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another giveaway: become a math skills master

January 16, 2009

The last giveaway was such a success, I decided to do another and the kind folks at Nintendo were pleased to supply a fun new release Nintendo DS game from the Personal Trainer line. This time it's an educational game, aimed at taking the "pain out of arithmetic" by making math fun and rewarding. Personal Trainer: Math can help improve basic math skills for kids and adults who want to brush up  Read more...

Hey september: we hardly knew ye, you went so fast

September 30, 2008

September was all about Gigi's new adventure at nursery school and me realizing that my baby is no longer a baby but a preschooler. I can't believe how much has happened this month. Let me take the time to have a little groovy flashback session just like at the end of Scooby-doo; my favourite posts from the past month ( get groovy and wavy and let's flashback all together now ) social  Read more...

Art explosion

September 17, 2008

We are two weeks in to nursery school and while we have encountered some small issues, one snuck up on me that I didn't see coming: The need to lease an art gallery to display and store all of Gigi's masterpieces. I mean, I'm not totally naive - I knew there would be arts and crafts, but I had no idea of the quantity of "must keep" pieces my child can produce in a single day. I love it, I really  Read more...

On your first day of preschool, don't forget.

September 02, 2008

Finally, I have totally calmed down after yesterday's post , the one about how I was totally freaked out about Gigi starting school for the first time this Friday. Sure, it's only nursery school and it's only for 2.5 hours three days a week, but it's school. She has a cubby, she has a classroom, she has a teacher, she has rules.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my baby is starting school. [ resume  Read more...

More of Our Favorite Activities and Things to Do in toronto

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Creatures & Critters:
Our Urban Jungle

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Artistic Endeavors:
Our Favorite Art Venues

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Room to Run:
Run, Jump & Wiggle Outdoors

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Rainy & Quiet Days:
Cozy & Crazy Indoor Fun

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A Sense of History:
Our City's Stories

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Splash, Spray, Play! Local Spots to Get Wet

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The Most Fun in Life Is Free!

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The Best of... Our Top Can't-Live-Without Spots

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