Carters and OshKosh Launching at Sears Feb 15th! #SearsBabysRoom

Did you know Canada..  two of my favourite clothing brands for kids, Carters and OshKosh, are launching at Sears Canada and online at Sears.ca this February 15th!

My new little man fits PERFECTLY in Carters clothes, if you have had a new baby you know that the sizing on sleepers leaves wiiiiiide open room for interpretation. When I had my twins we ended up with many sleepers that never fit properly - their feet always coming out, bunching up around the neck, etc, etc..  but we have the best luck with Carters and I am SO happy they are now available at Sears!

Not just for new babes, Caters and OshKosh are also available for our big kids.  My boys were over the moon to receive these footed pjs - how cool are these in size 6 and 7?????  Fit absolutely perfect too, their feet stay in, easy to get on and off, the boys were sooooo happy!

To celebrate Sears Canada in running a Facebook contest to go with the launch - just "Like" Sears Canada on Facebook and you are entered to win a prize pack of Carters and OshKosh products!

If you’re in the greater Toronto area over Family Day weekend, keep your eyes peeled for some fun opportunities and activities being held on February 17th & 18th at Younge & Dundas Square!  On Sunday, February 17th The Great Canadian Chill event and on Monday, February 18th the Family Day event will have fun activities, treats, children’s authors and more! Perfect for families!

We're celebrating too - enter for your chance to win a prize pack of Carters and OshKosh products!!

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PETER PAN Diamond Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack

Did you know Canada..  with a new baby in the house and trying to keep my older boys entertained at home we have been turning to movies a lot.  Our favourites our the classics as everyone enjoys them, so I was SO excited to hear about the new release of Peter Pan.

The Diamond Edition features a 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo with Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy & Storybook App is a “must-own” addition to everyone’s home entertainment collection, filled with high-flying bonus features for all ages that includes - the groundbreaking feature Disney Intermission, Growing up with Nine Old Men short film, never-before-seen Deleted Scenes and a never-before-heard Deleted Song.

“Peter Pan” is a timeless classic from Disney’s Golden Age of animation.  The film is one of three to boast all nine of Walt’s famous “Nine Old Men” as Directing Animators, and is a revered audience favorite.  “Peter Pan” Diamond Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack will be available for a limited time only from Walt Disney Studios.

With a new digital restoration and high definition picture and sound - for the first time on Blu-ray™. The classic tale that taught us all “to believe” and first introduced us to the Darling children – Wendy, John and Michael - as they flew with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell past the second star to the right and straight on ‘till morning to the enchanted world of Never Land. Rediscover the magical adventure and relive childhood memories of this great bedtime story.

My boys have so enjoyed Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, Peter himself and really happy to know where Tinkerbell came from.  They have been acting out scenes from the movie and I know this will be a family favourite for years and years to come.

I also love this set not just for the movie but the extra entertainment it offers as well with the Storybook App and a whole host of Bonus Features..

-          Disney Intermission
-          Growing up with Nine Old Men
-          Disney View
-          Introduction by Diane Disney Miller
-          Deleted Songs & Scenes
-          You Can Fly: The Making of Peter Pan
-          Tinker Bell: A Fairy’s Tale
-          Disney Song Selections
-          Audio Commentary Hosted by Roy Disney
-          Music Videos & More!

What a great treat to pick up for Valentine's Day tomorrow and enjoy as a family!

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Hallmark Canada

Did you know Canada..  we received a few fun treats from Hallmark Canada that I had to share with you..

“CUPIG” shuffles and shakes his belly while singing a parody of the “Cupid Shuffle.” The perfect Valentine’s Day gift for those looking for some cuddly comfort.  Special: $15.95 with each purchase of 3 Hallmark cards.  My guys love this so much they took it to school today to share with their friends!  It is so sweet!

"Something for you pup" - deliver a special something in a memorable way with this cute pup. Simply place an item in his mouth (anything from a card or flower, to a small box of candy) and give it to your loved one. When your Valentine pulls it out, the puppy will give a little “grrr” and then a happy “ruf, ruf!” with a wagging tail. (Only $14.95)  We have been having too much fun with this, the boys have been making everyone in the family cards and presenting them with this cute pup so we can hear the fun little bark!

