Kelsinwonderland, Author at Kels in Wonderland

February 7, 2020

HOW TO MAKE BANANA BREAD OAT PANCAKES

Banana Bread Oat Pancakes Recipe Healthy, Delicious, Toddler-Approved. Next to pizza (mmm, glorious pizza), pancakes are my favourite food. I scour cities and coveted brunch spots to find the best ones. I have a local spot where I legitimately went every Friday when I was pregnant as my “me time” to crush a stack of griddle cakes in a Wi-Fi free space. (I take the twins there now, it’s way more fun, but far less quiet, lol.) For some, pancakes may seem like a special occasion food. Something that requires lots of prep and planning, and time. I’ll be[...]

Food & Drink, Motherhood

November 7, 2019

5 Easy Ways to Involve Helpful Toddlers in the Kitchen

Do you have a “helpful” toddler? In case you missed it: I’ve got two. They love to be of assistance, even if what they think they are helping with is actually not helpful at all, lol. So instead of refusing the help, or politely thanking them and shooing them away, I thought, “Why not put their helpfulness to good use?” Thus began the H2 Cooking School (that’s H squared, btw). Toddlers in the kitchen are not for the faint of heart or for the OCD clean moms. It is messy. Very very messy. It’s also really fun, once you allow yourself to let go of[...]

Motherhood

September 7, 2019

Today Sucked, Even Though I Really Tried. (I Promise.)

About today...today was a stinker. I did my best to make the most of it, I promise, and it still sucked. And that's fine. It happens. Some days I can laugh off the ridiculous nature of it all (smeared poop everywhere, tantrums because a hair clip is *gasp* put in someone's hair, the fact that the twins eat farm-fresh gourmet meals while I choke down a cold no-name version of Kraft Dinner -- yes it exists, and yes it's terrible.) And other days I'm just like WTF did I do to manifest this shit upon myself, all while I lay in the fetal position, a plethora[...]

LIFE

August 29, 2019

Avoid Data Overages with TELUS’ New Family Plans

Disclosure: I have partnered with YMC and TELUS and have received compensation for this post. All opinions are my own. I have a photo problem. The problem being that I love taking them and sharing them, usually in their full-size hi-res glory, with my family and friends. When you're first time parents, I honestly believe that you can never take or share too many baby photos or videos. Whether it be in your group chat, texts to your partner, or uploading to the family photo album, the limit does not exist. That is until you realize that you’re blowing[...]