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.
Mom Wardrobe Reboot
Let’s face it, finding clothes to wear post baby can be hard work. You’ve changed—with a new baby comes a new life, new identity, new priorities…and a new body. All this newness probably means a new wardrobe, too—but where do you start? We asked our Savvy style guru Wendy Woods for her expert opinion on dressing post-baby bodies and creating a back-to-work wardrobe that works for you.
9 Ways to Refuel
Now that you have a full arsenal of new breakfast recipes (no need to thank us), we think you’re ready…
Rockin’ Road Trips
Road trips are tricky with little ones. On one hand, it is positively exhilarating to do something different on a weekend, bypassing the usual gym or music programs, playground visits, and play dates of varying success. On the other hand, road trips have a new set of criteria now that there are kids on board. The location needs to be within a 1.5-hour drive of home and it needs to have interesting activities and good food for kid (so antiquing, wine tasting, and shopping are out). Here are our top ten picks for day trips around the GTA.
It’s Personal
If there’s one thing that kids love more than technology, it’s seeing themselves represented in the fascinating flicker of a digital screen. With that in mind, we’ve curated the best personalised apps and items you can buy online to make your little ones squee with excitement.
Broadway Babies
We’ve got the best musical theatre classes around Toronto so that the kids can sing, dance and act their excess energy away.
Jump for Joy!
Jump! Gymnastics has been a household name for savvy Yaletown moms since 2008, and now we’re excited that North Shore moms can get in on the action. On September 15, Jump! will take a leap across the pond when it opens its second studio in North Vancouver.
Walk This Way
Getting from A to B isn’t as easy as 1-2-3 anymore. Step up your family’s sidewalk travel savvy with these 8 Road Safety Tips for Kids, our guide to common sense tips for every age and stage.
We Have a Winner!
Green diapering is definitely in vogue according to the many, many (so many that one day our email server crashed…
Brighten Their Days
Back to school isn’t just about routines and making lunches, it’s about learning. So turn your kids’ lights on at TELUS Spark’s Mini Maker Faire—Calgary’s largest showcase of innovation, makers and creativity—running September 6 and 7.
19 Tips for a Smooth Start
Seizing the day takes on a whole new meaning when you’ve got little ones to wake, dress and feed. We turned to our team of Savvy scribes, editors and experts for their advice on how they make the transition to back to school in their house. From tried-and-true morning routine tips to managing the flow of school papers, these are our best from the best.