summer learning

3 Fun Activities To Keep Your Kids Learning All Summer Long

The end of the school year often signals to the summer-eager students around the country that they now have months of free time to...
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Good Oral Care Habits You Can Teach Your Child Early On

A Guest Post By Helen Bradford We all know that good hygiene is taught at a young age. It’s taught at such a young age...

Rediscover Owlkids Today Plus an Exclusive Interview With Owlkids Publisher Angela Keenlyside

If you haven't had the opportunity to check out everything Owlkids has to offer these days, you, and more importantly your littles,  are missing...

Simple Dietary Tweaks For A Healthier You

Many of us want to be healthier, but actually making changes to your daily routine is not easy. It’s even more difficult if those...
My Four Youngest Children

Teaching Our Kids Self Confidence And Respect For Others

Each of us has many labels. Some of them we like, others we don't. Some of my labels are (in no particular order!): Wife Mum Reader Ginger Cook Painter Canadian Some labels...

What Will You See On A Visit To Vancouver Aquarium @VanAqua

It is easy to overlook the great places to go in Vancouver when you live here, and it has been some years since we...

Teaching Tips For Homeschooling Active Learners

If you're homeschooling your children, there are a few things to watch for that could indicate your child is getting a bit antsy. If...

No Cost Camping Activities To Stop The Kids Complaining They’re Bored

Camping with children can be both a joy and a nightmare, often both in the same trip and having kids camping games to hand...

No Screen Required With “My First Coding Book” By @DKCanada

This cute little book is designed for the smallest potential coders. Without a keyboard or touchscreen in sight, children learn, among other things, the...

Learning to speak Canadian English (It’s not British or American – it’s Canadian)

When we moved to Canada, we had already spent a lot of time here and were aware of the cultural differences between the UK...

Summer Learning to stop the Brain Drain

Summertime can lead to a lull in learning - here are awesome resources to stave off summer brain drain Beginning Architecture Mini Frank Lloyd Wrights...

The Accidental Monster Cake Pops – A Recipe Disaster Story

I love to spend time in the kitchen cooking up a storm with the littles, and we regularly surf the net together for new...

Safety Tips for Teenagers

The sales are over, the school buses are back on the road, and teachers are settling into their classrooms. Our children are catching up...

Math’s more fun with #UMIGO – A Review

One of the biggest challenges to supporting a child's education is finding commercial free, good quality resources that will engage your child and not...

How to Get the Family Back to School Ready

Are your kids headed back to school this fall? If you're like us, there is always a period of readjustment when the beginning of...