Barrie Babies LOVE Fisher Price!

Fisher Price has been so great to our mamas over the years and today was no exception!

Fisher Price has been a household name for many years, and even new moms are ready to explore what they have to offer!!

In addition to all the great ways we already work with then, Fisher Price and their Overjoyed campaign sponsored our Baby Basic Playdate this week!

The Baby Basics events is held twice weekly here in Barrie is a great event for moms with babies under 12 months.   Baby Basics is an awesome way to get together with other moms of babies in a quieter setting to get to know each other.

Today we had 25 moms and their babies join us for a great Playdate sponsored by Fisher Price.





 Our event today featured 4 great items that the moms loved!  Featured today were the Snugabunny Swing, Talk and Learn Tea Party, Aquarium and Talking Phone!

The kids got to play with the toys and test out the fantastic swing.  Not only were the babies having fun, but the moms were too!

The best part about today's event, after all the fun and new friends, was that someone was going to win the great products!

The moms were overjoyed (pun intended!!!) to have the chance to win one of the great items!!

Thank you so much to all the moms that came out and of course to Fisher Price for sponsoring this great event!!!

Thank you for our Birthday Bash Success!!

Months of planning finally came together yesterday as we celebrated our Biggest Bithday Bash ever here in Barrie!

Momstown has been celebrating all month across Canada for our 5th year and the parties have been amazing!!

It took a lot of work, a lot of hours and a lot of people to make this party a success and I have to say, here in Barrie, our families made the party what it was... a HUGE SUCCESS!!!

I was so pleased to see so many families out to enjoy our day and help us celebrate this milestone.

Moms were lined up early to register and receive their goody bags courtesy of Today's Parent, that were chalk full of great stuff from all of our sponsors!

There was laughter and smiles everywhere and people were getting the full sense of what momstown is all about... we are not a playgroup. we are a community, we are a family, we are MOMSTOWN!

With a full day of activities ranging from crafts and water play, to our Fisher Price Sponsored Play Area, to Face Painting and so much more, there was something for the kids to do no matter where they looked!

We had a very special guest on hand to help us Celebrate! Clifford the Big Red Dog joined us and the kids all loved him! They followed him around, gave hugs and high fives and everyone was sure to get their picture taken! He really made a great party guest!

Our Snack Pack pudding table was a huge hits as literally hundreds of puddings cups were devoured by the kids... and the parents! and our volunteers, including my daught!Yes, we saw you!

The kids lined up patiently with their moms and dads to get their faces painted. It was well worth that wait as they will all tell you the creations were stunning! Colville Creative Events and Entertainment.

There were so many activites going on courtesy of Bouncing Ball Cooperative Nursery School, Oxford Learning Centre (Barrie South), Isagenix with Monica Tankard, Welcome Wagon, Kreative Urban Tribe, Sara-Ashley Creations, Norwex with Sarah MacDonald, Investors Group with Galina Johnson and The Melody in Me!

The kids had a chance to see what Kindermusik is all about with Margot from The Melody in Me. They were able to test out some instruments and have some fun!!!

We had a special visit from Sean from Animal Party and his little animal friends! The kids loved seeing all the creature and getting the chance to pet a lizard!

Our party was quickly coming to an end, but no party is complete without some singing and dancing! Local musician Russ Clayton got the kids up singing and dancing with his interactive music show! The kids loved the chance to get up on stage and be a part of the show!

It was amazing how fast the day went. Time sure flies when you are having fun!!! We thanked all our guests by handing out some amazing prizes... over 20 of them... all thanks to our awesome sponsors.

Thank you again to Today's Parent, Fisher Price, Britax, Melitta Coffee, Con Agra Foods, Scholastic Canada, Kids CBC and Thyme Maternity.

A huge thank you to all of our guests and momstown supporters! you really made yesterday fun!

Don't forget about our awesome promotion just to celebrate our birthday! Sign up or renew your membership for a full year and you get a full year subscription to Today's Parent!!!

