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10 Tips for Opening the Cottage
Spring is fast approaching. Can you smell the cedar? Yes, it’s almost time to open the cottage for the season. We hope you find this list useful ― whether you’re new at opening or a seasoned...
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Photographing Your Special-Needs Child, Part Two
Above and beyond taking pictures of their child, many families who have children with special needs also hope to have professional family portraits...
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Photographing Your Special-Needs Child, Part One
Almost all families want to have family photos taken. We love to capture a moment in time and remember our families just as they were. What if that...
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Evergreen Centrepiece
A special seasonal foliage centrepiece will dress your table perfectly and set the scene for a festive meal. Evergreen foliage such as bay and conifer will last well and look fresher for longer than some other...
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Fabric Christmas Cards
These attractive cards can be easily adapted: use a loop of ribbon instead of string, or punch two small holes close together near the top of the card, thread through wool or wine, and tie it in a bow; or cut out...
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Christmas Stocking
Stockings are a great way of giving gifts without having to wrap each item. They are also useful for decorating the home; if you hang them up early, they will add to the excitement of Christmas approaching. You...
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Cute and Funny Santa Requests
It’s that time of year. You’re in the shopping mall (what were you thinking?), and the kids are running fast ahead, weaving through the crowd toward the sparkly, glorious tree with the smiling elves...
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Holiday Cookies
From classic to contemporary, our collection of cookies will be a hit with your family and holiday guests.
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Combating Stress During the Holiday Season
‘Tis the season to be jolly’ says one Christmas song and, indeed, there is lots to be jolly and grateful about when it comes to the...
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Easy-to-make Halloween Costumes
Tempted to run to the store for a pre-fab Halloween get up? Hey — where’s the fun in that? If the last time you used a sewing machine was in elementary school Family Studies, don’t worry. With...
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25 Family-favourite Campgrounds in Canada
Pack your car, gather your clan and set the GPS in the direction of one of the country’s family-friendly campsites. Whether you prefer to rough...
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Recycled Crafts Box
Make these fun crafts with with supplies taken right out of your recycling box! Buzz the Bottle Bug Follow the directions to...
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Fancy Foil Fish
You Will Need: Colouring book with pictures of fish or scrap paper for drawing fish Pencil Scissors Tape Several clean, used aluminum pie pans or aluminum take-out containers for the fish Small...
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Buzz the Bottle Bug
You Will Need: Scissors Plastic netting from a clementine box or onion bag Pipe cleaners Plastic beverage bottle with a cap 2 craft beads (the holes should be large enough to thread a pipe cleaner...
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Corrugated Castle
You Will Need: Medium-sized cardboard box Ruler Pencil Scissors Coloured marker 4 cardboard paper towel tubes Acrylic paints Damp kitchen sponge cut into small Squares Small nail String or...
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