SavvyMom
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.
Littlest Treehouse on the Prairie
Sidle up to the coffee bar. Grab a gossip mag and kick back. Let your kids run wild (or at least skip enthusiastically). Sound a bit like a commercial that leaves you saying “as if”? Not at The Urban Treehouse, our fave new hang out for mommies in the Calgary area.
Homegrown Talent
Sometimes you feel like a little parenting advice could come in handy—but just a “little” help is not really on offer when you look at the parenting aisle of your local bookstore. We also know when you finally manage to get a few minutes to read, an advice-heavy book just can’t compete with the latest bestseller. (Or the check-out fodder of Brangelina’s latest exploits or Oprah’s 10 newest steps to a perfect life, for that matter.)
Head for the Hills
Aren’t you just loving those hint-of-spring colours showing up everywhere? Primroses and snowdrops are out and about, and you should be, too. Okay, technically it could still snow anytime, but we’ve discovered a destination point that will keep dispositions sunny even if the weather isn’t.
Bunch of Inspiration
Ever feel guilty that your kids know more about Dora than DaVinci or that they think Einstein is something you watch on TV, never mind about E=mc2? (Turn on your “time to worry” radar if they say they want to be Spongebob Squarepants when they grow up.)
School Daze
How do you go about choosing a Nursery School? Our friends and readers offer their tips.
Increased Consumption
Is it just us or has wine become a little more important in our lives since we entered into mommy-hood?…
More Wine-ing
Is it just us or has wine become a little more important in our lives since we entered into mommy-hood? Here are 4 picks under $15.
Red and White All Over
Is it just us or has wine become a little more important in our lives since we entered into mommy-hood?…
Wine-ing and Dining
Is it just us or has wine become a little more important in our lives since we entered into mommy-hood?
Phew. We’re glad we’re not alone! With this increase in consumption comes the need to find a fashionably affordable (or dare we say “good cheap”) wine.
And what better time to discover a new vintage than on February 14th when a bottle can be shared with a loved one. We’re sure that if you go to the trouble to actually research the wine, schlep to the store to buy it, and then bring it home, your efforts will be most appreciated. (And you should have no problem ordering in dinner!)
Where is the Love?
Barely time to recover from the holiday season and bang! It’s V-day. Hallmark, candies, chocolate and that class list (for all those BFFs)—but where is the love, we ask?
We say bring back Cupid’s real message of Valentines day with some simple acts of love around the home. With a bit of colour (namely red) and some heart-shaped food, you can easily turn a candy holiday into a love day.
So spread the love in your home this year with some of our savvy ideas: