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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.
How to Teach Your Child to Play Independently
You don’t have to entertain your child all the time. Here are four ways to help them learn to play independently.
What You Need to Know to Go to the Baby Show
You can get all the info you need about pregnancy and babies under one roof at The Baby Show this month. It’s a great opportunity to learn about the latest prenatal, post-partum and baby and toddler products, attend expert seminars, get fantastic show deals on gear and enter to win all kinds of great prizes.
8 Places to Get Froyo in Ottawa
Frozen yogurt can taste a lot like ice cream, but the good news is that it’s healthier for you. A lot of flavours are low fat or fat free and some even have added vitamins and probiotics. You pick a flavour and add as many toppings as you’d like, creating fun new combinations every time.
9 Ethical Kids’ Clothing Shops
The best places to get sweatshop-free, ethically-made clothes for kids with a bevvy of organic and eco-conscious options included.
MAKE UP FOR EVER Mist & Fix
Stay fresh-faced with this makeup-saving pick.
Spring into This Break
The spring is truly in the break this year, with no snow in sight. But luckily Vancouver isn’t all about the mountains. There are plenty of activities to keep you—and more importantly, the kids—busy when school is out.
Paint, Sip Vino, and Party at Calgary’s Vin Gogh
Vin Gogh, Calgary’s first and only interactive ‘paint and sip’ studio, is a great place for moms to get creative and while sipping a glass of wine. On Saturday afternoons the studio can be booked for birthday parties that include cupcakes, painting supplies and instruction. Parents can drop off or stick around and enjoy a glass of wine. How awesome is that?
Get Fresh: CSA’s in Ottawa
We’re dreaming of gardens full of veggies and orchards bursting with fruit. The best way to get your hands on all that locally-grown bounty? Join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to get your share of a nearby farm’s annual crop—a bin of the freshest, highest quality food delivered to you all summer long.
A Toronto Staycation
March Break in the city can seem like a non-event, but there’s so much to explore, your kids won’t have time to get bored. And it doesn’t have to drain your wallet either, here’s a sample of some of the great things to do around town.
Spring Break in Vancouver: What to Do
While some parents might panic at the prospect of entertaining the troops for up to two long weeks, Vancouver savvy moms know that the problem isn’t finding stuff to do, it’s finding time to cram it all in.