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...]
Party On, Dude! Fuller House Sneak Peek #StreamTeam
Before I gush about how excited I am about our Fuller House sneak peek, I need to talk about being a kid in the 80s and 90s. Growing up, one of my favourite shows was Full House. Like many kids in my vintage, Full House represented the epitome of adolescence. Everything from the fashions of the time, DJ's big hair and sky high teased bangs, to the catch phrases of the day … [Read more...]
That Time My Mom Wanted To Netflix And Chill With Us
A few weeks ago, I had the unfortunate experience of not searching UrbanDictionary.Com before using a particular hashtag. *Ahem* If any of you are not familiar with the #NetflixAndChill hashtag, it doesn't mean watching Netflix and chilling out with your family or by yourself! I had posted on my Facebook about maybe this Valentine's Day just staying in and watching Netflix … [Read more...]
What are you Netflixing? #StreamTeam
Netflixing: /netfliks-ing/v The act of watching an entire season of a show in one sitting. A totally valid excuse for avoiding social obligations. The term Netflixing has been used in this household quite often these days. Little One would sometimes ask, "Mom, it's Friday! Family movie night! What are we Netflixing?" I have recently discovered that there are a … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions You’ll Actually Keep #NewYearNewView #NetflixResolution
I've mentioned a few times that I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions. I used to make resolutions, but have started making goals instead. Among these goals are: Scale back on (new) work - Maintain work with current and existing clients, but do not accept new accounts for the next few months. Learn to say NO! - I am the kind of person who will say yes when … [Read more...]
Christmas Movies & Baking + a Netflix Giveaway! #NetfliXmas #StreamTeam
We're getting really excited with Christmas being just around the corner! The countdown is on and nothing puts me in the Christmas spirit like doing some Christmas baking with Little One and watching some Christmas movies as a family! It's been a tradition for me ever since I was a child. I knew Christmas was coming as soon as all my favourite classic Christmas movies and TV … [Read more...]
No More Bedtime Battles #5MoreMinutes #StreamTeam
The wood furnace is roaring, tea is steeping, and it's time to put your feet up at the end of a busy day. All of a sudden the pitter patter of tiny feet can be heard. Wait for it... "Mommmm! I can't sleep!" "I'm thirsty!" "I had a bad dream!" "I'm hungry!" "I need to go to the bathroom!" Does any of this sound at all familiar to you? Please tell me this … [Read more...]
Netflix Canada-Inspired Halloween Costumes
Netlfix is a big thing in our house, and so is Halloween! Though Little One is only allowed watching TV on weekends, she is always on the ball when it comes to picking which movies and shows we will watch for Family Movie Night on Fridays. In fact, she even came up with a list of Netflix Canada-Inspired Halloween costumes! Halloween is one of the most anticipated days of … [Read more...]
5 Steps for a Fabulous, Fun Family Movie Night #StreamTeam
With the first few weeks back at school under our belts, I'm happy to say that Little One is still enthusiastic about being back. She LOVES her classmates, teacher and all the things they are learning. She gets off the bus in the afternoon and yells, "My day was super awesome! I LOVE school!" I also did something a bit different this year. I told Little One that she is … [Read more...]