A few books my kids are enjoying

With the cooler weather setting in, we are starting to spend a lot more time indoors. I am not going to lie – I kind of love it!

My kids also enjoy being at home when its cold and rainy outside as it gives us time to chill and relax as a family.

The cooler weather also gives us time to catch up on some reading. We all love to snuggle up with a good book – especially when it’s pouring outside!

I often get asked for book recommendations for kids, so I thought I’d share what the kids have enjoyed reading lately!



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AirPop Masks Review

By now, we are all so used to living the “masked life”, especially the kids! It’s hard for them to even remember life without having our faces covered up.

Alyssa and Aidan are so used to mask wearing that I sometimes need to remind them they can take it off when we are driving in the car!

Although life is somewhat returning “back to normal” and mask wearing is no longer required outdoors, it doesn’t look like mask wearing is going anywhere – especially with Winter on it’s way.

We were recently sent some Airpop masks to try out and it has really come in handy!



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I Influenced My Husband To Read

influenced my husband to read

I absolutely cringe when someone calls me an “Influencer”. Yes, I know – these days it’s a collective term to describe anyone that has a platform online and that does include my little corners on the internet. However, the title is something I can’t get used to. My purpose on my platforms is to inspire rather than influence, but anyway – that’s a topic for another day.

But when I positively “influence” someone who I am married to – I will gladly grab that title with both hands, especially when it relates to one of my absolute favourite things – books!



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5 Ways to use UNO through Education

When something is colourful and fun, a child is able to participate without too much effort, allowing them to relax and embrace the opportunity to learn. Uno is a fantastic way to create a platform for this. While using the different ways mentioned below a child will absorb different skills through playing the game, giving them the opportunity to master different skills like counting, memorising, matching, building, creative thinking and using their gross and fine motor skills.

Here are a few activities that could be used with your set of Uno cards.



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