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Holiday Gift Guide for the Little Gamers

December 9, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

It's an exciting time of year and many consumers will be including electronics/games as gifts over the holiday season. If you have little gamers making their wishlists, you'll probably see one of more of these titles on their wish list. We've had a chance to test out a few new titles over the past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Holidays, Technology Tagged With: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Disney Fantasia, Disney Infinity, Disney Interactive, Forza Horizon 2, Kinect, Kurio Extreme, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Mario Kart, Microsoft, Nintendo, Pokémon, Pokemon Omega Ruby, Pokemon Omega Sapphire, Super Smash Bros., Wii U, Xbox, Xbox one

Bake It Forward With Cookies To Care

December 8, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

There's much talk this time of year about how to incorporate the spirit of "giving" into our holiday plans. No matter how much we have or how little we have to get by, I'm hearing from families in all different income levels that want to do something special for someone in need. There are many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Holidays, Life Tagged With: cookie exchange, cookies, holidays, Kids Cook To Care

Christmas Traditions For Every Family

December 8, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Written by Lindsay Ducharme Growing up we had many family traditions for birthdays, seasons and holidays; however, none were more special than our yearly Christmas Eve traditions.  Without fail, each year we would attend church and come home to find new pajamas laid out on our bed.  We would race … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Holidays, Life Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas lights, christmas traditions, Christmas Tree, Elf on the Shelf, holiday traditions, holidays, the nigth before christmas

Should Women Get Paid Menstrual Leave?

December 5, 2014 by Tanya Cruz Leave a Comment

An old debate is heating up once again thanks to a leading British gynecologist who believes if women received paid menstrual leave, it would boost their motivation and productivity in the workplace. Dr. Gedis Grudzinskas told The Daily Mail Online in an exclusive interview that he believes that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories Tagged With: feminine hygiene, Menstrual Cycle, menstrual leave, menstrual pains, menstruation, paid leave, period, period pains, time off work, women's isues

UrbanKitchen: PB&J Truffle Recipe For The Holiday Sweets Exchange

December 5, 2014 by Sonya Leave a Comment

Every year just after Thanksgiving I get asked to be in some sort of holiday cookie exchange. At that time, the visions of getting together and swapping sweets with friends sounds like a great idea. Every year. The baking tradition isn't new and the  purpose of an exchange is to get each other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate recipe, Green and Black, organic, Truffles

How To Host A Cookie Swap In 2014

December 5, 2014 by Kait Fowlie Leave a Comment

Written by Kait Fowlie If the term "cookie swap" conjures an image of festive-sweater-wearing ladies pouring over plates of cookies to Christmas carols as an apron clad host breezes around spreading cheer, you're not alone. The tradition may be as old as your mother's KitchenAid mixer, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Food, Holidays, Party Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas cookies, cookie swap, holiday, holiday party

Holiday Gifting Etiquette 101

December 5, 2014 by Sonya 1 Comment

We're into December now and I'm sure you've made your list of who you need to get gifts for. You've got close friends and relatives. Check. You've got teachers and maybe neighbours. Check. Then there's who I call the "fringe" people. They are the people who you'd like to give gifts to because they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life Tagged With: Etiquette, holiday gifts, Jacqueline Whitmore

How To Get A Head Start On Holiday Shopping Using Your AIR MILES

December 4, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

I have spent all year saving up my AIR MILES and doing everything I can to earn miles faster. By using my American Express AIR MILES Card alongside my AIR MILES Collector Card, I was able to earn miles on every purchase I made, and twice the miles on anything I bought at an AIR MILES Sponsor. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Finance, Holidays, Life Tagged With: airmiles, american express, amex, Christmas shopping, holiday shopping

How To Make Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments

December 4, 2014 by Kait Fowlie 2 Comments

Written by Kait Fowlie Salt dough is a super easy, bake-able clay that you can use to easily make sculptures and ornaments. It only takes 3 ingredients, all of which you likely already have on hand, and a few minutes to prepare. If you’re looking for a simple, not-too-messy holiday craft to do with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Holidays, Kids' Art, Life Tagged With: Christmas ornaments, crafts, holiday ornaments, Kids Activities, kids' crafts, salt dough christams ornaments, salt dough crafts

Mall Santa Refuses To Take Picture With Autistic Girl And Service Dog

December 3, 2014 by Tanya Cruz 1 Comment

A mall Santa turned into horrible Grinch when he refused to take a picture with a seven-year-old autistic girl on Sunday  at The Shops at Mission Viejo in Orange County. Santa Claus was reportedly afraid of the girl's service dog, a five-year-old pitbull. Little Abcde Santos patiently waited in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, News Stories Tagged With: autism, autism awareness, pictures with santa, pit bulls, santa, service animals

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