The Ultimate Gift Bear. This ultra soft and cuddly teddy bear comes with a festive (removable) bow. This is a perfect cuddly friend for my new little man, this sweet bear is perfect for this Valentine's Day or any occasion.

Fuzzie Wuzzies Card Presenters for Kids - Kids can feel the love with these amazing cards. The line features cute critters covered in fun textures with Valentine messages tucked inside. After you remove the Valentine, keep this little friend around to store your favourite little things - $6.49 each.  So soft and cute, and great to keep long after the card is gone, I think this is the cutest!

Have you picked up any Valentine's Day specials from Hallmark Canada?

Family Day Idea - Riverdale Farm

Did you know Canada..  Family Day is fast approaching, do you have any plans yet??  If you are in the Toronto area, we've heard about a great event at Riverdale Farm.

Riverdale Farm and Grain Farmers of Ontario Invite you to get back to your roots this Family Day

When:                Monday, February 18, 2013
                          9:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. 

Where:               Riverdale Farm
                          201 Winchester Street
                          Toronto, Ontario 

How:                  Free event, open to the public, all are welcome 

All day activities include:

Francey Barn: Grain Farmers of Ontario Interactive Trailer

•         Learn what plants need to grow with the Seed Survivor video game
•         Play in a corn box filled with replic farm machinery and tractors

Francey Barn: Meet a farmer

•          Sheep farmer - 10 a.m.
•          Goat farmer  - 12 p.m.
•          Horse farmer - 2 p.m.

Simpson House: 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

•          Treats from the kitchen
•          Decorate a cookie, donation appreciated

Meeting House: 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

•          Display and demonstrations from the Toronto Guild of Spinnners and Weavers
•          Cabbagetown Qualters Sewing Activity
•          Preschool playroom

The residence: 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

•          Regent park Cabbagetown Museum – Artifacts and displays

Valentine's Day with Hasbro Canada

Did you know Canada..  Valentine's Day is sneaking up on me this year with the new baby!  My boys needed to work on their Valentine's Day gifts this weekend for their class.

As there are lots of allergies in their class this year we didn't go with any cards that included a candy treat, and instead went with this great idea from Hasbro Canada - Play-doh!

Valentines Bag has 15 cans of PLAY-DOH modeling compound! Make PLAY-DOH valentines with the pink, red and white colors! Great for classrooms and parties!

The Play-doh Valentine's Bag not only came with individual packs of play-doh in perfect Valentine's colours, they also came with To/From stickers for the top of the packs so you can address each Valentine's - perfect to bring to the classroom!

We received a pack from Hasbro to try out and went out to get more for the boys to enjoy at home, they have been having lots of fun creating with these great colours!

What are you sending to the classroom this week?

Canucks Rock: All Canadian Link up 02/09

Welcome to our weekly All Canadian Link Up!  This weekend and every weekend, Canucks Rock! with our All Canadian Link Up and Candid Canuck feature interview.  Brought to you by your hosts: Did you know Canada?, Tales of a Ranting Ginger and Maple Leaf Mommy!

This Week's Candid Canuck is Tammy from In R Dream, check out our interview with her..

How does where you live in Canada effect or inspire the way you blog? 
I am a proud Canadian and hold that dear and close to me with each post. I try to insert and share my love for the great white north when I can.

Is there an opportunity you have had presented to you, you would not have had if you did not have your blog. 
Choosing to be a SAHM goes hand and hand with learning how to make many scarifies and accepting to support our family on one income. The world of blogging has offered us opportunities we would never of been able to enjoy as a one income family, especially as a BIG family in today’s society. A few that stand strong in my mind are taking 3 of 4 kids to see Dream Works ~ How to Train a Dragon Live Spectacular, Disney On-Ice, Max & Ruby Live. These are the incredible opportunities we have received that we are forever grateful for and why I keep on blogging.

