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SavvyMom brings moms across Canada solutions to their everyday dilemmas, from green living to home organization, finding the best baby and mom products, planning birthday parties and entertaining the kids.
Paper Adventures
Dear Reader:
Thanks so much for the great book ideas last week. We devoured a few of them over the long weekend, and we’re thinking about getting a Manny ourselves.
To show our appreciation, we did a little digging around to answer your question about good reads for kids. Even kids need a good escape in the summer so our picks are full of great imaginary stories and zany adventures that also celebrate and encourage a love of reading.
Cream of the Crop
Ah, ice cream. That sweet, cold, creamy goodness is one of the highlights of summer. Take your beloved, take your…
Frozen Fun
Ice cream is not just for kids! Shame on you for even thinking that way. Enjoying a dish of luscious…
Here’s the Scoop
Okay, the last few weeks were a little chilly and the warm weather might not be here for long. But…
Just Desserts
It takes four or five years for a child to master the art of ice cream consumption. The desired technique…
From Our Reader Again
Recently Found in Our Inbox
Dear Savvy Mom:
I know you probably haven’t had the time to get through all the books I suggested last summer, but I thought I would pass on some of my latest faves to save you and your readers some time. After all, nothing says summer like lying in the hammock reading a good book.
My top pick for a fun summer read is The Manny by Holly Peterson. It’s the story of busy Manhattan mom Jamie Whitfield whose troubled nine year old son is desperately in need of a father figure. With her power attorney husband increasingly locked in his study working away on suspicious files and her own career as a news producer on an upward trajectory, she hires herself a ‘manny’ to be the role model her son needs. Enter Peter Bailey—the cool, competent man who reminds her of who she once was—and you’ve got one great story, both hilarious and heart-wrenching.
Best Seats in the House
There’s been a lot of innovation in the seating arena lately—from toilet seats to high chairs, designers haven’t been ‘lounging around’.
We think you’ll be on the edge of your seat with our first-ever ‘seat guide’ for families:
Problem
The Dora potty seat clashes with the bathroom and touching it all the time…well you know what we mean.
Solution
The Kohler Transitions Quiet Close toilet seat is designed to accommodate the needs of both adults and children without attaching a separate seat. The child ring with the smaller opening, which just flips up and out of the way when it’s a grown-up’s turn, and the Quiet-Close Quick-Release mechanism (which also allows the seat to be removed for easy cleaning of hard to reach areas) help you avoid some of the common toilet-training impediments—fear of falling in and fear of getting fingers pinched.
Calgary: Calling All Mompreneurs
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Toronto: Calling All Mompreneurs
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Ottawa: Calling All Mompreneurs
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