Gingerbread houses built around milk cartons are a favourite activity in elementary school. If you want to make a house that doesn’t require pre-baking the parts, this is project isn’t intimidating.

It sounds like a good idea – curated boxes of healthy, natural, delicious snacks chosen by in-house holistic nutritionists and sent to your door. Recently Snackbox.com sent an invitation to try their product and an offer for a giveaway and coupon. It was the perfect opportunity to see what others have been writing about.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has run summer programmes that include videos, PDF files and online instructions to help children (and their adult helpers) try out scientific projects. The material required can usually be found either lying about the house or can be sourced out from a friend or relative’s house.

Would you be interested to contact your BC municipality to ask about installing blinker signs, in-ground LED crossing lights and enhanced crosswalks? If we can make videos about Miley Cyrus bending over “go viral” by way of our sharing on social media, couldn’t we work together to help protect the lives of British Columbians?

In a few days St. Nicholas will be visiting locations in the Lower Mainland. If you’re looking to start a new tradition during the Christmas and holiday season, this is one that you won’t want to miss.

Connect BC is a new group page on Facebook where British Columbians can connect and share information about events and opportunities focussed on CULTURE, strengthening COMMUNITIES and CONNECTING to Nature. This group page is an extension of the local, Canadian and international information that is shared on the BCFamily.ca page on Facebook.

In his short film about a day in the lives of mothers, film maker Matt Bieler captures similar moments. In one scene a child compares a mother to angels. The film is a sweet reminder of the care and consideration provided by mothers and mothering women such as devoted aunties or aunts by adoption.

Have you ever taken a photo of your children in a non-private setting and had someone say “no photographs” in response? Did you think that the setting was not particularly proprietary in nature? Was your photograph focussed on your children?

Exposure to sports leads to a passion for physical activities and a life long buy-in for physical activity. As childrens’ exposure to screen time is on the rise, most studies show there is a lack of passion for physical activity. This is a growing concern as a lack of passion means less active people.

Who are these celebrities who blog? They’re not experienced bloggers who journal their daily lives – offering a combination of knowledge based on experience; observations; curated information; social media savviness; and, envelope pushing commentary. They’re not sharing about WT* moments.