The beginning If anyone told me three years ago that my kids and I would have become ” family influencers“, I definitely wouldn’t have believed you. But here we are. Almost three years later and we have built a community online to share our experiences. I was also able to provide for my family while …
Truro Mall SHOPBOX Review
Being a small town girl myself, I always loved the chance to visit the Truro Mall when passing through. I love many of the stores like Michaels, Winners and Coles. These past few months, visiting a mall for a leisurely shopping trip has not been something that I have done because of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Raising Little Sparks Urban Garden Tour
Many people have been interested in our urban garden at our new home. I decided to create urban garden tour videos as a diary of our first year growing a garden. To see more of our daily life, check us out on Instagram @RaisingLittleSparks To read my latest blog post click here.
15 Eco-Friendly Quotes and Sayings to Make You Think About Your Impact
I have compiled a list of eco-friendly quotes and sayings that I read for inspiration on those days when I feel like making the best choices isn’t possible. Making eco-friendly choices in a pre-packaged world can sometimes feel discouraging when options are limited. Walking through a store seeing every piece of produce shrink wrapped sometimes …
How To Have A Low-Waste Baby
Bringing a baby into your family is a joyous time that often comes with tons of planning and shopping. I remember making lists and plans for all the things we needed when I was expecting our son. A lot of this was due to the fact that I wanted to find the “big ticket” items …
How We Try To Raise Eco-Conscious Children
**Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For full disclosure click here. In the beginning of parenthood, without really realising it, I was becoming a “crunchy, earth-loving mama”. It was then that I decided to learn more about the eco-friendly lifestyle and adopt eco-conscious values in our home. Here are some ways we try to raise eco-conscious …
Spring Bucket List – Social Distancing Edition
It has been a long few months of staying home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun! Here is a bucket list my children and I created of fun things to do while social distancing. Have a picnic in your backyard. Try one of these snack. ideas. Plant flowers. Make mud pies. Blow …
5 Easy Steps For a “Low Waste” Beginner
**Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For full disclosure click here. I have adopted the term “low waste” to describe my lifestyle. Sure, many people use the term “zero waste”, but I honestly have some feelings about that. I don’t think, in our society being zero waste is fully attainable. To me, low waste means …
Our ‘Stay the Blazes Home’ Routine
Since the middle of March, 2020, the majority of North America essentially shut down. With public health officials ordering that we all stay home to stop the spread of Covid-19 by physically distancing ourselves from everyone except our immediate families. Admitedly, at first it was like a fun vacation with an end date. Two extra …
Eco-Friendly Gift Guide
Selecting the perfect gift for your loved ones can be challenging. Most of the time I never know what to buy people and sometimes I feel like my gifting just plain sucks. Being eco-friendly is important to us, so adding that to gift giving adds a different challenge. Shop Local One thing I try to …
