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The Savvy Five: Bath Gear
Stuck in a rut with your evening program? Dinner, bath, books, bed…dinner, bath, books, bed…(insert mild temper tantrum along the way here). Make bath time more fun with this month’s SavvyFive—great new finds for some slippery silliness.
Regional Information
For more information on vaccinations in your area, visit your provincial government health website. Health Canada – www.hc-sc.gc.ca Public Health…
Soup’s On
Currently in season, widely available and inexpensive, carrots are one of my family’s favourite vegetables. They are very high in…
Dorset Cereal
Cereally, you need to eat a good breakfast if you’re going to make it through the mom day
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redecorate
Now that the kids are in school and the days are cool, it’s the perfect time of year to tackle…
Sitting Safely
It’s not something many of us would freely admit to our children but, back in the day, seatbelts seemed more…
Let’s Make Up
Hurricane hour? You know, it’s the 60 or so minutes between getting the kids up and getting them out the…
Reignite Date Nite
You might have said “date night, shmate night” in your LBK (life before kids), but now you are wise enough…
Homework for Parents
Back to school time for parents is not just about getting them dressed, fed and sending them off with sharpened…
Lunch Commandments
Packing lunch five days a week every week for the next 9 or 10 months is a task of biblical proportions.
Rustoleum Tintable Chalkboard Paint
You can ‘chalk up’ our love for this week’s pick to our desire for keeping everyone in the family organized in a good old-fashioned way
Wardrobe Wise
Back to school shopping was way more fun when we could spend mom’s money (your kids will agree). Now that…
School of Mom
Your kids are amazing. They learn so quickly. They adapt to new situations. They grow in new ways every day.…
Puddle Prepare
We’re pretty sure fall gets its name from the fact that leaves fall off the trees, but in Vancouver it’s…
Fits Like a T
We hate to admit this, but sometimes we get dressed like this: (1) Roll out of bed, (2) Reach for…
Flu Away
How many times have you heard that a happy mom makes a happy child? But what about a healthy mom?…
The Mini Chef Tradition
We’ve got a new Sunday night tradition in our house and I am very excited about it. Each week one…
Art Attack
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That’s the number of masterpieces per child you’ll end up with if you keep just three artistic creations a week, nine months of the year from nursery to grade six. That’s an awful lot of art.
BagelOs
O! What a bagel! O! What a solution for breakfast, snacks, school lunches and more