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Our Favourite Holiday Treat: Peanut Butter Balls
Nothing tastes like Christmas quite like peanut butter balls. Our food editor shares her not-so-secret-anymore family recipe.
Feast Solved
By the time Christmas dinner comes round, your inner Martha has headed to the North Pole for the afterparty. We get it. Here are a few ways to deliver dinner to your table without slaving over your stove.
Light up the Night
Calgary’s skyline gets a whole lot brighter at this time of year. Bundle up the wee ones and head out to see the dazzling Christmas-light displays as they illuminate the winter night sky. Here’s a look at the best Christmas lights in Calgary.
Holiday Help
Everyone deserves a little magic this time of year. Try some of these solutions for easy holiday prep in Toronto, from mailing gifts to finding a sitter to getting the holiday meal ready.
The Easiest Holiday Party You Can Host
A holiday open house is an ideal way to open your home to friends and family during the holidays. It’s casual, warm, and keeps the focus on your friends and family. Here’s how to throw one of these gatherings.
5 Holiday Helpers in Toronto
Our Elf on the Shelf is a big help in keeping our kids cordial until Christmas—if only we had our own seasonal assistant(s) to magically make our holiday prep just as smooth. We sourced some of the city’s secret weapons to help make mastering your to-do list seem like child’s play.
David’s Tea Cold 911
Tuck this tasty cold-fighting pick into their stockings this Christmas.
12 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season
12 ways to stay on budget and shop savvier this holiday season.
Show Us Your Christmas: the SavvyMom December Photo-a-Day Challenge
This December, we’d love to invite you to take part in our December photo-a-day challenge. Follow the daily prompt words above to create a simple digital photo, then share it on Instagram and tag your pictures with #SMphotoaday so that we can keep up with what our readers are making, baking, eating, and celebrating through the month of December.
Ottawa: The Savvy Guide to December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest. Here’s our Savvy guide to getting through December in Ottawa with your sanity intact.
Vancouver: The Savvy Guide to December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest. Here’s our Savvy guide to getting through December in Vancouver with your sanity intact.
Calgary: The Savvy Guide to December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest. Here’s our Savvy guide to getting through December in Calgary with your sanity intact.
Victoria: The Savvy Guide to December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest. Here’s our Savvy guide to getting through December in Victoria with your sanity intact.
Minnow’s Last Blog
Minnow reflects on the last decade of Savvy as she finishes up her last week at HQ…
The Hottest Cookbooks for Everyone on Your List
The SavvyMom 2014 Cookbook Gift Guide has a cookbook for every kind of chef—from novice to expert—on your list.
Cinderella – A Gags to Riches Family Musical
No holiday season is complete without a Ross Petty Production. The latest at the Elgin theatre is Cinderella: The Gags to Riches Family Musical, and it’s filled with laughs for everyone.
Gags To Riches
Everyone loves the fairy tale Cinderella story with glass slippers, pumpkin carriages, evil step sisters and the Prince Charming happy…
The Savvy Guide to December
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also the busiest. Here’s our Savvy guide to getting through December with your sanity intact.
Lip Smacker Disney Frozen Lip Balm Collection Tin
Stuff their stockings with a pick Anna and Elsa would approve of.
11 Art and Craft Spots for Kids in Ottawa
Ottawa has a range of excellent classes to choose from in various parts of the city. Here are our 11 picks.