list Whether you're trying to simplify your family life, reduce clutter, combat growing materialism, or find a present for the kid who has it all, this list of non-toy gift ideas is what you...
M.O.M – Master Organizer of Mayhem: Book Review
If there's one thing you realize early on in motherhood -- it's the importance of organization. If those early days of nursing 'round the clock, endless laundry, and gazing into an empty fridge at dinnertime don't reveal your need for basic organizational skills and...
Memory Making Mom: Book Review
Book Review: Memory Making Mom "Mom, can I stay home from the sleepover this week and watch a movie with you and Dad?" It's a question that she's been asking more and more often lately. For the past few years, my husband and I have been blessed by our kids having...
Favourite Read Alouds of 2018
Inside: Our top 5 Favourite books that we read aloud in 2018. 2019 was a great year for reading with my kids. We enjoyed so many books together! We travelled around the world, to different times in history, and even to different worlds. We cheered for our favourite...
100 Books You Should Read Aloud with Your Children
The top 100 must-read books for parents to read aloud to their kids. I can still remember the very first time I read aloud to one of my children. My very first baby was only a couple of months old, and it was clear that both she and I were getting more than a bit...
Little Women: A Modern Retelling of a 150 Year Old Classic
Little Women is one of my favourite novels of all time, I can't tell you how many times I've read it! I've loved the sequels, Little Men & Jo's Boys too. It's been a real treat to share these classics with my own "little women" too! I first read Little Women in my...
