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Our Best Birthday Cakes
Looking for a great birthday cake recipe? Try one of these delicious party cakes.
10 Essentials for Travelling with Kids
Moms know the secret to a good trip isn’t just remembering the sunscreen, it’s the perfectly packed kids’ carry-on. Here’s our pick of the pack.
Little White Sneakers
Keeping up with the kids’ wardrobe needs requires patience and a blend of new and resale high quality clothes.
Come Back to the Table with Hopson Grace
With sweets from France, olive oil from Spain, glassware from Germany, dishes from Italy, wall art from Amsterdam and linens from Vancouver, Hopson Grace in Toronto’s Summerhill neighbourhood is a treasure box of culinary jewels culled from around the world.
I Have No Reservations About Being the Non-Cooking Mother
I have no reservations—pun intended—about being a mother who openly admits she can’t cook. This is entirely because I don’t…
Why My New Year’s Resolution is to Have More People Over for Dinner
My New Year’s food resolution? To bring back the Sunday night family dinner and have more people (family or not!) over for a meal.
What You Need to Know Right Now About Feeding Your Baby Peanuts
New guidelines released this week recommend parents feed babies peanut-based foods as early as six months of age. Evidence suggests that doing so could help prevent peanut allergies. This is a change from previous advice that suggested introducing peanut-based products before toddler-age could actually lead to a peanut allergy.
Our Ottawa Winter Family Activity Bucket List
As we enter 2016, it’s the perfect time to make plans and try something new in the city. Our New Year’s resolution is to be a tourist in our own city and take advantage of all the fantastic family-friendly activities Ottawa has to offer. Here’s what’s on our bucket list this winter.
How to Get out and Enjoy Winter in Vancouver
What better way to welcome 2016 than to slip and slide into it with those you cherish most. Here are some frosty fun ways to make the most of our winter weather.
How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe to Simplify Your Life
Got the urge to purge out your closet and simplify your wardrobe? Here’s how to create a streamlined yet flexible capsule wardrobe.
How Do You Find Community as a Mom? 3 Vancouver Moms Weigh In
Three Vancouver moms weigh in on how they find community as a mom and how they find their ‘village,’ or make other mom friends.
Our Most Popular Recipes of 2016
It’s been another delicious year here at SavvyMom, and some of my family’s favourite recipes right now were created for…
The Nutritional Superfood You Should Be Serving Your Baby
Attention moms—there’s been a big change in the world of baby food. There’s a new baby food in town that’s got six grams of the highest-quality protein and fourteen essential vitamins and nutrients, contains high levels of Vitamin D, is easy to prepare and cheap to buy.
12 Best Spots for Birthday Party Treats in Toronto
We all know there’s always room for dessert, so here are 12 places to get your fix of sugar in Toronto.
Best Kids’ Birthday Party Spots in Calgary
While we love the notion of a party coming straight to our door, finding a neighbourhood spot that fits the bill is a true birthday treat for both mom and the kids.
The Best Way to Organize Your Closet
Do you really need to move everything out of your closet when the seasons change? Turns out, it depends on your personality. An expert’s guide to the great closet transition.
The Program for New Parents That Puts Money in Your Pocket
We might be preaching to the converted here, but raising a young family is no walk in the park. With…
Our Favourite Laughable Moments of 2016
I’m not the first to point out that 2016 was a real piece of work. What a year of misery…
How to Get Through the Holidays When You Are Divorced
This will be my third year in a row not spending New Year’s Eve with my daughter. As any parent…
How to Plan for Your One Year Old’s Birthday Party
Know your baby, timing is key, the best finger foods for babies and more advice for throwing baby’s first birthday.