Everything You Need for the Holidays is at Giant Tiger

Giant Tiger is a Canadian, family owned discount store chain where we can buy everything we need for the holidays for everyone we know. I love that it is a one-stop shop! They carry wonderful deals from clothes to groceries and everything in between.

Crayola Sparks Creativity Win Your Own Package

Crayola has a great assortment of creative toys and gift ideas that are focused on inspiring children and unleashing their creativity. I like how Crayola products give colourful wings to the invisible things that grow in the hearts and minds of our children.

Crayola Cling Creator, Thread Wrapper and Color Wonder Mess Free Light-Up Stamper

We love creative products from Crayola because it inspires us! Crayola Cling Creator is an award winning product that lets us create our own colourful cling in a variety of fun shapes that are perfect to decorate windows, mirror, or locker without worrying about cling residue or stains on surfaces.

Holiday Items at Hallmark and Giveaway

Holidays are just around the corner, and I have been quite busy getting things in order before the holidays from cleaning our home to buying gifts. Getting our family and friends meaningful gifts are important to me and Hallmark moments are about giving unexpected gifts and sharing the warm and fuzzy feelings with those who are special to us. Hope this list of products will give you an idea on some gifts you can get for your family and friends.

Making Our Own Paint With Crayola and Sketching

Paint Maker is lots of fun to use because we get to create our own custom paint colours by mixing and shaking. This Paint Maker kit from Crayola is for everyone over eight years. Both my children helped me make the colours, and enjoyed this interactive kit that provides us everything we need to make 15 unique paint colours.

Get Creative This Holiday With Crayola

My daughter and I enjoyed using the Crayola Beadola Charm Maker kit to make fun, detailed beads. The kit includes 3 1/4 lb air drying clay bags in grey, pink, and purple, 25 gems, and four bead plates with twenty four bead designs such as hearts, stars and more for us to make imprints on the clay beads. 

Handy Kitchen Tools For Those Who Enjoy Baking

I enjoy baking cakes, cookies and bread at home. It is a big bonus for me to know what goes into the food when I bake at home. Many families these days just like mine enjoy baking everything from bread, sweet treats, and decadent desserts as a way of celebrating, giving comfort and showing love.

Trudeau Has Something For Everyone

Trudeau offers a variety of cleverly designed practical accessories under $50 that are wonderful to give as hostess gifts, or to be placed in the dinner table, which will be appreciated by everyone.

Win Your Own Ornament With Love

I used ornaments with love last year to make a couple of cute ornaments that are awesome keepsakes to give to family and friends all year around. I really like the ease of choosing the ornament, personalizing, and ordering it online to keep it for myself or give it as a gift. They have a wide selection of vibrant, detailed ornaments in a variety of themes such as babies, sports, and more. The ornaments are made with resin, so we do need to care for them and keep it carefully.

Hasbro Toys and Games Sneak Peek

We have been to a few Hasbro holiday preview events over the past years, and have enjoyed checking out all the new toys each year before these cool innovations from Hasbro comes out to the market. Hope this sneak peek will help you when you are planning to get birthday gifts and holiday gifts.

Win and Create a Personalized Blurb Book To Show Your Love

Whether it’s for a proposal, Valentine’s Day or a special anniversary, creative publishing platform Blurb helps us capture and share our love in a beautiful way. With Blurb, we have complete creative control over the book we want to make. They have a wide selection from which we can choose. With books starting at just $4.95, we will have plenty left over to keep spoiling our loved ones.

Show Your Love with Play-Doh

Children can show their love for their friends and classmates with Play-Doh. Instead of sending lollipops and candy we can send these 1 oz containers of play-doh, so our children can give their friends. Many parents and teachers will appreciate getting these containers of play-doh instead of candy, as it will keep children entertained and occupied for quite a while. 

Mark’s Takes the Stress Out of Last-Minute Gift Buying for Men

Mark’s takes the stress out of last-minute gift buying with a number of quality items that are practical, look great and perfect for any of the men on our list. My husband trusts the quality of the products at Mark's and enjoy their stylish clothing. Due to this reason, it makes it easy for me to shop there and buy clothing I know that will be appreciated and enjoyed.

Ghirardelli's Holiday Impressions Squares

Ghirardelli's Holiday Impressions Squares are delicious, beautifully detailed Limited Edition Premium Chocolates that everyone in the family will enjoy. The bag of chocolates has seasonal shapes; Snowman, Santa and Christmas tree printed with decadent white chocolate in the middle of a square shaped premium milk chocolate. 

The Game of THINGS

The Game of THINGS was invented by chance when the three North Bay boys, Tom and Ted Quinn and Mark Sherry were simply trying to make each other laugh. After five years of those same family and friends telling them that this was the funniest game they had ever played, the friends took another year to design and develop it into what is now on store shelves.

The Peacefulness of Flying a Kite and Mary Poppins

Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke bring this timeless classic Mary Poppins 50th Anniversary edition for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD on December 10th. Enjoy a spoonful of all-new digital restoration in this musical number that will make you want to tap your feet. I am sure this movie will bring back lots of memories for you, as it did for us. It is a wonderful movie to watch with the whole family.

DK Holiday Gift Boutique Has Fabulous Books

My daughter enjoyed making this 13" tall by 23" long Stegosaurus following the instructions and using the 100 sturdy photographic "bones" that was in the Make Your Own Stegosaurus kit. Both my children were entertained for hours till this project was completed. I like that this kit slots together without the need for glue.

My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me A Heartwarming Children's Story

My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me written by Julianne Moore and illustrated by Meilo So is a heartwarming story that made my children and I laugh, cry and cuddle. This book would be a wonderful gift for children any age, as it reminds us about a mother's special love.

Benefits of Being An Avioner This Holiday

During the holidays, shopping malls can get very hectic, crowded and busy. However, having an Avion RBC card changes the feeling of chaos and makes us feel like "royalty" instead. With the RBC Visa Avion card, we can get our car parked by valet, relax in the VIP lounge away from the crowd and enjoy shortbread cookies and warm beverages, while our gifts get wrapped for free.

Learn Creative Tips To Dress Up Holiday Presents and Win A Prize Pack from Scotch Brand

A well-wrapped gift is not just a gift, but a great way to add some festive flare to our home décor. Scotch Brand and lifestyle expert Shoana Jensen have prepared creative ideas to show us how to dress up our presents by incorporating great design trends from this holiday season.