I’ve decided to start a new weekly blog post, Weekend Wanderings, where I will write about all of the fun family activities and events happening around Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula for the coming weekend. Check it out each week for ideas of how to spend your weekend with the kids! This Weekend, Aug. 2/3, … Continue reading Weekend Wanderings: Aug 2nd & 3rd, 2025
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Friday’s (GF) Find: Betty Crocker GF Chocolate Brownie Mix
If you’re looking for a quick and easy (but delicious!) GF dessert … look no further! The Betty Crocker GF Chocolate Brownie Mix is really yummy! Especially when served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! Don’t over cook them, as they are quite tasty when they’re a bit chewy. Be careful when you head … Continue reading Friday’s (GF) Find: Betty Crocker GF Chocolate Brownie Mix
15 Ideas for Free Family Fun this Summer
I’m not sure how it happened, but it’s almost the end of July. We have one more month of summer vacation before kids return to school. If you're like our family, you may be looking for fun activities to do with the kids ... without breaking the bank! Here are 15 ideas for some free … Continue reading 15 Ideas for Free Family Fun this Summer
Pasta Love: A Toddler’s Guide to Meal Time
Pasta heart image from Pixabay *Warning: sarcasm ahead Fellow toddlers, this blog post is for you. It's no secret that we, as a collective, love pasta. Macaroni is a staple of our diet. If we could swing it, we would exist solely on pasta and other flour-based products. But often there are those in our … Continue reading Pasta Love: A Toddler’s Guide to Meal Time
Birthday Party Ideas
It rained again today. The air feels a little bit cooler, the evenings are getting darker, we no longer need the fans in our bedroom from summer time... and the birthday party invites from kids at school are starting up! For children born during the Fall/Winter months, the option of hosting your birthday party in … Continue reading Birthday Party Ideas
Rainy Day Outings with the Kids
Rain, rain, more rain … and maybe even a bit of snow?! March on the Peninsula isn’t exactly known for its warm weather and sunshine (although we have seen some beautiful days!). With a lot of indoor days, it can sometimes be a bit trickier to find activities to keep our little ones busy. Here … Continue reading Rainy Day Outings with the Kids
Friday’s (GF) Find: Homemade Ginger Cookies
The GF Friday Find for today isn’t something you can purchase, but rather something that you can make! Today I’d like to share a recipe from one of my favourite gluten free sites: Gluten Free on a Shoestring. When we started the gluten free lifestyle, the thing I struggled with the most was finding recipes … Continue reading Friday’s (GF) Find: Homemade Ginger Cookies
Seventeen Summers 