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Spring Break Secrets and Surprises
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Secrets To Survive March Break
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Whether you're jumping for joy or running for cover, March Break is approaching quickly. So we asked Yummy Mummies from coast to coast to share their tips to surviving March Break. Here's what they had to say...
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March Break Mind Games By Erica Ehm
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March Break can feel like endless hours if your kids aren't busy. I don't mind my kids parking themselves in front of the tv in the morning. But once the day begins, the tv goes off. Problem is I find myself running out of ways to play.
Sure, we stock up on toys, paints and board games. Our shelves are bulging. Still, I often end up with a couple of bored kids begging for tv. Electronic toys keep them amused for five minutes. Worse...
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March Break Art Projects By Rachel McQuillan
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Any parent knows it can be a challenge to come up with interesting activities to do with young children over an extended break from their regular routines. The following art projects are low on mess and can lead to other activities that ignite the imagination!
Idea #1: Your child can make...
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March Break Project: Bottle Cap Magnets By Lorrie Everitt and Lora Tisi
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It's easy to recycle bottle caps into funky little magnets. This simple project can be done with children in the afternoon ... but allow the glue to dry for 24 hours. Download our exclusive (and free!) "it's a true love story" artwork or use your own art, magazine clippings or photographs to decorate the bottle caps. Adapt the project by adding a pin back instead of a magnet to create some unique pins to decorate your favourite cloth bag or backpack...
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Playdate Home Advantage By Kimberley Clayton Blaine
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Ever wonder why your well-mannered preschooler plays nicely at other people's homes then becomes a tyrant when a play date is on your home turf?
Your overly emotional, stingy, unwilling-to-share child is... |
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The Mom Must Go On By Anne Marie Scheffler
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I was about 8 and a half months pregnant, leaving a corporate acting gig with a flashy, young actor, when he turned to me and asked "so, now that you are about to have a baby, does that mean your career is over?"
No, I didn't slap him. I was too busy rhyming off my affirmations: "Oh, no! It's only going to make my career that much more important! I'm not going to be one of those women who loses herself just because she had a baby! Women today can have it all, you know!"
Four years and two babies later...
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 Meg Wolitzer and The Ten Year Nap
Erica interviews Meg Wolitzer, author of The Ten Year Nap, a novel about a group of moms who "wake up" after having opted out of the work force for a decade to stay home with their kids and asks the question "does motherhood diminish women?"
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Introducing Our Newest Blogger - Dara Duff-Bergeron: Sweaty Mummy
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 Caroline in Mississauga asks " I've often wondered when I go to the gym is it better to do cardio before or after weights?"
This question is so common that it deserves a blog! Thanks, Caroline.
Generally, you will hear people come down on one side or the other like it's a matter of unquestionable certainty but I believe...
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Racheal McCaig: Energizer Mummy Blog
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 After Mumnet last week I got a text from one of my Mummy Mafia asking if I was ok. "You seem tired."
"Not tired," I wrote back, "weary." The girl who just can't say no finally hit her limit. I was being pulled so far and in so many directions, I actually felt like my left leg was going to circle P.E.I. and come back and kick my own ass. My inner turmoil was...
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Here are the final results of our non fattening Yummy Mummy Club Question of the Day:
Do You:
8% Live to Work
92% Work to Live
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Mummy Wins a Premium Beauty Prize Pack
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 Last year we asked Mummies whether their Mother's Day was decadent or disappointing and 30% of you responded disappointing. We wanna change that! It's time to revolutionize Mother's Day! Fill out our survey on everything Mother's Day and you'll not only be helping to make Mother's Day better for Mummies everywhere, you'll be entered to win one of five Premium Beauty Prize Packs valued at $135 from Pantene Pro-V, Clairol, CoverGirl and Olay. Because mummies deserve to be pampered every day...
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Mummy Wins an Epson Printer
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 Good help can be hard to find so this month we're gonna make it easier for the one lucky mummy who wins this Epson WorkForce 600 All-In-One Printer valued at $200.00. With the ability to print, fax, scan and copy, the WorkForce 600 does it all, so you can focus on the business at hand even if it's just printing out colouring pages for your kids so you can get through your emails. Now if only it could run to Starbucks for your morning latte... Click to win... |
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Mummy Wins A Children's Vacation Journal
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 Travelling with your kids can sometimes be ummmm.....challenging.
My Vacation Journal is a full colour, interactive journal for kids ages 6 to 11 which invites children to relate their vacation and this month we're giving away My Vacation Journal to ten lucky Yummy Mummies just for joining! Filled with blank pages for gluing and lined pages for writing, girls and boys will enjoy this special travel diary.
Oh ya, and it's educational too. But we don't really care so long as it keeps them from fighting in the car...
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Better Living Essentials Event
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 Join Erica Ehm as she talks about balancing career and family at The Ultimate Ladies Day Out Saturday, March 21 from 10a.m. - 4pm at the Norfolk Fairgrounds Auditorium in Simcoe and Ontario.
Over 100 exhibitors, on-site spa and upscale gourmet cafe!
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Momcafe Event - Moms and Money
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Are you planning for the future? Or just trying to get through the day? Do you know how much you spend on lattés each month? Are you avoiding figuring this out?
Join us on Friday, March 27 at the Watermark Restaurant in Vancouver to hear Karli Anderson and Vicki Chatterley of Coast Capital Savings and Sheila Walkington of Money Really Matters, share different perspectives and tips on how to manage your finances in this unique time.
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Check out these fab products and services - Cuz sometimes Yummy Mummies need some help to make life a little easier. Warning - this is a guilt free shopping zone! Click on the title to check out their website!
UC Baby - Leader of 3D ultrasounds provides a memorable peek at your unborn baby. Gift certificates are perfect gifts for parents-to-be. 877-682-2229.
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 Getting Your Resume To The Top of the Stack Read more...
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We love to hear from you. We wanna know if you have any questions or concerns. It's our job to make this the yummiest club for you!
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Did you know that The Yummy Mummy Club is owned by Erica Ehm Communications Ltd? Remember this. It may end up on a Trivial Pursuit card.
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