Fun We Had at Arrowhead Provincial Park in Huntsville

We went on a day trip to enjoy the three sand beaches on Arrowhead Lake surrounded by beautiful trees in the heart of Muskoka as part of our #HyundaiDriveSquad challenge.

Going Back to School with Staples

There is less than a month before school, and getting ready a little early helps in our family so we don't have to worry about school the week before it starts :) Since Staples has a wide choice of designs with vibrant colours, wild patterns, and interesting textures to suite everyone's taste, shopping to get everything we need there is easy.

Driving Experience with the 2015 Genesis 3.8 Sedan

My family and I really enjoyed driving the 2015 Genesis 3.8 Sedan with the Technology package, and going on a few trips around Ontario during our experience. This new Genesis is completely re-engineered from the ground up. The exclusive, all-new platform and standard HTRAC® AWD system works together to deliver a dynamic drive with a focus on handling and control.

DK Readers Buy 2 Get One Free Boutique

The DK Readers (buy 2 Get one Free!) Boutique is just time for going back to school. These readers helps our children practice their reading on topics they enjoy such as LEGO, about animals, and more.

Homemade Play Dough with 2 ingredients

Playing with dough has lots of benefits for children. It is inexpensive and easy to make play dough at home. This inedible dough is made with two ingredients that are easily available at home. This dough is made using hair conditioner, can be used with preschoolers and older children that will not put it in the mouth.

Making Math Fun Boutique

The DK Making Math Fun Boutique has awesome books that will help our children to learn math in a fun way. Books such as the Multiplication Made Fun and Amazing Visual Math, Help Your Kids with Math, Math Made Easy 10 Minutes a day, How to be a Math Genius are books that my children and I use in a regular basis, and we find it very useful.

Patchwork Envelope Style Denim Cushions

Finding cushions that suits our decor and style is very difficult, so I enjoy making my own cushions. This envelope style denim cushions are made with an easy patchwork design using leftover fabric.

For this project you will need... 

Denim cloth

Printed fabric cut into shapes

Making a Newborn quilled card and Learning About Making Greeting Cards

The encyclopedia of Greeting Card, Tools and Techniques by Susan Pickering Rothamel is a valuable inspiring reference book for those who enjoy paper crafts. The book has definitions and descriptions of important greeting card terms, tools, materials, and techniques. In addition to techniques there are colourful photographs of greeting cards, step-by-step pictures of the techniques, quotes, sentiments, list of holidays around the world and more. This book has featured techniques by card makers, enthusiastic crafters, artists and designers.

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.

Making a Paper Rose

To make this paper rose, I followed the instructions on the Beautiful Paper Flowers kit by Laurie Cinotto. The kit has detailed instructions and materials that will help us make elegant blossoms. With only a few materials, we can make paper flower arrangements for our home, weddings, parities, celebrations or gifts. The book has instructions to make nine different flowers and assortment of leaves that will not perish or fade like fresh flowers, or require us to water or make sure it gets sunlight.