That time I tried to be one of those Pinterest moms

I love Pinterest. I love perusing people’s boards to see what they find inspiring. Usually I will Pin some easy recipes that I find interesting but very rarely if ever, attempt to do any of the DIY stuff.  Sometimes I wish I was one of those moms that could look at a few random items […]

5 uses for Ultra Dawn dish soap besides dishes #pgmom

You can find my big container of Ultra Dawn beside my sink beside my cleaning cloth and the paper towel. I use it to clean dishes, pots, pans, and the kitchen.Did you know that Ultra Dawn, the blue Dawn dish soap, has so many wonderful uses besides helping to clean dishes? It’s crazy actually how […]

7 Steps to a do-it-yourself home detox and #giveaway

7 steps for do it yourself detox Seventh Generation

I never wear my shoes in the house. Ever. I think it’s gross. I grew up leaving our shoes at the door so for me it’s just habit. Now that I have my house, it’s a rule. NO shoes in the house. Please leave them at the door!  But did you know that about 70% […]

DIY: Magnetic Menorah

Chanukah is just around the corner, literally. This year it starts very early! Princess Peach is learning all about Chanukah at school which is so cute. She is singing the songs and learning all about what is associated with the holiday. One of those items is a Menorah which is lit every night for 8 […]

No mess art? No way!

I love the idea of an art project that is mess free! It fills three requirements of no mess, easy and fun!!! All you need is a large Ziploc bag (think freezer size), two different colours of paint, some  construction/craft paper, tape and newspaper or paper towel to let your air dry on. To make it more fun for an event […]

A Day of Celebration

Not only is today Father’s Day but it is Princess Peach’s 10 month birthday. I can’t believe how fast 10 months have gone by. I feel like it was yesterday that I was pregnant anticipating the arrival of the little person inside me. And here we are 10 months later with an almost walker and I feel […]

A pint sized artist!

There is something so freeing and wonderful about finger painting. There are no rules, no boundaries and the masterpieces that are being made are in the artist’s mind and on their finger tips! Anyone no matter what their age or abilities can finger paint. Some might need some help but it’s really such a fun experience! […]

Colour your world

We’ve all been there. You are colouring a picture and you hear a crack. Your amazing coloured burnt sienna crayon has broken in half. So you pick outrageous orange from the box and continue colouring in the picture. But what do you do with that poor broken crayon that is sitting on the table? Well, I […]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Princess Peach loves jarred fruit and veggie baby food. Before I send them to the recycle bin in our garage I always rinse them out. Today after I rinsed them out I realized that instead of recycling them I can reuse them and put them to good use in and around our house! It’s a great way […]