momstown Milton presents our Baby Basics Toy Zone - Sponsored by Fisher Price

We are so excited that coming up on March 13th,  Fisher Price is sponsoring our momstown Milton Baby Basics infant playgroup! momstown Milton moms and babies generally meet every Wednesday at Sharkey's to socialize, unwind and seek support. We offer info sessions, an early start literacy book club or  a picassos art session weekly but this event is extra special! There is no other mom's group where you can try out, and potentially WIN, toys from Fisher Price. That's right, we're raffling them off at the end and 4 lucky participants will be going home with a brand new toy!

Please join us, there's still time, sign up for your free 6 week trial membership and you can come too.

Here are the fun toys we'll be playing with:

My Little Snugabunny™ Cradle ’n Swing

Ocean Wonders™ Aquarium

Laugh & Learn™ Say Please™ Tea Set

Laugh & Learn™ Click 'n Learn Remote

momstown Milton is a community that provides fun and friendship for moms. If you would like to get connected check us out! A membership is only $45/year - you even get to try us for 6 weeks FREE!! Register here.

Remember with every full year momstown membership purchased in 2013 you will receive a BONUS 1 year subscription to Today's Parent magazine.

momstown Milton's Tales for Tots Program: My Friend Henry

Momstown Milton families took their love of reading and learning to Indigo bookstore for the Tales for Tots  program.The featured Scholastic Canada book was My Friend Henry and to start things off with the friendship theme, the children gathered together to make beautiful and colourful friendship bracelets. Not only were they able to release their little artist from within but also gain valuable eye/hand coordination skills.

 With their friendship bracelets complete, the tots looked on their creations with pride!

Then it was time to gather round in a circle as Sam Kassam-Macfie, our very own momstown Milton mama, did an interactive read along for the children. The air was filled with delightful laughter as the children followed along the story of a little boy looking for his friend Henry.  The enthusiasm in the room was contagious - some kiddies got up close and personal with Sam as she read aloud!

After the story time, it was time for some fun, action, and yeah some singing as well! The kids paired with their new friends to participate in songs that required a partner such as "Pat-A-Cake.", "Criss Cross Apple Sauce" and "Row Row Row Your Boat.". It was great watching as the little ones bonding with smiles and giggles.

Our time together creating, learning, reading My Friend Henry, singing and laughing was over far too soon and as we waved goodbye to our friends, we look forward to our next Tales for Tots get together of learning and fun! Congrats to our Lucky winner Marisa who got to take the book home to add to her personal library!

We would love to see you at our events!   

Register here for your FREE 6 week trial.

Written by Liz Marques Kogan. A momstown Milton member and mother of 2 girls. You can check out her blog at orchidaforever.blogspot.ca

momstown Milton moms and toddlers have fun with snow our Baby Sensory Program

The weather today in Milton was downright dreary, but that didn't stop our momstown moms, infants and toddlers from having great time together at the Baby Sensory Program. The drizzle outside made for some very wet snow, which turned out to be a lot of fun to play with!

We spread out a plastic tablecloth on the kitchen floor, found a bunch of cups, scoops, cookie cutters and bowls, shovelled some snow out of the back yard and voila, an easy and inexpensive way to entertain the kids. What a great way to have fun with the snow without having to bundle up!

 

 

Each baby had a bowl of snow to play with and they were free to choose from a variety of toys and tools.

 

 

The snow was great for making ice cold snow cookies!

 

 

The Snowy 500 was a hit! The little ones loved watching their cars run down the snowy track. No one seemed to mind the cold hands!

It was a nice, "chilled" afternoon for the moms. We enjoyed meeting one another and we all learned a new way to entertain our kids!

Looking forward to our next Baby Sensory group... you just never know what we'll be doing!

We would love to have you join us for our Baby Sensory Program. A fun way for kiddies to discover the world and moms to discover to use our imagination and everyday resources available! 

