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Flashback Friday: Summertime Good Hair Days!

I loved this summer pony tail! Wouldn’t it be great if EVERY day was a great hair day? =)

Throwback Thursday – Aria x CityTV

Here’s a throwback to that time (circa 2013) Aria was interviewed by CityTV Toronto’s Audra Brown for her blogging and social good work! The interview took place in Aria’s classroom where her school mates had a chance to experience the interview and ask Audra questions about being a news reporter.

Aria & Audra Brown

Wordless Wednesday: Eat Clean

Art City Parent Volunteer

Originally posted on Art City Toronto:

Hi Everyone!

My name is Leah and I am one of the parent volunteers for Art City in St. Jamestown and I will be helping out with the blog posts for the 2014 Summer Program.

I first heard about Art City from one of the parents who worked here, whose daughter was in the same class with my son back in 2010 and also attended the program.  I did not start…

Ziggy Marley & Arsenals Ska at Luminato Festival

This past weekend one of the band’s our dad plays in, The Arsenals Ska band, performed live at our annual school fun fair and entertained the neighbourhood with their high energy antics and Dizzy (the trombone player)’s crazy silly dancing, jumping and sound effects that made everyone notice the live music. Most bands would have been tired out after such a high energy performance but The Arsenals…

Mom’s Motivation Mondays: Get Outside

We all know that there are many benefits of getting outside, from increased Vitamin D and exercise to getting fresh air and connecting with nature so it’s not hard to understand that they all work together to help put us in a happy mood. Today I’ll give you my top tips on where to experience nature in Toronto this summer, if you have favourite other favourite outdoor places to go, leave a comment…

Wordless Wednesday: Blossoms At The Park

June Rowlands Park Renamed Sharon Lois And Bram Playground

On Saturday May 10th our whole team was excited to wake up and finally see spring weather; the sun was shining with no grey clouds in sight and we just knew it was going to be a beautiful day. It was also a big day for our youngest member Melody because it was her birthday. Aria and her friend Kaleigh stayed up the night before transforming our home into a balloon-filled birthday wonderland that…

Motivation Monday’s: Practice Your Follow-Through Kids

Welcome to our first “Mom’s Motivation Monday’s” post, where I share some of the latest hot topics that the kids and I are discussing and talk about why these issues are important. Today we’re going to discuss how-to have follow-through because it’s something the kids and I have been talking about a LOT lately.

What Is Follow-Through?

The easiest way to describe follow through is: the completion…

Children’s Day At The Shops At Aura

On Saturday March 22nd we joined our friends Shauna Ireland, Lowell Hall and  cultural curator Kyle Kofsky at the Grand Opening & Children’s Day at the Shops at Aura in Support of Missing Children of Canada’s Milk Carton 2.0 program. It was a fun filled day with our favourite Le Gourmand cookies, entertainment and some of the cast of Degrassi: The Next Generation (Luke Bilyk, Jessica Tyler & Ana…

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2014

Today (January 20, 2014) is Martin Luther King, Jr. Dayin remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…