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14 Low-Stress, Fun Ways To Stave Off Summer Learning Loss

- parenting,family-life
- July 16, 2023
14 Low-Stress, Fun Ways to Stave Off Summer Learning Loss

Concerned about summer learning loss? Here are some activities to cover all curriculum areas from kindergarten to grade 3 to keep your child motivated and learning and still having fun!
- babies-kids
- January 16, 2017
Learning About The Pineal Gland and My Kids Brain

I am 36 years old, and had never heard of the pineal gland.
- mom-101
- November 7, 2015
The Whole-Brain Child Workbook – Review

People work through challenges in different ways - some read books for advice and others need hands on workbooks to process information. 'The Whole-Brain Child Workbook' allows for practical exercises, worksheets, and activities that parents/caregivers ca
- mom-101
- September 4, 2015
15 Science Fiction Films That Will Break Your Brain

Do you like haunted houses? Roller coasters? Do you enjoy that rush that comes from physical thrills? That's how I feel about a really good sci-fi movie–except all the loopty-loops happen in the head. Everyone should be a fan of science fiction films
- family-life
- July 6, 2015
Why Babies Smile: Everything You Ever Wondered About

What your baby's first smiles mean. Is your baby happy to see you, or does she just have gas? Find out what your baby's smile really means.
- mom-101
- April 14, 2015
Best Guerilla Gardens

It is this time of year when I look out on my brown spring backyard and start to hope that this will be the year stuff grows. Of course that means actually doing work and planning. I envy those people who can just put a garden together. I get excited abou
- mom-101
- March 12, 2015
Dispatched

So next time you are packing up the family to go on vacation, don't be surprised if you find a suitcase full of Lego when unpacking upon arrival. Then don't be surprised when you discover it wasn't the kids that packed it, but rather your husband wh
- mom-101
- February 17, 2015
Bird Brain

i'm in a rut. as it turns out, momland + work + academics is a lot and i feel tired all the time, am sick often, and am far from invigorated. busy is a buzz kill and having lost some of my shimmer and shine i don't feel whole nor do i find my ow
- mom-101
- September 25, 2014
World’s Grossest Cake?

Fact: There are 167 photos of Kitty Litter Cake on AllRecipes.com. Who thought up this idea? Who are the other 166 people who thought this would be a good idea to replicate?
- mom-101
- August 8, 2014
Pass the Crickets

It's happening. We are going to have to eat bugs. If you watched That's Incredible with Fran Tarkenton, John Davidson and Cathy Lee Gifford in the 70's like I did
- mom-101
- July 7, 2014
Run like Hell, People. Run like Hell.

So what is one to do when in the middle of taking your wedding photos, this pops up in the background? If you are this young Saskachewan couple who may or as the case may be
- mom-101
- May 29, 2014
World’s Highest Marathon

The Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon is on today and damn it if I didn't miss registration again this year. Hopefully, the fact that I start wheezing after running a block at sea level won't hold me back for the next one.
- mom-101
- May 25, 2014
Swing Yer Partner

When you are brain-dead like me, obsessions are fast and furious and then quickly abandoned for the next thing. Today, I am OBSESSED with tractor square dancing. Why? Was it because I just packed a bunch of John Deere toy tractors up
- mom-101
- May 1, 2014
Ready For Your Close-Up?

This week, I saw a photo of seawater magnified 25 times and can't stop staring at it. It's almost enough to stop me from ever going in the ocean again without wearing one of these
- mom-101
- April 16, 2014
World’s Best Fish Tanks

In my seemingly endless hunt for a coffee table, I came across this… Apart from the reality that I would spend most of my time adjusting coasters and coffee table books to hide dead, floating fish, I thought this was pretty cool
- mom-101
- April 8, 2014
Old, Older, Oldest

I was just having one of those days where I am feeling kind of old and creaky. The best cure for this is a beach vacation with drinks that come
- mom-101
- April 4, 2014
Best Home Movies Ever?

