Alright, he’s not quite 8 yet, but by the time I get around to publishing this list, he will be very close. (Spoiler alert: He has, in fact, turned 8 since I wrote that intro.) My son reads two to four books a (non-school) day on average, so since the libraries opened up here, I’ve been…
We miss the library. A lot. While some folks were panic buying toilet paper, I only just bought a small package last week. What I’ve been panic buying is BOOKS. If my son yells to me from the toilet that we’re out of TP, we’ve got loads of soft flannel wipes for that. But if…
My 7-year-old loves to read so much that he sings songs about how much he loves reading. When I send him upstairs to get dressed for school, I’ll often find him in his room, with one leg in a pair of pants and his nose in a book. I have to harp on him to…
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First things first: I am by no means about to tell you that your kindergartener should be spending their free time studying for their SATs. (We don’t have SATs in Canada, but you know what I mean.) The most important learning young kids can do comes through play, and I’m not suggesting that kids should…
Reading to my children is truly one of my greatest joys of parenting. There are many aspects of the day-to-day routine of motherhood that I could do without, but I look forward to story time. I am a huge advocate of rotating through library books at a steady clip so as not to drive yourself…
I received these items at no cost to facilitate my review. All opinions remain my own. This post contains affiliate links. I cannot claim to be a huge lover of creepy crawlies. In fact, I can trace my particular dislike of arachnids to the Arachnapobia movie trailer (I’ve still never seen that movie) and an…
I received these items at no cost to facilitate my review. All opinions remain my own. This post contains affiliate links. Firstly, you are already a super mom. But the thing is, if you want to be SuperMom, in my house this means being able to answer questions like “What’s Hawkeye’s real name?” and “Who’s…
My name is Lindsay and I am a 40-year-old mama of four trying to live an eco-friendly, budget-friendly life! I am a substitute teacher and Child Passenger Safety technician in Calgary, Alberta. Join me on my adventures!
