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The start of a new year is something that always fills me with fresh energy. I get to plan coming events, set goals and anticipate all the fun that will fill my family’s coming months.
And in between all the fun and activities, I’ll be relaxing and unwinding with some of my favourite series and movies on Netflix! Like me, Netflix embraces the start of the new year…by introducing tons of new shows!
With the holiday season fast approaching, I’m sure that our family isn’t the only one that’s planning some travel to visit relatives in other areas. And even though I’m excited about taking Baby Cormac to spend Christmas with his grandparents, I’m also bracing myself for the inevitable hassles and hurdles of flying with three kids.
And it doesn’t help that available services and entertainment on airplanes continue to dwindle. Many of our recent flights haven’t had in-seat entertainment, leaving my boys to get quickly restless on longer flights. Paying for Wi-Fi is usually an option, but with current flight costs, I don’t want to spend even more just to keep my boys occupied!
My boys have inherited a few different traits from me, and one of the ones I see most often is their insatiable curiosity. I can never be sure what random questions they’ll come up with as we’re chatting, but I always enjoy finding or explaining answers!
Sometimes, the questions are ones that have me wondering too. When my kids asked what the crease between the nose and mouth was called, I wasn’t sure. But I wanted to know the answer as much as they did! (It’s a philtrum, by the way.)
If there’s one thing kids seem to crave in the summer, it’s interaction. They want to be involved in everything that’s going on, and for a busy parent with work, chores and other things taking up time, dealing with that needy child can be exhausting! But this summer, Netflix Canada has found a unique and fun-filled way to come to the rescue with its new interactive viewing experience!
So what exactly is interactive viewing? Essentially, children no longer just watch their favourite characters in zany adventures…they make choices that determine the direction the story takes! At certain points in the story, kids will be asked to choose between two different scenarios using the remote control. My oldest son has been fighting illness for the last few weeks, so the two of us decided to sit down and test out the new innovation by watching Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale together. [Read more…]
The study has been done, the statistics are analyzed and the sad truth has been revealed. Canadians are doing far too much cheating. No, of course I’m not talking about actually stepping out on your devoted husband or loving wife! I’m talking about Netflix cheating…binge-watching that show you promised to watch together because you just can’t wait to see what happens!
Now I’m picky about what I watch so when I do find a show I love, I’m actually pretty committed about waiting for my husband to be ready to sit down with me as well. We’ve binge-watched Stranger Things, Master of None, both seasons of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The OA and more, never once sneaking ahead on each other to see what happens. [Read more…]
