ABOUT TOYS
In November I shared a list of Oliver’s favourite non-toy playthings, so I thought it might also be fun to share some pictures of Oliver’s actual toys. We are fairly selective about […]
Category Archives: Play and Activities
SENSORY PLAY: FUN WITH WATER BEADS!
Water beads designed for gardening and floral arranging can be a really fun sensory experience for kids. And for adults, too! Made from super-absorbent polymers (the same stuff used in […]
OLIVER’S FAVOURITE “TOYS”
This recent post on Jamie Glowacki’s Oh Crap Potty Training blog made me laugh, but it also served as an important reminder that sometimes the best “toys” really aren’t toys at all. Sure, […]
HOW TO INSTIL A LOVE OF MUSIC IN YOUR BABY
Little known fact: I have a degree in music education. You’d probably guess, then, that I couldn’t wait for Oliver to reach three months old so that I could enrol […]
WHERE DO OUR EGGS COME FROM? A VISIT TO SUCELLUS FARMS.
Welcome to the August 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Farmer’s Markets This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and […]
POLITELY PALEO
Oliver currently eats a 100 percent Paleo diet, and we have no plans to change this anytime soon. We have, relatively speaking, a very small window of time during which […]
THE WORST MOM IN THE WORLD
I know I’m being completely, utterly and totally melodramatic, but that’s how I feel after dropping Oliver off at daycare. Because I’m not back to work and he doesn’t have to […]
BIG. UGLY. PLASTIC.
We swore we would avoid the myriad of big, ugly, plastic contraptions that tend to clutter the home of the newly-babied, but reality has set in: This baby wants to […]
GETTING AROUND WITH A BABY IN TOW (OR: WHY THE BUS IS NO LONGER THE “LOSER CRUISER”)
I am definitely a car person. Granted we do a lot of walking within our densely-packed downtown neighbourhood, but if I need to get anywhere for a scheduled appointment, or […]
35 WEEKS: REALITIES, ANXIETIES AND WAY TOO MUCH MONEY
Earlier this week, two of the nine couples in our prenatal class had their babies, each about a week early. Knowing that just over a week prior, we were all […]
