How your childcare expenses can help to maximize your tax refund.
Come tax season, we all start looking for ways to minimize our income by maximizing our deductions. Are you using all of yours? With the cost of raising a child in Canada coming in...
Back to School: How to Help your Kids with Homework
I was tempted to title this post “How NOT to help your kids with homework” because so much of what I’m about to share stems from learning the hard way about what works –...
Entertaining and educational ways to make the most of Family Day this year
Family Day (Feb 18th) is fast approaching for most Canadians. The family-themed day off in February is observed in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. If you’re living in one of...
Boosting creativity in your kids
Among the many things I want for my children – health, happiness, education, good manners – is for them to develop a strong connection to their inner and individual creativity. Like a Renaissance-inspired, but...
6 creative ways to keep the fun in Family Day this year.
While holidays and celebrations continue to look different for at least the first part of 2021, that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about them. It just means we need to think about creative...
The classroom of the future may not have windows or doors.
The best way to get kids learning is to make sure they’re having fun, and a great place to have fun is the great outdoors. Not only does this provide a change of scenery...
Interest-based learning is about to become highly interesting.
When it comes to learning, one size does not fit all. After all, different students have different interests, passions and questions. By teaching an entire class the same thing, the chances of sparking interest...
We all have extra things to be thankful for this year.
‘Tis the season for pumpkin pie, cranberries and turkey! Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and it’s pretty safe to assume that this year will be unlike any other. While we’ve all been adapting to changes in our work, school and daily lives, traditional holidays in our new reality are tricky and Thanksgiving on October 12th will have to be a new format.
Back to School: How to keep kids learning in fun new ways.
There’s no question that 2020 has seen us all adapting to new ways of doing things. The pandemic has changed how we work, how we play, and with back to school drawing near, it...
From hockey sticks to drive-ins to car honks, the class of 2020 was celebrated with spirit and creativity.
2020 compelled us all to approach our “everyday” lives in new and creative ways—students included. From online classrooms and assemblies to cancelled graduation ceremonies and proms, nearly every aspect of academia was remastered for students.
Make this Mother’s Day a Special One
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, and that means it’s time to put your thinking cap on for ways to show Mom just how special she is.
10 Fun Things To Do With Family And Friends During This Lockdown
It’s a whole new world out there. We’re all reinventing the way we’re spending time at home, how we’re staying connected to friends and family, and how we’re keeping things fun.
How To Keep Kids Learning When School Is Closed
Family togetherness brought about by a pandemic may be one of the only silver linings of this stressful time. After all, between work schedules, school, extra-curricular activities and homework, it’s challenging for most modern...
Are women ready to take on the tech jobs of the future?
For many of us, International Women’s Day is a cue to look back and see just how far we’ve come over the past year. What progress have we made in the areas of gender...