We all film our kids on our phones but this dad really knows how to take home movies up a notch... These aren't low rent animated effects.
- mom-101
- April 1, 2014
Don’t Pity the Fool

I've always loved April Fool's Day and growing up, I was always busy pranking my number one victim, my little sister. I haven't tried playing any jokes on my kids
- mom-101
- March 27, 2014
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lion

Well, spring obviously has no intention of ever arriving here so I am forced to find respite in the warmer climes of the internet. There is nothing like an afternoon spent shopping for a private island to make one forget
- mom-101
- March 19, 2014
Russian Rafflette

When I think about raffle prizes, gourmet food baskets, giant teddy bears, quilts or even houses come to mind. I picture a load of excited seniors sitting around the spinning ticket tank with their pacemakers working hard
- mom-101
- March 5, 2014
Scent in the Clowns

A small company in the Chicago suburbs is offering some respite from the traditional scented candle odors of vanilla, ginger and lavender. Have some house guests you need to oust or just truly enjoy odd smells?
- mom-101
- February 6, 2014
Why I am Not Competing in Sochi

No, it's not because I am not a world-class athlete – I can't ski and to be honest, I won't even run for a bus. Reason One is because I always take my hat off and stand for the Canadian
- mom-101
- January 19, 2014
House for Sale

This house is for sale in Pennsylvania…The listing on Zillow reads, “Built in 1901, this Victorian home in the Hollywood section of Dunmore features 1850 sf of living space with an additional 1350 sf of partially finished space
- mom-101
- January 8, 2014
Brain Freeze

I live in Canada. I am not constitutionally allowed to complain about cold. The polar vortex is part of my DNA. This was my neighbourhood after an ice storm two weeks ago. No big whoop. No power, but we are … Continue reading →
- mom-101
- January 7, 2014
My Connection To The HopeKnot

#WIn a beautiful #HopeKnot pin and spread awareness about escalate concern over the unchecked growth of dementia and other aging brain diseases in women.
- mom-101
- December 2, 2013
Dude, Where’s My House?

For those of you prone to losing your car in the parking lot at the mall, do not consider any of the following homes for purchase
- mom-101
- December 1, 2013
Drawn by Children and Coloured in by Dad

I love these pictures drawn by children and coloured in by dad. It makes me stop and realize how original the artwork of children is. I would totally never be allowed to touch any of my kids'
- mom-101
- November 7, 2013
Les Toilettes

As a mother, my number one duty when arriving at a family outing destination is to LOCATE THE TOILETS. Once that is out of the way, I can mostly relax. I say mostly, because I know that no one will
- mom-101
- October 15, 2013
Going Straight to the Banksy

If only I had been in New York, and specifically, in Central Park this past weekend, I would now be rich. Not because I would have recognized the art
- mom-101
- September 30, 2013
The Whole-Brain Child

Why did my toddler tantrum? A book about insights
- mom-101
- September 23, 2013
Toddler Brain Drain

The kid is 3 and she's tired a lot of the time
- mom-101
- September 16, 2013
Crafty Dad Gone Wild

When I REALLY get crafty, my kids get to make snowglobes
- mom-101
- September 15, 2013
Kermit is Dead, Long Live Kermit!

This frog got a bit too close to a NASA rocket launch
- mom-101
- August 27, 2013
Cheese, Please

You don't have to eat it if you don't want to.
- mom-101
- July 25, 2013
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

I want to send my kids to camp so that I can receive letters
- mom-101
- July 14, 2013
The Inner Workings of My Addled Brain

Does your mental to-do list force you to half finish your tasks?
- mom-101
- July 11, 2013
9 Etsy Must-Haves

When I am at a loss for gift buying or receiving, I always turn to Etsy for some one of a kind action. Here are some of my recommendations for that hard to shop for person in your life...
- mom-101
- July 5, 2013
Pimp My Shed

There seriously a show about this - crazy back yard sheds! Check out these pictures, they are hilarious.
- mom-101
- June 26, 2013
You Gotta Know When to Fold ‘Em

I suck at folding
- mom-101
- June 21, 2013
Your Wedding Gift Sucks

What's worse - the awful gift or the bride's awful reaction?
- mom-101
- June 21, 2013
Who Are These French Super Moms?

Now they want us to believe what?
- mom-101
- June 17, 2013
Boys Love Bugs

Bugs are pretty cool. But so is Rome dammit!
- mom-101
- June 16, 2013
Boys Love Bugs

So there we were in the middle of the Roman Forum, possibly one of the most stunning wrecks of the ancient world and all the boys were interested in was finding an ancient caterpillar. "This is whe...
- mom-101
- May 15, 2013
Ahoy Matey!

Such an entertaining news week for me.
- mom-101
- May 15, 2013
Night-night

He wants more light? I'll give him more light.