Though Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22nd, there are many ways we can celebrate Earth Day every day. Our family has a few family-friendly Earth Day ideas. It's important to get the whole family involved. Whether it's tree planting, planting a garden, attending local Earth Day events, or cleaning up waterways or doing some road-side clean up, all of these can be … [Read more...]
Greening Our Living Space: Ontario Tire Stewardship
Disclaimer - This is a sponsored post. Though this post was written in affiliation with Ontario Tire Stewardship, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I often think about the best ways for greening our living space. We live on a farm, and whenever I see tractor tires or tires from equipment or our truck that are no longer usable, I get this nagging feeling in my stomach. … [Read more...]
10 School Lunches That Will Make Your Life Easier
When I speak with other parents, one of the common topics of conversation is usually food. What are our kids' favourite foods? How do you get your kid to eat their school lunches? Because these seem to be frequent questions, I've decided to put together a few school lunches that will make your life easier. It seems school lunches are the bane of many parents' existence. … [Read more...]
Family-Friendly Earth Day Ideas
Teaching children to be good stewards to the Earth is important because this is the only Earth we have. It teaches us to respect and value what our planet offers. This is why each year, our family tries to come up with new family-friendly Earth Day ideas. Though every day is Earth Day, and we make treading lighter on the planet part of our lifestyle, on April 22nd, many … [Read more...]
5 Items that Help Make EVERY Day Earth Day
Happy Earth Day, everyone! My five year old has been coming home from school every day chirping away about Earth Day and how we need to take care of Mother Earth. I'm thrilled to see her excitement, but wanted to hammer home that Earth Day is every day and not just one day of the year. Little One: Mommy, it's Earth Day! We need to bring lunch that has no garbage. Me: … [Read more...]
Get Clickin’ with a @WeanGreen #litterlesslunch Photo Contest!
If there's one thing I am passionate about, it's making sure my Little One eats healthy litterless lunches. It means a lot to me for my daughter to not only eat healthy, but to tread as lightly on the earth as possible. This means packing lunches in reusable containers, giving her reusable cutlery, and sending her to school with a reusable water bottle and cloth … [Read more...]
Turn off the Lights ~ Earth Hour 2014
There is strength in numbers. I remember when we were kids and my brothers and I would get into squabbles, my Dad would take a bamboo skewer and say, "This is what it is like to be ONE person". He would then take a handful of bamboo skewers and bunch them all together and try to snap them in half. It could not be done -- well, at least not easily. "This is what it's like … [Read more...]
The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector
I don't know about you, but this Winter has been brutal on my skin. I normally get dry skin in the Winter, but for some reason, this year has been especially hard on my hands (and feet)! I try to keep moisturized, and I make sure to drink lots of water to keep hydrated, but to no avail. My hands have been so awful! My skin is dry, chapped, chaffed and not silky smooth like … [Read more...]
6 Bento Lunch Tips
It's a known fact that I absolutely LOVE cooking, baking, entertaining, feeding people, and making bento lunches for my daughter's school lunches. Food = Family+ Friends + Love. It's a social thing. Sure, food nourishes and sustains us. That's its primary function, but it also has a social element. People gather together for meals. We celebrate with meals. It brings people … [Read more...]
Garden Harvest Spaghetti Sauce
One thing we always have in abundance is zucchini. Zucchini is a favourite in our family. My four year old asks for it! There's something so rewarding in growing your own food. Little One is part of the growing process and sees how her food goes from seed to plant and then from garden to the table. To me, that is important. I love that our four year old knows and … [Read more...]
Pebblewood Farm: Handmade Soaps & More #ManitoulinSpotlight
I've been living on Manitoulin Island for nine years and am always in awe of how many amazing businesses I stumble upon regularly. I always love coming across new local businesses and when I found out about Pebblewood Farm, I was really excited and curious to check out their products. There's something so rewarding about making something that is your own. Whether it be a … [Read more...]
Strawberry-licious! #WordlessWednesday w/ Linky
This Summer, our strawberries have been growing like crazy! It's Summertime! These beauties are Strawberry-licious!This said, I've exhausted all my recipes that call for strawberries. Strawberry jams, pies, cakes, smoothies, ice cream...all done over and over. Have you got any interesting and unique recipes that call for strawberries?Link up your Wordless Wednesday posts here! … [Read more...]
Manitoulin Botanicals ~ Natural Goodness for your Body #Manitoulin #ManitoulinSpotlight
When people think of Manitoulin Island, they think of the outdoors, untouched land, and nature at its best. Many associate Manitoulin with fresh and natural food too. Our island Farmers' Markets are popular with locals and visitors alikeI recently met up with Manitoulin Botanicals to chat about the products they offer. Manitoulin Botanicals is a Canadian cosmetics business … [Read more...]
#4000Party Contest #7: Win a Set of 5 Funkins! @myfunkins
In celebration of @LilSugarMag and @chancesmommy both reaching 4,000+ Twitter follwers, we're having a fun-filled few days of giveaways!To show you how much we appreciate YOU we will be giving away 1 product each day on Twitter for the next few days!! Woot!! Not on Twitter? Don't worry, we have you covered! All prizes will be announced on Facebook as well...just follow the link … [Read more...]
Fresh Vegetables for Spring – What’s in Season
When you live on Manitoulin Island, you quickly become aware of the need (and want) for eating your own fresh vegetables and fresh fruit. We have fabulous grocery stores on the Island, but being able to buy your produce from local Farmers' Markets or grow your vegetables in your own garden do make a big difference when it comes to taste and treading lighter on the Earth.I love … [Read more...]