Essential Steps to Take After a Hailstorm

The weather can bring many pleasant surprises, from colourful leaves falling to the warm sunshine, making it irresistible to spend time outdoors. However, it can also bring unexpected situations, such as a storm that could happen during winter camping, which can be frightening and disrupt our schedules if we are not prepared. Storms could come in various forms, including a hailstorm involving balls of ice falling like rain. In such situations, you must take specific measures to guarantee safety and lessen the damage done to your property. Here are some practical steps to take if you experience a hailstorm.

Ways To Keep Your Home Warm This Winter

There are a few key ways to make sure your home is warm this winter. Some are simple and easy, while others may require a bit more effort. But all of them will help keep you and your family comfortable during the colder months.

How To Keep Healthy and Warm During Winter

The winter season is a tough time for families to be healthy and warm. The cold temperatures make it hard to get out of bed in the morning or stay active during the day. It is also easy to catch a cold that can lead to a week's bed rest.

However, there are several ways you can keep your family healthy and happy through these long winter months. 

Gift Ideas To Give Ladies

This past year has been hard for everyone - and when times get tough, it can make celebrations even more special. There has never been a more pertinent time to celebrate how precious life is. If you know of any ladies with a celebration coming up, it’s time to think about gifts. Gift giving can be a challenging task - so hopefully this list will inspire.

FUJIFILM Instax® Mini Link Smartphone Printer and Printlife

We love taking pictures. Usually, we print a few of our special memories to decorate and display around our home. During the past few days, we have been using the Instax® Mini Link Smartphone Printer to instantly print and display pictures. This FUJIFILM Instax® printer is a fun, compact, interactive wireless printer that lets us print photos instantly on Instax mini film from any smartphone or tablet. 

Log Cabin Knit Blanket

This Log Cabin Knit Blanket also known as Brick Blanket is an easy knit project. This blanket is entirely made with knit stitches using leftover yarn. We love how colourful the blanket turned out. It livens up the space and makes a beautiful addition to any room. 

A Cozy Winter Camping Experience at Silent Lake Provincial Park

We love camping at Ontario Parks in the summer, which allows us to enjoy the serene outdoors and all the wonderful things we can do in the warm weather - thinking of it makes me miss summer! We have also learned to embrace the beauty of winter; the fresh cool air, soft snow, the beauty of trees covered with white snow, and all the fun activities we can do in the winter from skiing, tobogganing to snowshoeing and more. 

When we travel in winter to enjoy the festive season or to explore winter themed events and activities, we usually stay in hotels. We tried winter camping in one of the roofed accommodations at Ontario Parks, which is truly a lovely way to get close to nature, away from the everyday hustle and bustle. 

Fun and Engaging Toys

I like investing in toys and kits that not only engage my children, but also encourage their development. Just in time for the holidays, we checked out two new products from Basic Fun! - Cutetitos and Cutetitos Babitos and a couple of ooey-gooey fun kits and Globber scooter from Incredible Novelties.

Lacy Ripples Blanket

This lacy ripples blanket measures 122 x 131 cm using 4 ply medium wool and a 5.5 mm crochet hook. Our completed blanket measures about 150 cm by 140 cm, as it depends on the type of wool and the tension. We can use any combination of wool, I used 2 balls of each of these three colour. The wool I used was the Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo 14 oz 744 yards. This design is from Bernat yarn.

Celebrate the Season of Giving with Hallmark

We love this festive season! It is a season to give, celebrate, and be thankful - Hallmark has the perfect items we can give to our loved ones and friends.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Although, we feel the year has come to an end very quickly we love the feeling of the holiday season! With the holidays around the corner, we always appreciate getting ideas on what we can buy or make for our friends and family! Apart from tangible gifts it is fun to give the people we care about the gift of memorable experiences they can enjoy during the holidays or throughout the year. 

Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations

After our visit to the Huron Traditional Site, we checked into Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations in Wendake, Québec. This beautiful boutique hotel built in 2008 is inspired by First Nations' culture and the relations they share with the rest of the world: nature, spirituality, and mythology. 

Crochet Corner to Corner Blanket

This throw is started at one corner and beautifully increases and decreases while we change the colours for the stripes. It is quite easy to get our desired length and to follow the instructions of this pattern to crochet this blanket.

Crocheted Cushion Cover

It is always fun and satisfying when there is home decor that is handmade. This fun cushion cover project is an easy project to get started even when we are on-the-go. Read the instructions below to see how easy it is to make. 

Spread the Joy of the Holiday Season with Hallmark

Hallmark has beautiful gift products from festive decorations to home decor items, thoughtful cards and more to help us spread the joy of the holiday season. 

DreamWorks Holiday Classics

We can kick off the holidays with family favourites from the Original Christmas Classics Anniversary Collection that features the Blu-ray and DVD release of the following movies that come in a gift set. We can order the gift set at OriginalChristmasClassics.com

Cozy Up With Your Family to Watch These Fun Movies on Netflix

With many of us in our back to school routine finding the time to watch a show together as a family becomes even more special. Cozying up during a cool and rainy evening with warm snacks, popcorn, and a blanket is lots of fun. My family and I love talking about movies and shows after we watch them. We enjoy talking about the memorable parts, and what we think about certain parts of the show that were funny or sad. 

All-in-One Fun Snappy Towels

From play to function these Snappy Towels are a must have for every child. Both my children have been enjoying their Snappy towels in a variety of occasions. Since the towels are personalized, these towels have become really special to my children. They love all the things they can do with the towels from turning it into a super hero cape, princess robe, wings, hooded towel, poncho, blanket wrap and more.

Free Tickets to the Green Living Show

We love going to the Green Living Show in Toronto every year, and have been enjoying the wealth of knowledge at the show for the past four years. I am excited that the show will be held from March 27 to 31st at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year’s show will have an impressive line up of speakers and more than 400 exhibitors representing the best in local and organic food, eco-fashion, natural beauty, fitness, hybrid and electrical vehicles and more - all under one roof.

Drive-In Movie Theatres

I have never watched a movie in a drive-in movie theatre, but have seen many movies where people go to drive-in theatres, which looks like a fun experience I would want to try. In the 1950s, Canada has had over 250 drive-in theatres and they were the hottest ticket in town. In recent years, more than 4,000 drive-ins have gone dark across North America. It’s not too late share the joy of the drive-in movies with your family and friends at one Canada’s 50 remaining outdoor screens. Grab a blanket and catch a movie under the stars before summer ends or, add a stop on your fall road trip.