Register here for your 6 week FREE trial.

This blog is written by Paula Porter - a momstown Milton member and a mom to two little girls.

 

Momstown Milton Mom's Night Out: Food Sensitivities Education

momstown Milton moms got a special treat as part of the Biggest Loser Challenge (bi-weekly expert speaker series) on Monday January 28, 2013. We headed over to Sam Kassam-Macfie's house, our momstown Milton owner, for a unique education from Kristen Owens, Registered Holistic Nutritionist & BioEnergetic Practitioner.

 

Kristen explained to us that what we were about to learn in our session was very different from what we would be told in a traditional doctor's office, for example; as science cannot validate the holistic practice, similar to the practice of acupuncture which science cannot validate. We were advised upfront that Kristen's role is not to treat, cure or heal. The focus is on balancing our body's energies.



We hear a lot about food sensitivities these days and we've often said to each other during casual conversations that when we were growing up, we didn't worry about food allergies. It wouldn't even cross our minds. Our moms would pack a peanut butter sandwich lunch for us and we all thought nothing of it. With the increase of the prevalence of food allergies, we've become much more aware and with that comes our need for understanding.

There are many factors that can trigger sensitivities such as emotional; environmental; food intake etc. To show us how Kristen would determine what intolerance's we had based on our body's individual energy, we took turns going up to her and working through establishing our body's energy flow. It is important, Kristen cautioned us, that we have the right energy flow so that the testing is accurate.

For instance, supposing you had symptoms of cramping, bloating and diarrhea - Kristen would pull out various vials (representing energy in everything from: dairy, amino acids, and even including mould and dust!) to test your body's energy field.  Some of our mamas (and a cute true tidbit here: in a room of 11 ladies, we had three Kristens!) loved apples and so Kristen tested their body's energy field for their response to apples. Some were pleasantly surprised to learn that their "apple a day" consumption was A-OK by their body's energies and others were surprised to learn that apples were in fact not resonating with their body's energy. Thus, a "clearing" would be necessary to send the energy frequency back into the right flow.

 

Kristen was careful to tell us that she is not diagnosing any medical conditions and encourages people to continue working with their medical doctors. The goal of what she's doing is to balance the body. If the body is imbalanced in its frequencies, then it can contribute to imbalance in the body. Amino acids intolerance can create symptoms such as: increased weight gain; difficulty with losing weight; weakened muscle strength; increased sighing and yawning; decreased libido; among others.

All in all, we learned about bringing the body back to balance. And even once we undergo a holistic "clearing", our physical body wouldn't necessarily respond right away so we could potentially still test as allergic and/or intolerant under traditional medical testing. An initial consultation with Kristen could be 1/2 hour to 1 1/2 hours in length and the clearings could be anywhere from 1 - 4 sessions.

As an exclusive to momstown Milton members, Kristen is offering 10% off bookings made for her services within the next 2 weeks. 

Are you a mama who could use a Moms Night Out? Register here for your FREE 6 week trial.



Written by Liz Marques Kogan. A momstown Milton member and mother of 2 girls. You can check out her blog at orchidaforever.blogspot.ca

Business Spotlight - Lice Raiders

About Lice Raiders and our specialists 

 

Lice Raiders Specialists provide an in home, discreet,fast,friendly service using all natural products. We check the entire family and treat only those in need. We provide information 24 hrs and counsel on environmental care to help remove these unwanted house guests.  

We have been in the hairstyling industry for 20 years and as parents we understand the helpless, overwhelming feeling when your child or yourself has head lice.

 

Providing nit removal services that include natural products help us with our mission to stop the use of pesticides and harmful chemicals found in most pharmaceutical products on our children, ourselves and our environment.  

