Back-to-School Meals Made Easy
With summer winding down, it’s time to think about routines and making family-friendly meals for easy lunches and dinners. Her...
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Winter Activities for Families
Text by Paul Friesen I look out the window and watch the snowflakes slowly fall to the ground, covering my lawn in a blanket of pure...
Free Online Learning Resources for Your Child
Free Online Learning Resources – Technology is a very important learning tool today. Kids are learning more and more with comp...
5 Tips for Being a Team Parent
Being a team parent for your child’s sports organization is a great way to get involved in their lives. Team parents are responsible...
5 Tips for Raising a Safe, Eco-Friendly Baby
Eco-friendly Baby – All parents want the best for their baby; yet, many baby products are made from materials that are created...
Holiday Gift Review: Honeycake Books
Honeycake Books as seen in Marc & Mandy’s Holiday Favorites Christmas 2020. The Honeycake books are a great children’s ser...
5 Tips for Planning a Trip to a Corn Maze
For years, farmers have been lending out their homesteads to eager children and even eager-er parents, as a form of supplementary in...
Discover Fun Ways to Keep Your Pet Active this Fall
Getting outside with your pet in the hot summer for lots of activity isn’t always easy, but fall is the perfect time to enjoy...
How to Deal with Back-to-School Anxiety
Getting ready for a new school year can be exciting for parents, children, and caregivers alike. But it’s often also a cause o...
10 Tips for Helping Your Child with Homework
Helping your child study can seem like a daunting task. When your child asks for help with their homework, your body seems to tense...
Preparing for School Days
Text by Helen Lepp Friesen With the changing of the leaves comes the new school year. Here are some things to consider as you prepar...
Travel Essentials: 4 Things You’ll Need on a Family Road Trip
Road trips are fun and a great way for families to spend time together. However, a road trip should be carefully planned out— especi...
10 Tips to Surviving Thanksgiving When You’re Hosting
Are you thankful for Thanksgiving? If you happen to be hosting this year, there’s a good chance you’re not. Hosting Than...
Coping With Divorce
Coping with Divorce: Most people don’t get married with the intention of getting divorced later on. For some of us, the marital prob...
Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Little Ones
STOCK UP Fill their stockings with colorful gifts they can use at home and school like this fun calculator, available in a var...
Creating a Man Cave for the Whole Family to Enjoy
We all have that one room in our home that we don’t know what to with; so why not turn it into a man cave? Lisa Leoppky, desig...
5 Fitness Tips for New Moms
Being a new mom comes with a seemingly endless roster of fresh responsibilities; unfortunately, keeping up with personal fitness oft...
Mother’s Day Gifts for a New Mom
If someone you know has just had a baby, Mother’s Day can provide the perfect opportunity to honor her. Here are some gi...
Bake Bunny Cookies with Your Kids for Easter
Easter is a creative time for children with arts and crafts—and especially in the kitchen if they can bake and decorate Easter Bunny...
Picking Out Shoes for Your Child
Fitting your kids’ shoes can be a challenge. If you’re not having much luck getting them to sit still and stop curling t...
Top 5 Gender Neutral Toys for Every Kid
Traditional gender roles are becoming a thing of the past as barriers continue to crumble for boys and girls. Today’s parents...
Give the Gift of Sport this Holiday Season
With the holiday season right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Belo...
QUILTING WITH GRANNY
Text by D. Spalding Many centuries ago, people learned that they could keep themselves warm by putting layers of material together t...
5 Wardrobe Savers Every New Mom Needs
You’ve just brought your new baby home and things are a little hectic. This is the happiest time in your life, but being a mom...
Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning: After working for most of their life, many people look forward to their retirement. It’s a time when you can re...