Hop to It
13 DIY Easter Crafts and Recipes
First published 2012.04.03 | Canada | Family Life
There’s a good chance you’ve got chocolate, bunnies and a long weekend in your future. Here are 13 Amazing DIY Crafts and Recipes for Spring to make at home with the kids. They’re activities,...read more

8 Easy Winter Recipes for the Family
Family Dinner Recipes
First published 2012.01.17 | Canada | Food & Drink
It’s still January, and while we’re not totally abandoning our resolutions, we’re making sure they are sustainable. So with our healthy eating and budget-watching resolutions in mind, we...read more

PartySavvy: A Holiday Party Kids Will Love
Holiday Birthday Party
First published 2011.11.26 | Canada | PlaySavvy
For all the moms out there who need to plan a birthday party this month (we feel your pain), for those who are hosting a class party or those who just want to celebrate the holiday season, we have...read more

Boo to You
Halloween Birthday Party Ideas
First published 2011.10.22 | Canada | Birthday Parties
What’s black and orange and so much fun it’s scary? You guessed it: Halloween. We love this bewitching season so much, it makes us want to throw a party—even if it’s not our birthday. Get...read more

PartySavvy: Be Heroic
Superhero Party Ideas
First published 2011.09.24 | Canada | Birthday Parties
Looking for a hero to come and rescue you from birthday party planning? We know the feeling, so we put together a guide that will thrill your own pint-sized hero to infinity and beyond. Get inspired...read more

PartySavvy: Be Heroic
Superhero Party Ideas
First published 2011.09.24 | Canada | Birthday Parties
Looking for a hero to come and rescue you from birthday party planning? We know the feeling, so we put together a guide that will thrill your own pint-sized hero to infinity and beyond. Get inspired...read more

9 Ways to Refuel
Back-to-School Lunch Recipes
First published 2011.09.19 | Canada | Food & Drink
Now that you have a full arsenal of new breakfast recipes (no need to thank us), we think you’re ready to kick the lunch menu up a notch. For a little more variety in your life (and theirs), we hope...read more

Fill Them Up
Back-to-School Breakfast Recipes
First published 2011.09.13 | Canada | Food & Drink
If your morning routine is working like a well-oiled machine, we salute you and your savviness. Seriously. If you’re looking for some suggestions that will inspire your kids to eat a healthy meal...read more

PartySavvy: Luau Now
Hawaiian Luau Ideas
First published 2011.08.27 | Canada | Birthday Parties
Let’s not dwell on the season’s end. Instead, let’s celebrate it wholeheartedly with a tropical party that stretches out your summer days a little bit longer. In fact, you can throw a Hawaiian Luau...read more

PartySavvy: Splash Out
Splash Birthday Party Ideas
First published 2011.05.28 | Canada | Birthday Parties
Pull out your summer whites and get ready to celebrate, because the summer is officially here. This month’s PartySavvy is all about splashing out with water—the perfect theme for summer fun in the...read more

PartySavvy: A Celebration of Spring
Spring Birthday Party Ideas
First published 2011.04.30 | Canada | Birthday Parties
It’s party time! We’re celebrating spring with the launch of our newest SavvyMom edition, PartySavvy. It’s a guide, it’s a plan and it’s a recipe for party success—because we love (and obsess about)...read more

Two Cooks in the Kitchen
Shut Up and Eat! & Ace Your Health
First published 2011.03.15 | Canada | Food & Drink
Who opens a book about feeding your family with the first chapter entitled ‘What fresh hell is this?’ Kathy Buckworth, of course—mother of four and author of several parenting and humour books,...read more

Don’t Be Nutty
Nut-free Snack Options
First published 2010.10.26 | Canada | Food & Drink
Accepting the fact that kids can’t eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at school anymore is a sad reality of modern day motherhood. Our kids can’t bring anything with nuts in it to school—or...read more

Top Ten Quick Breakfast Recipes
Easy Breakfast Recipes
First published 2010.09.14 | Canada | Food & Drink
For most moms, the morning routine is hardly the highlight of the day. There are a lot of tasks that have to take place in a short time, and at the risk of stressing you out even more, many of them...read more

Cookie Cravings
Our six fave cookie recipes in time for the holidays
First published 2010.09.06 | Canada | Food & Drink
At SavvyHQ, holiday baking has become a new tradition, and a bit of a competition, you might say. We each take turns creating something we can bring to the office for tasting because let’s face it,...read more

Colourful Cupcakes
These lovely luau cupcakes make for a sweet 'beachy' treat
First published 2010.08.15 | Canada | Birthday Parties
You’ll Need1 box of vanilla cake mix 2 cups vanilla icing Blue and white cupcake liners Blue gel colouring paste or liquid food colouring Shark gummy candies, pineapple pieces, maraschino cherries,...read more

The Canadian Cakes
This tower of treats is a perfect end to your Canada Day feast.
First published 2010.06.22 | Canada | Birthday Parties
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman You’ll Need For the Cake:1 cup butter 1¾ cup sugar 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 2 whole large eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda 1...read more

Eggs-cellent Chocolate
Some Savvy Chocolate Recipes
First published 2010.03.30 | Canada | Food & Drink
We’re not sayin’ that this weekend is all about the egg, or chocolate, or little bunnies…you choose what to celebrate, of course. We’re just sayin’ that we have a lot of savvy but simple recipes for...read more

Fantastic Female Foodies
Great Cookbooks by Toronto Women
First published 2010.03.18 | Toronto | Food & Drink
Toronto has an abundance of fantastic female foodies—women who know how to entertain with flair and finesse. Unsurprisingly, most of these women have collaborated with family members to produce some...read more

C is for Chocolate
Chocolate Crafts to Do With Kids
First published 2009.04.09 | Toronto | Food & Drink
Why does everything we love about spring start with the letter “c”? First there is celebration…whether it’s Easter or Passover, these holidays of rebirth and renewal put us in a spring-time mood. Of...read more