5 Uplifting Things for Your Morning Routine

The way we start our morning sets the tone for the rest of the day. Have you found yourself getting into a bit of a slump and being less intentional with your mornings this summer? If so, you are not alone, and these 5 tips from christianity.com are for you! 

Read more ...

Store Your Memories In A Jar

Mason jars can be used for more than just storing jams and dried goods! A popular trend nowadays is to take a mason jar, and fill it with memories written on little pieces of paper. After a year of making memories, you empty the jar and read over all the awesome memories you made. That is one way to fill up your mason jar, but there are so many other ways you can spin this idea. Here are a few ideas for your next memory jar!

Read more ...

Olympic Themed Crafts

Get into the Olympic spirit and learn more about the Olympic Games with your kids! Try out these three Olympic themed crafts.

Read more ...

FREE Activity Booklet for Kids

Children need the opportunity to be children by experiencing much-needed fun in their young lives. To help your children do just that this summer, Focus On The Family has created the Adventures in Odyssey Fun-Packed Activity Booklet!

Adventures in Odyssey is a Focus On The Family kids show that airs on CHRI as part of our Kidz Club, sponsored by CityKidz on Saturday mornings. As of this Saturday, July 31st, Adventures In Odyssey will air from 8:30 A.M. ET to 9 A.M. ET right after Paws and Tales (previously 9 A.M. ET).

Download the PDF, here.

Help Your Child Find Friendship After Moving

Not only is summer the most common time of the year for families to move, but over the past year, when change has been preeminent, it seems more families than ever are relocating. Perhaps your family moved homes this year, or maybe you have new neighbours you haven't met yet. Either way, relationships were hit hard during the pandemic, and we now need to rebuild them. Children included! Here are 8 tips for helping kids find friendship after moving. 

Book A Tour on Ottawa's Lady Dive

You might have lived in Ottawa for years and never taken the time to sample the unique touring perspective offered by Lady Dive Tours! Spend some time being a tourist in your own city and  on the Lady Dive!

Read more ...

Family Olympics

After being postponed for a whole year, the Tokyo Olympics officially start TODAY! To celebrate the start of the games, why not play a round of Family Olympics? 

Read more for ideas to incorporate next time you play Family Olympics!

Read more ...

Win An Interactive Mining Dig for All Ages

Engage in a unique experience this summer as you explore and dig through a mixture of stones, crystals, fossils, shark teeth and more all buried in sand.

Read more to enter the draw for an interactive mining dig from local business, J&H Expedition!

Click here to purchase your own mining dig on Etsy.

Check out J&H Expedition on Instagram.
Check out J&H Expedition on Facebook. 

Read more ...

Household Items You Can Repurpose this Summer

Do you have any broken items in your home that you haven't figured out what to do with yet, or items that are simply no longer usable for their intended purpose? 

Here are 5 household items you can repurpose this summer, found at diyncrafts.com. 

Read more ...

Make Your Own Disney Dole Whip

Who says you have to go to Disney World to eat a bowl of classic Disney Dole Whip? Make some at home this summer with this recipe from bellyfull.net!

What is Dole Whip? Dole Whip is a pineapple-flavored soft-serve ice cream. It was originally created by the fruit company, Dole, but became available at Disneyland’s Tiki Bar in 1986. It’s now served at a few different locations in the park and also across the US, but pretty synonymous with Disneyland. It’s achieved a large following as visitors to Disney will wait in a very long line just to get one on a hot day.

Read more to make your own classic Dole Whip!

Read more ...