Jennifer Cox

Jennifer Cox

Jenn Cox is a freelance journalist in Montreal and the mother of an 11-year-old. She loves crafts, gardening, and spending time with her family, including their doodle, Toby.

Latest from Jennifer Cox

How to Cut Costs While Entertaining

How to Cut Costs While Entertaining

Hosting parties and gatherings can be stressful for many reasons, but money doesn't have to be one of them.

Birthday Party Themes that are Budget-Friendly

Birthday Party Themes that are Budget-Friendly

How to host an unforgettable birthday bash that boasts a fun theme and doesn’t break the bank.

10 Clever Ways To Save Money This Month

10 Clever Ways To Save Money This Month

How to Teach Your Kids About Money

How to Teach Your Kids About Money

The cost of living is skyrocketing and it’s so important that our kids understand the value of dollar.

6 Ways to Bond With Your Tween

6 Ways to Bond With Your Tween

As much as it hurt my heart a little that he didn’t want to hunker down in a fort and play anymore, it was exciting to be given a new creative mommy challenge.

10 Unique Ways to Paint with Kids

10 Unique Ways to Paint with Kids

We’ve painted with everything from balloons and empty eggs to brushes made from nature, used science-inspired techniques, and even painted with different body parts.

What to do When Your Kids Want to Quit Extracurriculars

What to do When Your Kids Want to Quit Extracurriculars

This “finish what you start” attitude worked for me and it’s working for my kid, but it may not work for everyone.

Check Your Kid's Backpack-Trust Me

Check Your Kid's Backpack-Trust Me

I looked through my kid’s backpack and the things that I found were out of a horror story

We Trust You, We Just Don’t Trust Them

We Trust You, We Just Don’t Trust Them

When our kid is faced with a choice between right and wrong, we trust that he’ll make the right decision, but we don’t trust that his friends will.

Cooking With Kids Can Be Fun (Trust Me!)

Cooking With Kids Can Be Fun (Trust Me!)

While cooking with children is more chaotic, I’ve learned many tricks along the way so it’s not only fun for everyone but practical, too.

Cut Down Your Grocery Bill by Doing This

Cut Down Your Grocery Bill by Doing This

How a fun family challenge ended up cutting our monthly grocery bill by 60% and what we learned in the process.

How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring—With Kids

How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring—With Kids

To prepare your garden for spring, let your littles ones maintain their own — they take great pride in preparing the area and planting their seeds.

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

14 Kid-Friendly Easter Recipes Ideas to Try

14 Kid-Friendly Easter Recipes Ideas to Try

9 Cute Easter Crafts and Activities to Try

9 Cute Easter Crafts and Activities to Try

Easter is a fun time to get those creative juices flowing and do cute seasonal crafts and activities.

What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey Mom

What Karl Subban Taught Me About Being a Hockey Mom

When I had the privilege of meeting Karl Subban I couldn't help but ask, "What advice do you have for hockey moms or sports parents in general?"

Free Things To Do In Your City This March Break

Free Things To Do In Your City This March Break

Keep saving those pennies for a rainy day and spend March Break doing one of the many free things your city offers.

We Let Our Kids Skip School–Here’s Why

We Let Our Kids Skip School–Here’s Why

How to build in family downtime and get kids back to active routines with more calmness and feeling re-energized.

We Give Our Son Unlimited Screen Time. Here’s Why

We Give Our Son Unlimited Screen Time. Here’s Why

Once we relinquished control of screen time and handed that responsibility to our son, he took it very seriously.

How to Introduce a New Pet to the Family

How to Introduce a New Pet to the Family

A pet can be a wonderful addition to the family, but you need to take the proper steps to ensure a smooth transition for everyone.