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Sing Along with Monkey Rock Music

If you are a parent living in Ottawa there is a very good chance you have heard of Monkey Rock Music. Monkey Rock is an incredibly popular music program for young children. The Monkey Rock musicians do a great job getting out in the community and performing at different family…

Making Fitness Fun for Kids at My Gym

It doesn’t matter whether you have a baby, a toddler or a young child – kids of all ages need somewhere to crawl, run, jump and climb. I’ve written before about some of my favourite spots to let the kids run wild, but here is another…

Ottawa’s Best Pumpkin Patches for Halloween Fun

I think many of you will agree – visiting a pumpkin patch is part of a necessary pre-Halloween tradition. It’s always a fun outing for our family to visit a farm and choose the best carving pumpkins around. We try not to get our pumpkins too early…

Pumpkinferno: A Halloween Spectacle Not to Be Missed

I love Autumn, and particularly October which packs in Thanksgiving and Halloween into the same month. There are a number of things on my family’s to-do list leading up to Halloween, but right at the top of the list has to be Pumpkinferno at Upper Canada Village…

Ottawa’s Best Baby and Toddler Drop-In Playgroups

Being a new mom can be lonely, and if you have recently moved to a new city – even lonelier. When I became a mom I discovered just how important baby and toddler drop-in playgroups are, not just for children but for moms who need to talk to other…

An Unexpected Outing to Luskville Falls

Do you ever get in the car and just kinda drive in search of an adventure, no matter how small? I love days like that and today was one of these days. It was a gorgeous Friday ahead of the long weekend and I wanted to take the kids in…

Step Back in Time at Upper Canada Village

Summer is quickly coming to a close. Are you in denial about this like I am? Fortunately there is still time to fit in a few more awesome day trip adventures before the season wraps up. I highly recommend taking the kids on a day trip to Upper Canada Village…

Fair Season: All the Ottawa Area Fairs You Don’t Want to Miss

The Capital Fair August 17-26 Fairgrounds at Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino This Ottawa Fair is ten fabulous days long with a midway, live horse racing, a kids tent, demolition derby, monster truck show, buffet, petting zoo and pony rides and MORE! Gate admission is only $4, all day ride…

Learning and Fun with Pedalheads Bike Camp

One of my goals for this summer was to get my son Lucas riding a bike. I know many 5 year olds out there who have been riding a bike without training wheels for a while now, but we are little late to the game. Lucas never had a balance…

Celebrating Our Family’s Story with a Star Map

This month my husband Leo and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary. Nine doesn’t seem like a super significant number. I mean, next year will be ten years and that feels like the big one. But, this was a significant year in our marriage, as we had…