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Birthday Cakes & Birthday Cake Alternatives in Toronto - SavvyMom

Best Birthday Cakes & Birthday Cake Alternatives in Toronto

We round up 13 bakeries known for producing amazing birthday treats — the best birthday cakes and birthday cake alternatives in Toronto.

Birthday Cakes and Cake Alternatives in Vancouver - SavvyMom

10 Picks for Birthday Cakes & Cake Alternatives in Vancouver & the Lower Mainland

Check out our round-up for all the sweet, sugar, and sprinkle-covered possibilities for birthday cakes and cake alternatives in Vancouver & the Lower Mainland.

Best Birthday Cakes in Calgary - SavvyMom

The Best Birthday Cakes & Birthday Cake Alternatives in Calgary

Maybe it’s not the best time to blow out candles on a cake everyone will eat. Here are our picks for birthday cakes and birthday cake alternatives in Calgary.

Best Birthday Cakes and Cake Alternatives in Ottawa

The Best Birthday Cakes & Cake Alternatives in Ottawa

Every great birthday party needs a delicious sweet as a tasty finale and there are many great places to get birthday cakes and cake alternatives in Ottawa.

How to Get Kids to Listen and Focus - SavvyMom

How To Get Kids to Listen & Focus

Wondering how to get kids to listen? Building listening and focusing skills in kids doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Here’s how to make it fun!

5 Favourite Apple Recipes - SavvyMom

Classic Gourmet Apple Pie

No joke, this is the perfect gourmet apple pie. Piles of soft, cinnamon-scented apples nestled between 2 layers of flaky, buttery pastry, served warm with a (generous) scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Slice of spiced apple and walnut crumb cake - SavvyMom

Spiced Apple and Walnut Crumb Cake

This moist and delicious spiced crumb cake is chock-full of apples and walnuts. What a creative idea to serve for brunch or the perfect afternoon treat.

Cranberry, apple and brie rice salad - SavvyMom

Cranberry, Apple & Brie Rice Salad

This rice salad combines flavour-packed ingredients like apples, cranberries, and brie for a perfect summer salad or a #MeatlessMonday dish any time of year!

5 ways to top your waffles - SavvyMom

Weekend Breakfast Ideas: 5 Ways to Top Your Waffles

Here are 5 delicious ways to top your waffles, because sometimes maple syrup just doesn’t cut it…

5 Favourite Apple Recipes - SavvyMom

5 Apple Recipes to Make with All of Those Apples You Picked

So you went apple picking and you’re not sure what to do with all those of apples you picked? Here are our 5 favourite apple recipes for you!

What is Sex-Positive Parenting - SavvyMom

Is Sex-Positive Parenting the New Frontier?

All parents, regardless of their comfort level, experience, personal/religious values, or children’s age can practice sex-positive parenting.

Pneumococcol Disease Vaccine - SavvyMom

Pneumococcal Disease? Huh? What Moms Should Know About PD

One of the vaccine preventable diseases you may not have heard of is pneumococcal disease (that’s one for the new vocabulary list).

After-School Snack: Frozen Fruit Salad

Check out this easy after-school snack solution for your scrounging kiddies who can’t stop growing.

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Why We Started Scheduling Sex in Our Calendars

Before I became a parent I would roll my eyes at the idea of planning date nights and scheduling sex. “Oh come on, having kids can’t be that bad.”

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Why You Should Be Drinking Coffee Every Day

That daily cup of coffee is doing way more than giving you a caffeine jolt. Did you know that drinking coffee in moderate amounts (3-5 cups per day) has many hidden health benefits?

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Ontario Apples 101

Ontario offers some of the most flavourful apples with more varieties becoming available each year. Here’s everything you need to know about Ontario apples.

Is There Such A Thing As A Good Divorce? SavvyMom

Is There Such a Thing As a Good Divorce?

So it’s come to this. But there is such a thing as a good divorce and it’s possible to raise happy children with minimal emotional upset.

New Addition to the Family? It’s Time to Play the Delegation Game

Your new baby has arrived! Friends and family members are offering to pitch in, but you’re too tired to figure out how to take advantage of their offers of help. What to do?

How to Tell Your Kids You Lost Your Job - SavvyMom

How to Tell Your Kids You Lost Your Job

Job changes can be incredibly stressful for families. If you lost your job, you’re dealing with your own emotions, wounded pride, and financial fears while also having to guide your kids through the transition.

Work from Car Office - SavvyMom

Is Work from Car the New Work from Home?

Parents have been looking for quiet spaces to work during the pandemic; work from car has become the only way to achieve that with kids underfoot at home.