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A FIRST TIMERS SURVIVAL GUIDE TO THE MOST POPULAR SUMMER FAMILY ACTIVITY IN QUEBEC – CAMPING WITH KIDS

Are you thinking of experiencing the joys of camping with your kids this Summer? Being alone in nature with kids can be challenging. You have to set up the tent, start a fire, pull your pants down in the wild to go to the bathroom and hope an insect doesn’t decide to set his own …

after school activities - activités parascolaires

SACRIFICING YOUR WELL-BEING FOR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES – IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

After school activities are great for children to evacuate extra energy, but are they worth yours? Too often mothers sacrifice their well-being and sanity to drive their kids around all week long to take them to their activities after school.  Why is that?  Since the “liberation” of women occurred in the Western world, society still …

Free activities to do in Montreal - Activités gratuites à faire à Montréal

DISCOVER THE COSMOPOLITAN CITY OF MONTREAL – 13 FREE ACTIVITIES TO ENJOY WITH THE KIDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Who doesn’t like visiting a city and doing activities for free? We all enjoy saving money.  Am I right? Whether you’re visiting for the week-end or have just immigrated to Montreal, if you have kids in tow, it might be tough to keep your budget on the down-low. However, as with any city, there are …

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EN ROUTE TO DISCOVER LIGHTHOUSES FROM MONTREAL TO GASPÉSIE – OFF-BEAT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TO UNUSUAL ACCOMMODATIONS IN QUEBEC

As you travel along the coastline of Quebec you’ll discover lighthouses scattered along the way. These sentinels of the sea can mainly found in Gaspésie and on the Côte Nord. Therefore, you don’t have to go to the Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia on the Atlantic’s shores to see a lighthouse. Of course, the landscape …

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REPURPOSING RUBBER BANDS – 11 CREATIVE IDEAS TO TRY AT HOME

Upcycling rubber bands, is that even a thing?  Oddly enough it can be. I never thought I would write an article about rubber bands, but I once wrote an essay on my grilled cheese addiction for English class.  Nothing surprises me anymore. If you are a broccoli lover in Canada, you’ve probably noticed at the …