Embroidery using the Doodle Stitching Transfer Pack

Using colourful thread to embellish clothing, household items, and art is lots of fun. As a child and teenager, I enjoyed learning the basic embroidery techniques. I think it is a fun way to add unique touches to our belongings such as pillowcases and napkins.

Win Your Own Copy of What Plant Where Encyclopedia

This time of the year, my family and I spend lots of time gardening, shopping for the garden, tending the plants, and weeding to keep our garden a clean and well maintained space. For us gardening is exciting, tiring, and relaxing. We love reading books about gardening, trying a variety of different plants and flowers every year, growing to love some plants more than others, talking about plants, recommending our favourites and our tips to family, friends, and neighbours. Recently, I got a wonderful book from DK that tells all about what plants go where in our garden.

Strange Magic Musical Fairy Tale

Strange Magic is a music-filled fairy tale about finding true love in the unlikeliest of places is now on DVD, Digital HD/SD and On-Demand. This magical adventure features a host of colorful characters including a princess who has sworn off love, a dubious villain, a slightly nutty Sugar Plum Fairy, a tenacious elf, a mischievous imp, and a knight who is no Prince Charming. I like the movie encourages the lesson that everyone deserves to be loved. Bring home the enchanting tale the whole family can enjoy. 

Coloring is Not Just for Kids! Grown-Ups Get Out Your Crayon

Like Play-Doh, ball pits, and hopscotch, coloring is an activity we tend to associate with children, but it can be an incredibly beneficial activity for adults. Four new activity books from Skyhorse Publishing will allow parents to join their children during playtime. This will allow us to temporarily put aside our worries and reignite our imagination.

Hallmark Graduation and Father’s Day Must Haves and Giveaway

This time of the year with graduations and Father's day happening, I am sure many of us are looking for items we can gift to our loved ones. Hallmark has collection of beautiful items we can give as gift or buy for ourselves such as mugs, frames, bottle openers, cardholders, and more.

Win a Blu-ray copy of Disney's McFarland USA

Channel your inner champion and brace yourself for this inspiring adventure based on a true story of underdogs triumphing over tremendous obstacles in McFarland USA on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, Disney Movies Anywhere and Digital HD June 2nd. Everyone in my family enjoyed watching every part of this moving and inspiring story that displays the power of family, commitment and work ethic that transforms a cross-county team into champions. 

Get Closer to Real Food This Gardening Season

We have started to put down seeds and plant vegetables and herbs in our garden. A survey done by Kashi Plant it Forward, shows that less than half of Canadians have ever actually grown fresh fruit or vegetables. Although, we may think farmer’s markets are bridging this gap, the survey results have shown that one third of Canadians will not even visit a farmer’s market or community garden this year. I am glad that Kashi and Evergreen have partnered for a second year in a row on the #PlantItForward initiative encouraging Canadians to “Give. Get. Grow” and celebrate all the little farmers in each of us.

New Glama Gal Opens in Barrie and Giveaway

Canada’s beloved Tween Spa has opened a new location in Barrie, and they are ready to serve up the coolest spa birthday parties and most delicious ice cream flavoured day spa packages. Glama Gal’s mission is to bring girls together in friendship and help them grow and nurture healthy self-esteem through their welcoming, warm, and fun Glama Gal environment.

My Reading Adventure using the Kobo Glo HD

I love reading books, and have always read books on paper and not electronically. I wasn't sure if I will be up for the challenge of replacing reading my print books with an eReader. I am glad I got the opportunity to use and experience the Kobo Glo HD. I am pretty much getting addicted to this device, and enjoy reading novels on it. I love how it shows the percentage on the bottom to show that the end of the chapter is approaching, so I can manage my time. I have been using the Kobo Glo HD while travelling, relaxing, and before bed.

Humpback Whales on IMAX

We love watching documentaries and learning wonderful topics such as about animals, and places around the world. We loved learning about the Humpback Whales at the Ontario Science Centre on the giant IMAX screen. By the end of this family friendly 40 minute film we learned lots of information about whales specifically about the Humpback whales.