Spring Clean with a New ATTITUDE

Bio Spectra, the Montreal-based producer and distributor of ATTITUDE is offering a Canadian made alternative to existing cleaning products that are free of known cancer causing chemicals. The collection features laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, surface cleaners and hand soaps made with ingredients from renewable and vegetable sources that are easily biodegradable and non-toxic.

Review of Prince Killian and The Holy Grail

Shout! Factory will be releasing the epic adventure tale of Prince Killian and The Holy Grail, a story set in the 12th century on April 29th. This DVD brings one of Spain’s most popular comic book heroes to life. My family enjoyed watching this DVD, although it has scenes that are violent. The story is about the time of the Third Crusade in Palestine.

Digital Books about Spring

In the first ever collection app from the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library: Outside Your Door! contains 4 favourite adventures that teach kids all about nature and the great outdoors. Perfect for springtime, parents can read the titles with their kids then go outside and observe what they have learned. 

Looking At The Night Sky

My son got this Space Torch toy as a gift from our friends. We really appreciate this as it opened up his enthusiasm to learn more about the night sky. To learn about the amazing things that can be found in the night sky, we checked out the Get Started Astronomy DK book that has lots of colourful pictures, advice, tips and in-depth fascinating information about stars, planets and galaxies visible from Earth.

New Season, New Opportunities, New Toy State Toys

These new toys from Toy State is in time for a new season to provide children with new opportunities to explore, imagine and play. This cute, green Volkswagen Hatchback is a freewheeling licensed VW vehicle. When we pop the hatch it reveals a light-up rotating speaker bed with 3 unique designs and a different song for each. This Road Rippers toy is wonderful for children over 3.

Spring Into SPRING Cleaning Your Vehicle By Winning This Giveaway

I am very excited to be part of the Hyundai Drive Squad, and will be bringing the inside scoop to some of Hyundai’s amazing initiatives, vehicle tips and tricks for the road, giveaways and more. Hyundai came to Canada in 1983 where it set-up its first overseas subsidiary, a mere 16 years after Hyundai Motor Company was founded in Korea and three years before it entered the U.S. 

Celebrating Baby Arrivals with a Printed or ebook from Blurb #Giveaway

I enjoy using Blurb to create my own photo books. This is a wonderful way to share stories, moments, travel pictures, recipes and more with family and friends. I like the ease of using blurb themes to make personalized books. These books are a wonderful way to express our memories and cherish special moments.

Origami Toys: Fish and Bird

My children and I really enjoyed learning and following the instructions from Paul Jackson's Origami Toys That Tumble, Fly and Spin book. I am glad the book had a pouch with 60 colourful origami paper to get us started right away. 

TIFF Kids International Film Festival

The TIFF Kids Festival is into its 17th year in Toronto, and is the only children's film festival in Toronto. This year there are more than 110 films from 31 countries screening, it is a great opportunity for children to enjoy fantastic cinema from all over the world, much of which they would likely never have the chance to see otherwise.

Decorating Eggs and Celebrating the Joy of Spring with Kinder

Everyone in my family loves spring! Although, we don't celebrate Easter we enjoy decorating eggs, and each year I like to explore different techniques. My children join me during this craft/ science activity. This year, we explored the Ukrainian method of painting eggs called pysanky. This Eastern European art of egg decorating is similar to batik, and the method requires the use of wax and dye.