Growing up, the tunes from The Beatles filled our home and our hearts. Whenever I hear a Beatles song, to this day I am brought back to my childhood. My grandparents and my parents were big Beatles fans, so that meant all of us kids were too. I even remember going on long road trips to the U.S., listening to Lucy in the Sky with Diamands and Yellow Submarine in my uncle's … [Read more...]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens & a Wookiee Cookie Recipe
Growing up in the 80s, Star Wars was very much a part of my childhood. I remember watching the movies with my cousins, and we had an interest for all things Star Wars related. We collected the action figures and toys, and we even pretended to be our favourite characters. I'm excited that now, my daughter is interested in Star Wars. Her friend had a Star Wars … [Read more...]
Dance Academy – Little One’s Netflix Pick #StreamTeam
Dance Academy - Brief synopsis and review by 7 year old Little One. Ever since Little One was teeny tiny, she has always had a love reserved especially for dance. When she was in Junior Kindergarten, I enrolled her in dance at Maja's Classical School of Dance, and she loved it! The only problem was that as work commitments and the farm became more demanding, coupled with … [Read more...]
Netflix Binge Scale: Do you Savor or Devour? #StreamTeam #NetflixAndBinge
New Netflix Binge Scale Reveals TV SERIES We Devour and Those We Savor I'm one of those people who goes against the grain. If everyone is raving about something, I am that stubborn person who decides to boycott whatever the going trend is. I honestly do not know why I do this. It's just like when everyone was obsessed with The Walking Dead. Friends and family were talking … [Read more...]
Addressing Tough Situations with Kids #StreamTeam
Addressing tough situations with kids -- How do we broach certain topics without making things awkward or difficult for our kids? Parenting is not for the faint of heart. When Little One was an infant, I worried about things like whether she was feeding enough, sleeping enough, growing enough, and meeting all her milestones. Yes, on numerous occasions, I even … [Read more...]
Who Decides What to Watch on Netflix in your House? #StreamTeam
Who decides what to watch on Netflix in your house? When I was a kid, my brothers and I used to fight over what to watch on TV. My brothers wanted to watch Transformers or WWF and I wanted to watch Full House, Who's the Boss? or Growing Pains. There were times, however, that we would all agree on shows to watch. We would watch ALF together and a few other shows. Those … [Read more...]
An Ode to LEGO! Inspiring Creativity in Kids #StreamTeam
When I was little, I remember pouring over our LEGO collection with my brother and cousins, spending hours creating buildings and villages, and other creations. The sky was the limit. Fast forward *gasp* thirty-something years, and now my own little one is playing with LEGO! LEGO inspires creativity It's fun to watch her come up with her own creations and it's also … [Read more...]