I am already looking forward to next year!

Keeping Cool in Barrie and Innisfil

Man are we having a hot summer so far! Not that I am complaining at all, but sometimes too hot is too much!

There are so many awesome ways to keep cool this summer in our great area! Barrie and Innisfil have some awesome options for you and the family to enjoy the summer heat and keep cool!

Why not head to beach! We are surround by a gorgeous fresh body of water! Lake Simcoe is welcoming this time of year and Barrie and Innisfil are full of beautiful beaches!

Innisfil Beach is just a short trip East off the highway and has a gorgeous park setting with a sandy beach for families to enjoy.

Barrie has several beaches you can enjoy! Johnson's Beach and Centennial beach both have a large section of beach area to spread out with the family and are equipped with lifegaurds. Both are located down town and easy to get to.

Minets Point and Tyndale are two other fantastic beach areas with lots of shady trees and a playground. There is no lifeguard here, but the smaller beach area makes it easy to watch the kids and keep everyone safe!

There is also the splash pad at Heritage Park in Barrie. It's always fun to head down there and watch the kiddies splash around and play!

There are also many rec centres in the area including the YMCA that have great programs going on all summer long as well as swimming!

Chapters in Barrie has crafts and stories everyday at 2pm, another great way to keep cool and get some education in the kids!

Of course, our favorite way to keep cool, is by joining momstown events! We have loads of great stuff all summer long! Beach days, water play, crafts, little scientist and the list of fun goes on!!

Enjoy this summer heat, stay cool and have fun! Before you know it we will be looking for ways to stay warm in the snowy days of winter!

Our Birthday Bash was a Blast!!!

What a perfect day for a party!! The threat of rain caused a bit of a panic for me, but Mother Nature came through and the raid held off!

We had an amazing turnout for our momstwn Barrie 3rd Birthday Bash and everyon had a blast! It was great to see so many familiar faces and to meet so many new people!

I am so glad that local photographer, Jennifer Hall, from Digital Portraits and Imaging by Jennifer Hall, was on hand to document the memories from the day.

The kids enjoyed starting the party off with a round of Kindermusik. Our wonderful sponsor The Melody in Me did a Kindermusik demo for all the excited children and they had a blast!


The big draw as usual with the little kids is the bouncy castle. A giant bouncy castle courtesy of Pizza Pizza took centre stage and was the source of giggles and shrieks of delight.

Another popular spot was face painting with Pickles the Clown. Her amazing and magical face paintings were a hit with all the kids. Adorable little faces were transformed into beautiful butterflies, kitties, tigers, and more. It is always amazing to see just how magical Pickles face paintings are!



We were pleased and thankful to have local artist Please and Thanks perform his children's Hip Hop for the kids. His unique musical stylings for the kids had them laughing, dancing and grooving along. The parents even got into the fun!


After all the fun that was being had, a break for lunch courtesy of Pizza Pizza and Boston Pizza Barrie was much needed. The hungry masses lined up to fill their bellies so they could move on to more fun!!

With full bellies, the kids had a blast taking part in the Monkeynastics demo. There were songs and games and fun equipment for the kids to try!


I broke in on the fun to announce the winners of our awesme prizes, all donated by our fabulous sponsors. Congrats to all the winners and a HUGE thank you to all of our prize sponsors. Maple Leaf Foods, Presidents Choice, Little Tikes, Hasbro, Smashbox Canada, Greenworks, Clorox, Life Choice Foods, Independent Mary Kay Represntative and Regal Consultant Debby Goldrick, Bayside Family Chiropractic, Monkeynastix and of course, US! momstown Barrie gave away a free 1 year membership.

To end our party we all enjoyed some delicious cake thta was kindly donated by one of our members. The cake was perfect and everyone loved it.

It was an awesome day. It was a day of pride for me, to see so many people come out to support momstown and to celebrate our success in Barrie.

Stay tuned for more pics and a video of our amazing Birthday Bash!

Thank you to ALL of you!