Vancouver: The Savvy Guide to January
January 2010
First published 2009.12.31 | Vancouver | Monthly Guide
The usual resolutions are just another thing on your to do list, so we say forget about them since you’re perfect just the way you are. We’ve got some simple resolutions that will help make January a...read more

Winter Fun-derland
Winter Activities
First published 2009.12.22 | Canada | Family Life
With the winter solstice upon us, you could decide to hunker down and hibernate ‘en famille’, but we’re guessing the kids won’t go for your idea of reading and napping all day long (as heavenly as...read more

Holiday Take Out
Holiday Dinner Solutions
First published 2009.12.17 | Calgary | Food & Drink
It’s ironic that cinema and Christmas both begin with the letter C because as any parent knows, there is a huge amount of creativity and planning to pull off the magic of the season, much like making...read more

Night Lights
The Winter Solstice Festival
First published 2009.12.17 | Vancouver | Out & About
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and you’re so full of Christmas it is too much to bear…. At this stage of the holiday season, everybody is giddy and anxious about Santa’s big day....read more

The Savvy Five: Board Games
Our Favourite Board Games
First published 2009.12.15 | Canada | The List
There is no better time than the holidays to slow down for a little while and get in some good play time with your kids. So put a log in the fireplace, warm up some cocoa and open up a great board...read more

Upcycled Animals
Wishing Owls & Barking Hippo
First published 2009.12.03 | Vancouver | Green Living
Upcycling is the new recycling these days. Even though it’s kind of the same thing, recycling old materials to create new ones is all the rage. It eliminates waste and encourages sustainable living...read more

Winter Gardening
Robin’s Gardens Outdoor Design
First published 2009.12.03 | Calgary | House & Home
“Bling” is the thing we bring home sparkling, shining and twinkling for the holidays. We love blingy things (in small doses) and this is the month to indulge our appetite for glitter, glass and gems....read more

Which Way to the Beach
Cordova Beach and West Coast Cafe
First published 2009.11.12 | Victoria | Family Life
Welcome, Victorians, to our first issue of SavvyMom Today, Victoria edition. We have been spoiled with a glorious summer and fall. And now that the mornings are a little lighter and the afternoons a...read more

Winter Warm Up
Warm Winter Gear for Kids
First published 2009.10.13 | Canada | Gear
It’s the harshest reality of being a Canadian mom…winter. Not the elements, the shoveling of the snow or the low temps, it’s the 20 minute wrestle that must take place to prepare your sweet bundles...read more

The Family Day Way
Family Day 2009
First published 2009.02.12 | Toronto | Out & About
That long weekend in February may have thrown you for a loop last year, but not again. No work and no school—great. But do you have anything planned yet? Here are some Family Day activities...read more

Toboggan To Dos
Tobogganing and Safety
First published 2009.02.10 | Canada | Out & About
If you grew up in Canada, it’s likely your parents have photographic evidence of your daredevil youth (read: careening down a huge, snowy hill on a piece of cardboard with no helmet). Thank goodness...read more

Happy Trails
Cross Country Skiing around Ottawa
First published 2009.02.05 | Ottawa | Out & About
Cross-country skiing may seem like a lot of work (for you and the kids, frankly). But those in the know say it all depends on how you approach it. The key to raising enthusiastic Nordic skiers is to...read more

Creeping and Crawling
Tubes & Jujubes Family Fun Centre
First published 2009.01.15 | Ottawa | Out & About
Ottawa has plenty to offer in the way of outdoor activities this time of year—skating, skiing, sledding—but not everyone in Ottawa considers themselves “outdoor people”. That’s why we’re always on...read more

Dashing through the Snow
Family Sleigh Rides near Ottawa
First published 2009.01.08 | Ottawa | Out & About
You don’t ski, skate, snowboard, snowshoe or otherwise enjoy winter? Bummer. One might ask: What are you doing living in Ottawa? Here in one of the world’s coldest capital cities, it isn’t easy...read more

Santa (on the House)
Free Holiday Activities
First published 2008.12.18 | Calgary | Out & About
Is the endless loop of holiday mall tunes getting you down? Stay out of the mall and get to these 12 great activities for the family. Consider it our gift to you this year—twelve free suggestions...read more

The Holiday Spirit
Children’s Holiday Charity Events
First published 2008.12.18 | Vancouver | Out & About
Repeat after us: ’Less money on gifts, more time with your family.’  Here is a round up of some fun events around town that can help with this new resolve (and best of luck to you on that) and...read more

Light It Up
Holiday Lights in Toronto
First published 2008.12.18 | Toronto | Out & About
Finished all your shopping? Lovely. May we suggest some magical places in the city for you and the kids that will light things up this year?  The annual Toronto Cavalcade of Lights is spread across...read more

Snow Close to Home
Mountain Family Fun in Vancouver
First published 2008.12.11 | Vancouver | Out & About
Looking forward to weekends with your beloved and the kids ...at home…? (We hope you have a plan.) Here’s an idea, head for the hills—or the mountains, that is. Look to the big three glorious North...read more