I’m certainly no expert in this area. In fact, other than maxing credit cards I have no actual expertise. However, I will tell you how we do it, and just maybe we’ll have something in common. Traveling with your family is supposed to be an enjoyable time. Ha, you say. Try travelling with my crew, you say. I hear you. I really do. We once experienced our fifteen minutes of fame when traveling became too much for our littlest one. However, since then, I have discovered that through all of our best intentions to be good parents, and ensure our children see the world, and enjoy the sights when making a trek, well, to anywhere, there is really no substitute for screen time. So, basically, we survive with lots and lots of screen time. Screen time that would make your parenting-experts weep. Screen time that would make your righteous mom-friends cringe. I was once like you. I purchased goodie-bags and traveling car games in the vain hope that my children would engage with me in good old-fashioned travel fun. We would enjoy the sights and learn along the way. And then I traveled with my children and realized very quickly that it wouldn’t just be autism that would reject my best intention-ed travel plans, but my so-called ‘typical-child’ would laugh in the face of my ‘license-plate bingo’. Our current obsession is downloading our favorite Netflix shows. The kids will indulge in a little Project MC2 or Dinotrux. Alex prefers The Punisher and when I’m not online shopping for my current obsession, drapes and curtains, I’ll indulge in Supernatural, of course. So, there it is. My one and only trick to make travel a little easier. It might not be ground-breaking advice but I can promise it works.
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Of course they can. If you're like me you love Netflix and watching with family is the best part....except for the incessant and sometimes impossible questions from two very curious kiddos. For example: While watching Jurrasic School: What colour is a meteor? Did dinosaurs make nests? Did dinosaurs eat tacos? While watching The Magic School Bus: How does that bus fly? Does Ms. Frizzle have any kids? What does orange smell like? and: While watching Maleficent: Do you think Angelina Jolie's portrayal of Maleficent conforms to earlier archetypal interpretations or does she offer the audience something more? (I'm kidding, of course. Just checking to see if anyone really reads these posts. ;) I knew you guys were loyal.) Now, it's not that I don't value that fact that my girls are curious by nature, and love learning. It's just that I totally resent their interupting the little time we have to cuddle up with some Netflix. I think I'll be investing in Google Home soon just to have someone else in the room to answer their never-ending questions. If you'd like a chance to win three months of FREE Netflix for you and a friend, simple share this post and come back and let me know that you did here or on FB. (This contest is open to residents of Canada only). Happy Streaming! I began obsessing over Mindy Lakefield's work when I stumbled across her on instagram. I spent hours browsing her whimsical watercolours and finally had the courage to reach out and ask if I could take one of her classes. She let me jump right in and I invited my friend Sara along so we could create together. Mindy's online tutorials are wonderful. They are easy to follow and the results, well, what do you think? Are we star students? I highly recommned you take one of these classes. With Halloween just around the corner, we had to work on these sweet little witches but you can work on whichever tutorial you like. Check with Mindy to see what's up next. Happy Creating! Lesson # 1 Lydia from "Beetlejuice" Lesson # 2 Sally from "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
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