I’m a working mom. One who commutes — often by train — into the city once a week. One who spends a lot of time using social media apps. And one whose kids are device-savvy and love their games. So having the opportunity to play with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 for the last couple of…
Beauty & The Beast dolls, collectibles and a great big play date
I have been waiting for this movie to arrive for a year — maybe more. Beauty and the Beast is one of my all-time favourite Disney films, and I can’t wait to see how the animated feature will be adapted with real humans when it finally comes to the big screen on March 17, 2017….
mifold: the portable booster seat
I can be a bit extreme when it comes to car seat safety. When my kids were infants, I watched YouTube videos about proper harness placement and had their infant car seats professionally installed. The K Man was in a five-point harness until he was 6.5 years old and close to 70 pounds. Miss Q…
American Girl’s 2017 Girl of the Year: Gabriela
Pokemon Sun: Nintendo 3DS video game review
After seeing what Nintendo had in store for the holidays, The K Man added both Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon — two of the newest games for the Nintendo 3DS — to his Christmas wish list. Nintendo sent him Pokemon Sun a few weeks ago, and he unwrapped Pokemon Moon yesterday. He’s been playing Sun like crazy…
Dream Big Princess: the Royal Dreams Castle
2016 holiday gift guide & epic giveaway
The truth is that I wasn’t going to do a holiday gift guide this year. They’re an insane amount of work because I personally choose every single thing that ultimately makes it into the pages of this here blog. Brands can’t just buy their way in. But then I got a few emails from readers asking…
Hasbro’s #DreamBigPrincess Princess-A-Month: Elena of Avalor
Guest reviewer Melissa has two Disney-loving children — Aubrey (3) and Jackson (5). You can follow along on their adventures at Momma Mimi’s Musings. *********************************************************** My kids LOVE everything Disney so I jumped at the chance to be the a#DreamBigPrincess reviewer with Hasbro and Mommy Gearest. Both of my kids have vivid imaginations and they use them…
2016 Toronto Santa Claus Parade – Sunday, Nov. 20
I only remember going to the Santa Claus parade in Toronto once as a child. Just once. We grew up an hour outside the city and my Dad hates crowds. And lines. And crowds in lines. But what a memory it is: my red mittens cupping hot cocoa that we brought in an old-skool Thermos. Watching…
EPIX Studio photography at Beaches Resorts
It started when The K Man was in my belly — our first family photo shoot. We did the same for Miss Q and they both had newborn shoots done before they turned 10 days old. At least every year or two, we’ve continued booking photo shoots. Mostly because unless I pay someone to take…