Top 7 Things To Do Over March Break

Stop pulling your hair out! March Break is supposed to be a break not your breaking point so we’ve come up with a few ideas for all those parents that wish to make this time fun for everyone. 

Let’s face it, planning is sometimes difficult and even more difficult to plan on the ‘fly’ so here’s a list of 7 things to do over the next seven days:

7 Things To Do:

1. Take a trip to the Library- get a few new books to read you’ll be surprised how easy and fun this can be for your children. Making any event can be fun if you make it fun!

2. Family Indoor Carnival- at the Rogers Centre March 16-20 

3. The Science Centre- Learn & have fun simultaneously - cool place, March 14-21

4. Cinesphere Film Festival- “Bolt” & “High School Musical Playing Daily March 16-22 

5. Video Game Competition- whether it’s the WII or playstation 3, have some fun with the kids, great excuse for Dad’s to increase their skills.   

6. Creative Theme Nights- ie: Mexican night is fun, make some tacos, play some theme music and get yourself a dollar store pinata.  beat the tar out of the pinata and presto! candy for everyone, total meaning of fun- trust me!

7.  Exercise- find a recreation centre, go swimming, go for a walk, find a playground, chase your children, just get around and burn off some steam, and maybe a few calories

Well that’s all I have for now.

Now you’re on your own, but I’m sure this list will give you a head start in coming up with some great ideas for the kids.  

If you have some great ideas that you’d like to share with us we welcome your thoughts!

Dave

What a concept! To love someone as much as I truly love myself, WOW! That would be quite a feat. When I consider the number of times a day I think of myself, put myself first and just plain do what I want; I must really love myself a lot!  To love someone, no everyone, that much is overwhelming!  It’s enough to make anyone want to give up; until you really take a look at what it REALLY means to love. I think love is as simple as a smile to someone when you running late for work or holding the door for someone as they come into the mall. To love others as we love ourselves can be overwhelming, if we let it be or it can be very practical, if we allow it to be.  True love is caring enough to stop thinking about yourself for a moment and think of someone else - anyone else.  I challenge you to love someone- anyone, everyday this week as you would love yourself. It may be as easy as helping carry something for someone when they need help or it may be as complex as giving a ride to someone who would  normally take public transit. WOW! True love, what a concept!

Well this is my first official blog - so I’ll start by saying “Hi!”

This week I had the opportunity to participate in one of the Learning Group sessions that launched earlier this month.  As a parent of 3 children (one of them being a pre-teen boy with raging horomones) I thought it would be a good idea to get some Value Packed Parenting advice on the art of child-rearing.  My husband had attended the first session and offered some encouraging feedback, so I figured it would be best if I joined him the next time around - which was exactly what I did!

Not only was it great to get some positive guidance from Dr. Kevin Leman what I enjoyed the most was the open discussions with the other parents present. It was inspiring to realize not only can I learn from others in the group but parents are learning from me too!  The experience confirmed that no one (except our Lord & Savior) has all the answers - but we all have some valuable insights to offer each other - and we can only try and do our best everyday.

I’m looking forward to our group meeting next week, and anticipate that it will be just as rewarding as the last one.  I’ve decided that every week if I can take just 1 tidbit of information away, that my husband and I can begin to apply together, than we’ll be just a little bit better off than we were the week before.

To be really truthful I think the most enjoyment comes from spending time with other adults building a real sense of community, while discussing something relevant to all of us is the rewarding part of the evening. Learning how to be a better parent is just an added bonus!!!

Those are my thoughts, if you have any suggestions feel free to share.

Nina