 

 

Amanda Robinson

Jane Weston

Lice Raiders

519 760 6166
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Spring Mom to Mom Sale in Milton- March 2013 - Presented by momstown Milton

 

 

Looking for a great deal? momstown Milton is famous for our mom to mom sales! You'll be falling all over the Great Deals on gently used baby & children's clothing (sizes newborn - 6T), toys, baby equipment, maternity clothes, shoes and TONS of other goodies. Lots of brand names, tags still on the items and like-new quality.

Our Spring 2013 mom to mom sale is being held locally in the heart of Downtown Milton so that we can get the entire community involved. We offer tables at a great rate to moms who need to declutter their homes, promote local businesses and mompreneurs through our goody bags and most importantly provide a GREAT Milton based event to our moms who are always searching for a fabulous deal!

 

Sales takes place at:

Wee Ones Childcare Academy
Saturday March 23 from 8:30am - 11:30am

 409 Main Street, Milton ON

FREE Entry for momstown Milton members
$2 for non-member

Goody Bags for the first 100 people!

This is a CASH ONLY event.
No strollers please

For more details to reserve a spot as a seller please contact:

info.milton@momstown.ca


Click Here: To keep up to date on sponsors and items being sold

Milton Family Events for February

Moonlight Snowshoe Hike

Saturdays, Feb. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Crawford Lake Conservation Area

FUNtastic Fridays (ages 9-13) Drop-in Program: Dinner and a Movie

Fri. Feb 8th, 6:30pm to 9pm

Milton Leisure Centre

Abbamania

Sat. Feb. 9th, 8pm

Milton Centre for the Arts

Zumba and Wellness Charity Event for United Way Milton

Sat. Feb. 9th, 6:30pm to 9pm

The Dance Shoppe, 725 Main Street E.

Italian Canadian Club of Milton, Spaghetti and Meatball Lunch- All you can eat!

Sun. Feb. 10th, 12:30pm to 2pm

Italian Canadian Club of Milton

FUNtastic Fridays (ages 9-13) Drop-in Program: Valentine's Day Bash

Feb. 15th, 6:30pm to 9pm

Milton Leisure Centre

Tales by a Winter Fire

Sat. Feb. 16th to Mon. Feb. 18th, 10am to 4pm

Mountsberg Conservation Area

Snowflakes and Snowsnakes 

Saturday Feb. 16th to Monday Feb. 18th, 10am to 4pm

Crawford Lake Conservation Area


(This post is written by Karen Bivand, a momstown Milton member who has a 2 year old son, Eric. For more Milton community events, check out her blog at: www.exploringmilton.com. Photo from:  digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net) 

momstown Milton Mom of the Month: Angela Hickman February 2013

Name: Angela Hickman
Age: 35

Born In: Toronto

Children's name and ages: Isabella 4 and Gian-Michael 1

Childhood Ambition: I really wanted to be a lawyer or a teacher

Fondest Memory: The birth of my children. I know it's a typical answer but it really is

Wildest Dream: I want to travel the world

Proudest Moment: Becoming a mom

Biggest Challenge: Hubby is gone for 8 days for work and then home for 6. Raising my 2 kids by myself the weeks he's gone and trying to keep a routine going is pretty tough. I have a new appreciation for all the single mothers

Perfect Day: Any day that begins with a night where both kids slept through. I don't get very many.

First Job: cashier at Zellers

Indulgence: any kind of candy. I love skittles, cinnamon hearts and jelly beans. If you put them in front of me they will be gone.

Last Big Purchase: We are currently renovating our kitchen. It is the one thing we have talked about doing since we bought the house almost 6 years ago and finally jumped in and did it.

Favourite Movie or Favourite Sport? I like to watch hockey and soccer

How long have you been a member of momstown Milton? around 7 months

Describe your experience as a momstown member?

I wish I had known about momstown Milton when Bella was younger. I have made so many new friends and it is great to know that there is a support system right here in my neighbourhood when I need one. All the moms I have met have been very welcoming. I have been to a couple of Moms Night Out events that have given me a very much needed break and both my kids and I have made some new friends that I think we will have for a long time.