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High/Low

Longer, brighter days. Clocks springing forward (don’t forget—starting this year, it’s the second Sunday in March). The mercury breaking zero,…

Traveling Therapy

What is deliciously decadent but has no calories? What makes you drunk with delight without giving you a hangover the…

Time Warp

The funny thing about kids is they force you to see time in a whole new dimension. The days can…

Fine Lines

It’s not often you see a man ecstatic about test-driving a turquoise fibreglass armchair rocker, but that was the recent…

The Proverbial Traveller

Got plans to get out of Dodge yet? Whether it’s a ‘winter’s almost over but it seems like it will never end’ getaway or a ‘must visit Grandma for Easter’ trip’, we have a feeling that planes, trains or automobiles (or some combination thereof) are in your future.
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (packing of course). So take our proverbial advice and check out some of our old faves and new recommendations to make your travels more of a break this spring.

On a long journey, even a straw weighs heavy (never mind an exersaucer). So book your gear to be there when you arrive with baby equipment rentals from Wee Travel or One Tiny Suitcase who offer clean, safe brand-name baby equipment delivered right to your destination.

Healthy Children. A Better World

All parents want to keep their kids healthy, it’s a universal truth. Like me for instance. I have a bit…

For The Love of Food

Apparently we’ve been unfair to cooking. You know, the shop, the chop, the prep and then the clean up. But…

Just Breathe

We love multiple choices. (They make you feel smart.) Try this one—it’s easy peasy. Yoga is for: stretching meditating a…

Birthday Suit(able)

Another great thing about being a parent? Birthday parties. Yet another opportunity to blow that budget out of the water.…

Just Teasing

Hey, mom, can I borrow the car?
If you’re like us, you dread the day those words are uttered. Enjoy this stage of denial and laugh about it with a new line of t-shirts for kids by Babytease. We know there are a lot of great t-shirts out there for kids (and adults) but we think this one deserves an honourable mention. Developed by two savvy entrepreneurs, Neena Rahemtulla and Anne Jackson (mom to 3 year old Samara), the Babytease line consists of high quality and very comfy cotton clothing for babies and toddlers in a range of pastel and primary colours. But the ‘what we like’?