 Is there a Canadian blogger you look up to? Who and why?
This is a tough question because I have met and look up to so many Canadian bloggers. If I have to name a few I would choose a few of my favourites to be ( in no order) Mom Vs Boys, Multi Testing Mom, Everything Mom and Baby, Kidsumers, Ginger Mommy, Mommy Moment, Maple Leaf Mommy. These Canadian Bloggers are the ones who have introduced me to the world of blogging with open arms and stand out in my mind as down to earth and amazing moms on top of all else.

Tell us about you and your blog. 
Hi I am Tammy I am married to my childhood sweetheart, soul mate and best friend, we just celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. We have been together since I was 14 and 4 years later we invested in our first home. Today I am living my dream as a stay at home mama to 4 incredible children (6 & under). Which is why I named my blog “In R Dream”.  In between split milk and playing cars I letting my creative juices flow writing. I love the share information, product reviews and mother inspiration which also gives me a bit of adult interaction in my day. Our family loves to garden where we grow crops to feed our family all summer long. Together we love the outdoors, hiking, exploring, travelling and enjoying nature.

What do your children think about your blog?
They are too young to really understand, but they love testing and it goes hand and hand with blogging.

Share with us the link to your favourite post on your blog.
I chose this as my favourite because my husband printed it off last year after I posted it and he tried very hard to make extra sparks fly last February and everyday since. http://inrdream.com/29-day-challenge-i-love-u/


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Scotiabank #HockeyDay in Canada

Did you know Canada..  February 9th is Scotiabank  #HockeyDay in Canada!!!

Scotiabank Hockey Day will be coming to you from Peterborough ON and Coast to Coast.  Not only can you watch all of Canada's NHL Teams play (check out the broadcast schedule here), there are so many ways to be involved this weekend..

Virtual High Fives
Until Saturday Feb 9th, you can post a picture of your best High Five moment on the Scotia Hockey Club Facebook page.
On Friday and Saturday, they are going to randomly select 5 photos, and those fans will get a personalized video message from a NHL legend such as Lanny and others, live from Peterborough!!!

Tweet with Lanny McDonald
On Saturday, February 9th, between 2-3 pm EST, Scotiabank will be hosting a live tweet chat on @ScotiaHockey, whereby fans can ask questions to Lanny McDonald! Make sure you use hashtag  #askLanny to be involved.

High Five Program
Last but not least is the “Scotiabank High Five to the Stanley Cup Final” contest. Fans can enter through Facebook.

I think this is really fun, here's how the High Five Program works:
1)      Canadian hockey fans choose their team they want to support.
Note: This is the team you are going to follow for the season. Should you wish, you have one opportunity to change their team before April 3rd.

2)      Every time your team scores, fans have 10 minutes to go to the app to “High Five”. (fans can also opt. in to receive real-time goal notifications via email or text)

3)      After their team finishes a game, fans also have 12 hours to log on for a bonus “High Five”.

4)      Each “High Five” counts as a contest entry. Each week, one random winner will be selected to win 2 tickets to any NHL game of their choice.

5)      On June 10th, one grand prize winner will be chosen who will receive a VIP experience for two to a Stanley Cup Final Game.

6)      Contest is open until June 9th, 2013 and is open to all Canadian residents

At my house we will be starting Hockey Day with my boys minor hockey league game at 7:30am, and then we will be in front of the TV with snacks and family to enjoy Scotiabank Hockey Day!  To celebrate Hockey Day with our readers, we have an awesome Soctiabank Hockey Day Prize Pack to giveaway, enter below for your chance to win Canada!

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He's here!

Did you know Canada..  I just wanted to let you know my new little man is here!

Born Jan 31st in the afternoon, he is perfect and we are so very happy!

Canucks Rock: All Canadian Link Up! 02/02

Welcome to our weekly All Canadian Link Up!  This weekend and every weekend, Canucks Rock! with our All Canadian Link Up and Candid Canuck feature interview.  Brought to you by your hosts: Did you know Canada?, Tales of a Ranting Ginger and Maple Leaf Mommy!

This Week's Candid Canuck is Frugal Edmonton Mama, check out our interview with her..

