Watermelon

5 Watermelon Crafts For Kids To Make This August

by in Activities, Children, Crafts, Edmonton, Family, five things, Kid, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Parenting, Preschool, Preschooler, Products, Resources, School of Mom, Seasonal, Women Comments Off on 5 Watermelon Crafts For Kids To Make This August

National Watermelon Day is August 3rd.  Whether you are stuck inside due to it being a heat wave or the smoky air makes it unsafe to play outside, these 5 crafts will be fun to make and keep the kiddos occupied. These links may have…

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How to beat the summer heat

How to Beat The Summer Heat

by in Calgary, Cooking, Edmonton, Family, Fraser Valley, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Online Shopping, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on How to Beat The Summer Heat

With the summer upon us, we can expect to have some hot days ahead. Unfortunately, we are not blessed with central air in our home so we have to make due with other ways to beat the heat. Sometimes its too busy or hot to…

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10 books about residential schools

10 Books About Residential Schools For Kids Thru Adults

by in Calgary, Edmonton, Education, Family, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Parenting, Product Reviews, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on 10 Books About Residential Schools For Kids Thru Adults

  Residential schools whether we like it or not are part of our Canadian history.  I am thankful that it is history but was surprised to know that the last residential school only closed in Canada in 1996. It is a difficult topic to discuss…

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Father's day

Top 10 Father’s Day Gifts For 2021

by in Calgary, Dad, Discounts, Edmonton, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Gifting, Modern Mama, National, Online Shopping, Products, Seasonal, Vancouver Comments Off on Top 10 Father’s Day Gifts For 2021

Father’s Day is just around the corner and every year it gets more and more difficult to come up with something for my husband and dad. This past year has been a difficult one and I know I want to make this father’s day extra…

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Saving Money and the Environment

10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

by in Business, Calgary, Discounts, Edmonton, Family, Financial, Food, Fraser Valley, Green Living, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on 10 Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment Too

Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day.  A Day to remind ourselves that there is only one planet Earth and we need to take care of her. There are lots of ways we can all help be apart of the earth day movement…

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Earth Day 2021

Earth Day 2021 – Conscientious Consumerism

by in beauty, Earth Day, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, fashion, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Green Living, Local, Modern Mama, National, North Vancouver, Online Shopping, Products, Resources, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver, Women Comments Off on Earth Day 2021 – Conscientious Consumerism

Earth Day 2021 – April 22, 2021. When you think of Earth Day, what do you immediately think of? For many people, Earth Day means how they can reduce the impact they have on the environment. But when you think of different ways to reduce…

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Mindfulness Books for Kids

Mindfulness Books For Kids

by in Books, Calgary, Children, Edmonton, Family, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Gifting, Health and Wellness, Kid, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Online Shopping, Parenting, Preschooler, Products, Resources, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Mindfulness Books For Kids

After the free online mindfulness workshop that Modern Mama did last week with Jennie Abbot, RYI (Harmony Yoga) and Kathryn Jacobsen, RTC and CHt (KGJ Counselling), we thought a list of books for kids on the topic of mindfulness was in order. Jennie was kind…

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Mindfully Mamma

Small Business Sunday With……Mindfully Mamma

by in Business, Calgary, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Health and Wellness, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Online Shopping, Product Reviews, Products, Resources, Review, Reviews, Sherwood Park, Shopping, Small Business Sunday, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Small Business Sunday With……Mindfully Mamma

Small business Sunday is a chance for me to help small businesses, many of which are local.  It is an opportunity to help highlight and feature their incredible services and products to our Modern Mama audience.  Many of these businesses are fellow parents starting out…

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Mindful Apps for Kids

Mindfulness Apps for Kids

by in Calgary, Children, Edmonton, Education, Family, Fitness, five things, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Kid, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Parenting, Postpartum, Product Reviews, Products, Resources, Review, Reviews, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Mindfulness Apps for Kids

  There are a huge variety of mindfulness meditation apps to choose from – whether your kids are trying to read/study/calmdown/fall asleep/stay asleep.  Many apps have an online and a physical component.  Studies have shown that mindfulness techniques can help kids fall asleep faster, sleep…

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