Best Snowman Contest!
Celebrate winter this year by making an awesome snowman, and while you’re at it, enter the contest below for a chance to win great prizes!
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Do your tweens know about CO?
The other day as I was leaving the house to run some errands I grabbed my boots by the door and noticed…
» Read moreGetting Back On Track
New Year, new beginnings. Very excited for 2017! Looking back at 2016, I feel like I could have handled some parenting situations better…
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5 Ways to Combat the Winter Blues with Food
by Ella Besserer and Laura Reid
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood or depression disorder. Many studies have found that changes in lifestyle and nutrition can have improve our mood…
Is Your Vehicle Winter Ready?
Going Teal For Halloween?
You will likely notice more teal pumpkins at the front door step of houses this year. The Teal Pumpkin Project® is becoming a worldwide movement! The program was launched as a campaign in 2014 and has been steadily growing since. The goal is to create a safer and all-inclusive…
» Read moreWater bottle flipping!
by Regina Cozzi
Clank!… Clank!… Clank! …every 5 seconds. That’s all you here in most houses these days. Kids everywhere are doing this! YouTube videos of children, teens and adults doing this have gone viral. It’s fun, harmless, takes a lot of practice, dedication and precision. It’s…
Offshore Adventures!
by Allyson Heustis
I was fortunate enough to spend the summer after my second year of university working for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) on lobster boats as a lobster biometrics data collector. To get the job…
Understanding Persistent Pain
by Maureen Allen, MD | Pain is a universal experience that can feel scary and worrisome at times. For 1 in 5 Canadians repairing the glitch in the pain system can be difficult but not impossible. This is called persistent pain.
» Read moreDefinition of a Supermom
by Micaela Fassina
Other people call me Supermom all the time, which made me uncomfortable because I think that I’m just surviving, treading water, trying to keep from drowning under all my various obligations. But let’s take a closer look…
The A-Maze-ing Race Challenge!
by Regina Cozzi
If you are looking for a fun activity to do this Fall, try going to the Celtic Hills Farm Corn Maze. This year’s theme, the A-Maze-ing Race, offers 13 stations. There is also a mini-maze section at the beginning of the maze, excellent for younger…
The 4S guidelines your child should follow
by Angie Kolen
New to the ParticipAction Report Card on Physical Activity for children and youth is the suggestion that we consider the whole day and the various component that interact and contribute to our children’s health. This new focus resulted in the creation of the 24-hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth which include four components: “Sweat, Step, Sleep, and Sit”. Further, research presented in the report card suggests that children are getting less sleep today (about one hour less per night) than…
Quickest way to get rid of sap?
by Regina Cozzi
It’s that time of year again, time to split and stack the firewood and start moving it indoors. Although most people wear gloves when doing this, at some point or another you will get sap on your hands, or arms, or clothes, or your kids will get some on them while playing. It’s inevitable. So what’s the quickest way to remove sap?…
4H Day!
by John David
I was hired by Atlantic Lottery to take some commercial photography at the Antigonish Agricultural Exhibition. Atlantic Lottery is a sponsor of this and many other events throughout the Atlantic region. I elected to capture my images on Wednesday because of the diversity of interesting events taking place. As it turns out, a lot of the events taking place on Wednesday were youth oriented. From 4H programing, to kids activities to competitions for budding agriculturalists, it was no wonder there were a lot…