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Santa Shares His Must-Sees At This Years Parade

November 11, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

The 110th annual Santa Claus Parade will take over the streets of Toronto this Sunday, November 16th! And we were invited to visit Santa's Secret Workshop for a sneak peek recently. Over 30 amazing colourful floats and 21 brilliant marching bands will usher in the holiday season. As the elves put … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Holidays Tagged With: 2014, Celebrity Clowns, Holly Jolly Fun Run, MLSE, Santa Claus parade, Toronto

7 Ways To Celebrate Family Literacy Month

November 11, 2014 by Kait Fowlie Leave a Comment

Written by Kait Fowlie November is family literacy month! It also happens to be the best time of the year to indulge in some serious reading—the rainy days, cold nights, the lull before the Holidays—November is meant for curling up with an addictive series. But that's not the only way to celebrate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Club, Family, Life Tagged With: blogs, book nook, books, books on tape, family blog, family literacy month, library, literacy month, pen plas, story teller

ARCADIA: The Challenge Of A Masterpiece

November 10, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

When it comes to any form of entertainment, we're always looking to get something out of it. Sometimes you want to just have frivolous fun or sometimes you want to feel your heartbeat fast. And sometimes you'd like to challenge your mind. ARCADIA is that kind of play. Tom Stoppard's witty and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, The Arts Tagged With: Arcadia, Mirvish, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Tom Stoppard

Sitting Down With Cinderella: An Interview With Danielle Wade

November 10, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

Ross Petty and his production team are getting ready for the 19th annual holiday family musical. We can't wait to see what antics are in store in the new CINDERELLA, The Gags To Riches Family Musical. If you haven't experienced a Ross Petty Musical, I strongly urge you to put that on top of your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Humour, The Arts Tagged With: Cinderella, Danielle Wade, Family Musical, Panto, Ross Petty, Ross Petty Productions, Toronto

Disney’s Big Hero 6 Is Smart and Squishy Fun For Families

November 7, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

In theatres now, Big Hero 6 is the newest Disney Animation movie to grab our attention. And with 3 ten-year-old kids in tow to the advance screening  last week, I can assure you that this is one that you must see. The boys couldn't contain their excitement after seeing this movie. They are the true … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: Big Hero 6, Disney, Disney Animation, Frozen

The Countdown Is On For New Minions & Toy Story Films

November 7, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

It is a big week for blockbuster animated films it would seem. On Tuesday we got our first look at the new Despicable Me spinoff, Minions. The trailer tells us, they have been on this planet far longer than we have and  the film focuses on that long history of the Minions. The film traces … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: animated movies, Despicable Me, kids movies, minions, minions the movie, summer 2015, summer 2017, Toy Story, toy story 4

Christmas Is HOW Many Days Away?

November 6, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

I received a very alarming email this morning. I was going about my day, dealing with an overflowing inbox (as per usual) when Outlook informed me I had a brand new message. “There are only 49 days until Christmas!” the email happily announced. My face: I'm not sure if that fully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Humour Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas shopping, holiday, holiday attire, holiday parties, holiday party, holiday stress, shopping, stress

Latest Netflix Original Series Is For Kids!

November 6, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

We're big fans of the original content offered on Netflix and this latest was recently announced! All Hail King Julien debuts December 19 and features the loveable lemur character Julien -- aka the world's biggest party animal! This all-new Netflix original TV series is a spin-off of the highly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, TV Tagged With: All Hail King Julien, DreamWorks Animation, Henry Winkler, Madagascar, NetFlix

Why Do White Disney Princesses Make More Money?

November 5, 2014 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

While we won't be seeing another Disney princess of colour until 2018 when Moana, the Polynesian princess, makes her debut, it seems that we really aren't seeing that much of the Disney princesses that aren't, well, white. The graphic below, created by Jody Sieradzki of Dadaviz, measures each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: Disney, Disney Princess, disney princesses, Frozen, Frozen movie, racial trend

An Instagram Guide For Parents

November 5, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

I love Instagram; all the visual inspirations from "igers" (short form for Instagrammers) and it's a simple way to catch up with what some of my friends are doing, it's perfect. It's fun and I know that kids are definitely on there too. What surprises me sometimes is how often I run into parents … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids, Parenting, Technology Tagged With: ConnectSafely, Facebook, Instagram, MediaSmarts, Nintendo, social media, TELUS WISE

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