What is Frugal Edmonton Mama all about?
I started Frugal Edmonton Mama as a way to share deals, promotions and sales – but it’s funny because I was just learning myself. Before starting the blog I was a self-confessed non-frugal shopper that wouldn’t have a second thought spending upwards of two hundred dollars on a haircut and color. After becoming pregnant and realising the sheer expense of having children, I knew there had to be ways to save, without sacrificing the stuff that I wanted. There was – and now, I share those deals, shopping tips and product insights with Moms.

Share some of your best shopping/saving tips with us.
Choosing when to shop is the most important thing that you need to know about shopping. Shopping in advance – before you need the items and have to pay full price isn’t a new concept. It’s something that our grandparents did – and something that can save you hundreds of dollars every single year. Shop ahead for the next season at the end of the current one, stock up when items are at their lowest price and use the sales at Costco to save. Doing this, you can save without even clipping a coupon. 

What is the best deal you ever found?
There have been a few great deals. I was able to stock up on diapers for our oldest for two years for under a hundred dollars. Of course, that was back a few years ago when you could still stack coupons. One of the most exciting deals? We paid $39/person to go to Las Vegas combining an Expedia promotion code with a hot sale. That’s flights + accommodations for four days. For that price, how could we not go!?

Surviving Canadian winters, what can you not live without in February in Canada?
The fireplace. We live in a newer house but on those windy days it seems that the house just can’t get warm enough. We hang out in the living room watching movies together and doing crafts to get through those cold days. 

For occupying the kids? Food coloring. There are so many crafts and activities that we do with food coloring from painting in the snow, bringing the snow inside and painting it, colored bath tub paint and liquid watercolors and even making fun hair colors. It’s the cheapest tool I have in my beat-the-winter-boredom toolkit. That, and I’m always freezing but never wear socks, so warm boots!

Do you have a popular blog post that people keep coming back to?
There was one time that I was able to use Scanning Code of Practice at Costco. That never happens. I titled it “I Won the Costco Lottery” for that reason. It’s only a couple of months old or so but it gained some traction with the most viewed post on Frugal Edmonton Mama. That’s impressive since there are some big contenders. I have a deep love for Costco, you can find me there a couple of times weekly!

Tell us about you and your background before you started blogging.
Before I started blogging I was a student and freelance writer. I had met Frugal Dad and it was a whirlwind relationship. We were seeing each other for a couple of weeks, moved in together a month later and got engaged just a few short months after that. Just over a year after we had been engaged our first child was born, and it brought out my inner frugalista. I wasn’t willing to change the quality of items that we purchased, but I was willing to hunt around for the best price. It was a hobby-turned blog that quickly caught on with local readers and has been growing ever since.

You can find Lori blogging frugal living tips, DIY projects and the latest Canadian deals at Frugal Edmonton Mama. She’s also over-sharing on Twitter, giving hot money-saving tips on Facebook and addictively pinning on Pinterest.

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Canada’s Inaugural National Cupcake Day for SPCAs & Humane Societies

Did you know Canada..  The first-ever National Cupcake Day™ is set for Monday, February 25th and everyone is invited to bake their best cupcakes, host a cupcake party, share cupcakes with family, friends and colleagues, and collect donations all in support of the SPCAs and Humane Societies across Canada. National Cupcake Day™ is designed to help raise much needed funds for all fuzzy friends, big and small, that have been abused, abandoned or in need of help.

“We’re encouraging people to register online at www.nationalcupcakeday.ca and then to bake cupcakes and host a National Cupcake Day™ party on February 25th, with all proceeds going to support the Ontario SPCA and its communities,” explains Marc Ralsky, Director of Community and Donor Development for the Ontario SPCA. “We hope that people will encourage their family and friends to donate online and to support their efforts by attending a local National Cupcake Day™ party, or hosting an event of their own. It’s a fun and easy way to make a life-saving difference in the lives of animals who desperately need our help.”

Your cupcakes will help shelters across Canada give a surrendered cat or dog a new forever home, rescue a neglected or abused animal and give them a second chance at a new life, and provide emergency surgery injured animals.  So get baking, collect some donations and support SPCA’s & Humane Societies in your community.  Visit www.nationalcupcakeday.ca to get started!