Tips for Attending Meridian Hall with Kids

We attended “Peppa Pig: My First Concert” at Meridian Hall (Toronto, Canada) in March 2026.  Some tips for families attending the venue with babies and young kids:

Peppa Pig: My First Concert

Peppa Pig: My First Concert at Meridian Hall in Toronto, Canada

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Kwan Kee Bamboo Noodle

Kwan Kee Bamboo Noodle

Kwan Kee Bamboo Noodle located at 1CF8, 9390 Woodbine Ave, Markham, ON

I tried this bamboo noodles shop called Kwan Kee Bamboo Noodle (坤記竹昇麵) for lunch on a weekday.  It’s relatively newly opened and inside King Square Shopping Centre inside the unit where Very Good Noodles and Congee used to be (that congee and noodle shop is now relocated upstairs in the same mall).  Continue reading

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Flashfood Purchases in March 2026

Baked goods from Flashfood

9 items for $10.34 on Flashfood!

Want to save money on buying groceries?  Try the Flashfood app.   Flashfood is an app which helps divert food waste by selling items that are nearing their “best before” date or which stores have a surplus of for one half of the price or more.  Each month, my family and I spend about $300 to $500 on groceries thanks to Flashfood.  In this economy, that’s a steal!  Continue reading

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in March 2026

Too Good To Go Surprise bags in March 2026

The 12 surprise bags I bought in March 2026

Want to try new restaurants or foods that you wouldn’t normally buy?  There’s an app called Too Good To Go where you can buy items that the restaurant has too much of for one third of the retail price.  This month, I tried two new restaurants right off the bat!  Continue reading

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Mobile Game Review: Glow Tales (merge game)

 Screenshot of Glow Tales game

Screenshot of the game — so satisfying when I was able to fufill the orders and especially when it was a difficult item (like that groom item which was the max level)

Glow Tales: Merge & Makeover is a merge game on the Play Store on Android that I made $109.64 from playing (thanks to AttaPoll)!  It was super fun and these were my thoughts about it as I was playing it:  Continue reading

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Best Kids’ Indoor Playgrounds in the GTA

 Playtopia Vaughan

Indoor playgrounds galore for this generation of kids!

We have been fortunate to visit various kids’ indoor playgrounds in the Greater Toronto Area over the past couple of years thanks to birthday parties and our own playdate outings such that I wanted to create a blog post outlining the ones we visited, including highlights and drawbacks.  I will add more to this blog upon more visits, so check back every so often.

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Flashfood Purchases in February 2026

 Cheap eggs from Flashfood

Best deal this month — buying a dozen eggs for $2!

Use Flashfood to save money on groceries.  Participating supermarkets will post items that are nearing their “best before” dates or items they can’t sell for usually 50% of the price.  Sometimes, the discount is more than 50%!  You can download the free app to try it yourself.   Continue reading

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in February 2026

too good to go surprise bags in February 2026

The 8 surprise bags I got in February 2026

You can save money on takeout food and groceries using an app called Too Good To Go.  Restaurants and grocery stores will put together a mystery “surprise bag” of items that are close to their “best before” dates and sell it for one third of the  retail price.  It’s a great way to save money on food and help food from going into the land fill! 🙂  Continue reading

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Flashfood Purchases in January 2026

 dairy and granola bars

$1 yogurts and milk from No Frills (on Flashfood)

On January 6, 2026, Flashfood increased their service fee applied on every order from 5% to 8% (max of $2.99 per order) without telling anyone.  Finding this out infuriated me as a long-time and loyal user of Flashfood.

I wrote a blog post about it and also raised this issue on Flashfood’s Instagram page.  I ended up having a phone conversation with the VP of Communications at Flashfood, but they haven’t done anything further about it (like officially announcing the service fee change) which I think is abhorrent and dishonest to their users.

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in January 2026

 too good to go surprise bags in January 2026

Collage of the surprise bags I bought in January 2026

An app where you can save food from going to waste is called Too Good To Go.  Participating restaurants and stores will post “surprise bags” of items they haven’t sold for one third of the original price.  Everything is good to eat and you get to try foods you wouldn’t normally choose.  It’s fun and environmentally conscious too!

Here is my monthly roundup of the surprise bags I bought in January 2026.  I bought 18 this month!  Continue reading

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