Reviews and Giveaways

Testing Out the Tesalate Beach Towel – The Best Beach Towel Ever Made

August 15, 2019 by Kathryn 7 Comments

Living in Saskatchewan means cold winters and hot summers…and hot summers mean spending as many days at the beach as I can!

I’ve collected a pretty large assortment of beach towels over the years. And I’ve used them enough to be frustrated by them more than once. They get soggy quickly. They take up so much space in my beach bag. And, worst of all, they tend to pick up so much sand that I almost feel like I’m bringing the whole beach home with me!

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So, when Tesalate gave me the chance to review one of its revolutionary beach towels, I couldn’t resist. The company claims to have created the best beach towel on the market, and I was excited to see just what that would mean!

I chose the Towel for Two in the Bohemian print to review and immediately I noticed one great feature of the Tesalate beach towel…the stunning designs! The double-sided towels come in so many beautiful choices that picking just one was no easy task, but I couldn’t resist the mosaic tile look of the towel I chose. [Read more…]

Liven Up Your Family’s Summer with Asmodee and Mattel Board Games-Giveaway

July 25, 2019 by Kathryn 168 Comments

Summer is here and for many parents, that means dealing with kids that are constantly complaining about being bored…or, even worse, struggling to get your kids away from spending the entire day with video games and television!

Board games are one of my favourite go-to activities when my kids are looking for something to do. And there are a few great ones that Mattel and Asmodee recently sent us to test out, from some of the best board games of all time to new board games sure to become classics!

Bounce Off has been a favourite of ours for a few years, because it’s a little more action-packed than a traditional board game. A combination of luck and skill, players take turns bouncing balls onto a peg board to create the pattern on a randomly chosen card. [Read more…]

Control Your Pet’s Barking with the New PetSafe Canada Spray Bark Collar

July 10, 2019 by Kathryn 42 Comments

Almost a year ago, we surprised our boys with something they’d been wanting for years…a puppy of their own! Hades was a rescue dog, so we didn’t know much about his lineage or history. But luckily for us, he grew to be an intelligent and good-natured dog with a lot of energy.

He does still have one or two issues to work on, though. He refuses to stay out of my herb garden. He has a bad habit of chewing up some of the baby’s toys. And he has some issues with random barking.

Since Cormac still naps every afternoon, the barking is something that’s potentially very disruptive to my day. And so when PetSafe Canada, who provided me with the animals’ beloved Drinkwell Cat Fountain, offered to let me try its new Spray Bark Collar, I couldn’t wait to test it out. [Read more…]

Travel the World with the Diono Traverze Compact Stroller

June 18, 2019 by Kathryn 151 Comments

When our family recently decided to spend a week in Southern Louisiana, I knew there would be some challenges. Heading on a family vacation with three kids is something we’ve done before, but we’ve always been visiting family that can help us once we arrive.

Also, on our earlier trips, our youngest was just starting to walk and wasn’t quite so independent (in other words, challenging)! I knew we’d need to make some serious preparations if we wanted our trip to run as smoothly as possible. And one of those preparations was finding the perfect stroller!

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So, when Diono, whose Radian RXT car seat I’ve featured in the past, agreed to let me review its Traverze travel stroller, I was thrilled. This stroller was designed with travel in mind, something that I knew was a priority if we were going to make it through four flights and a week of driving. [Read more…]

Surprise Dad With These 4 Unique Father’s Day Gifts

June 11, 2019 by Kathryn 6 Comments

Father’s Day is coming up and if you’re looking for something a little more original for the special man in your life, look no further! These four unique Father’s Day gifts include something for every dad, from the traveller to the budgeter!

For the Money-Saving Dad – Sense Home Energy Monitor

If Dad is the type that immediately knows when the thermostat has been touched, he’ll love the Sense energy monitor system! This innovative smart device installs onto the electrical panel and then connects to an app that monitors and analyzes power usage in the house! [Read more…]