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50 Shades & Steamy Confessions!

July 13, 2012 by Sonya

You may have already read the book(s)...I STILL haven't had a chance to read Fifty Shades of Grey but Jen Maier tells me it will ...um, get you going!It's next on my "to read" list just to see if it lives up to it's hype but I'm just finishing up Tina Fey's Bossypants (awesome funny book, … [Read more...]

Basically the Best Thing I Have Ever Put In My Food-Hole

July 12, 2012 by Amanda

In my (slowly-progressing) plan to rid our family's diet of preservatives I purchased an ice-cream maker. Have you read what they put in store-bought ice cream these days? Half of them aren't even actually ice cream, rather "frozen dessert". If something needs quotation marks around it, I'm not sure … [Read more...]

Novel Girl Reviews: The Maze Runner by James Dashner

July 12, 2012 by Novel Girl

The Maze Runner - Everything is going to change...Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home or how he got where he is. His memory is empty. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas … [Read more...]

Look who’s 5! And you’re invited to the party!

July 12, 2012 by Sonya

Are you ready to party? Throughout the month of August, MOMSTOWN will be hosting birthday events in 17 communities across Canada! That's a lot of partying! Our friends at MOMSTOWN invite YOU and your family to join in the birthday fun! FREE activities are planned across the country at … [Read more...]

Closed: Enter for a Chance to Win a Spiderman Spinbrush Kids Prize Pack! Congratulations to Susan C. of Richmond, ON!

July 12, 2012 by Sonya

Superheroes brush and floss their teeth too! To coincide with the new movie release of SPIDERMAN 4, our friends at Arm & Hammer have been kind enough to offer a PRIZE PACK to one lucky UrbanMoms member! Prize includes many goodies including the fun & cool battery operated Spiderman … [Read more...]

The final BENADRYL® Canada’s Most Prepared Mom contest entries are in and judging has commenced!

July 12, 2012 by Carol Enright

Thank you for entering The BENADRYL® Canada's Most Prepared Mom Contest! Entries for this contest can no longer be accepted as the deadline has passed. Over the course of the next few days a panel of the judges will review all eligible submissions. Entries will be reviewed and scored based on … [Read more...]

“Now everyday ain’t gonna be no picnic”

July 11, 2012 by HeatherFawcett

but our Adoption Agencies annual Adoption Family Picnic sure was. Last year Cat and I were in Russia when the picnic was held in Toronto and I remembered thinking how wild it was that this year we would be be able to attend it with our family and Roman. Poof, … [Read more...]

Shatter Me

July 10, 2012 by Alice

On the heels of The Hunger Games, post-apocalyptic lit has been hot for teens these past few years, with big titles like Blood Red Road, Matched, Divergent, and this one, all featuring strong girls - not a bad model for a teen book, if you're going to go with a popular formula! Shatter MeTahereh … [Read more...]

Summer Learning?

July 10, 2012 by amreen

We're now in the second week of summer holidays, and the kids have settled into a rhythm of park, play, TV and more play. With the Toronto heat, we've focused on staying cool - lots of wading pool and sprinkler time.This week we're in Calgary with the grandparents, and it's gorgeous here. … [Read more...]