The weekend is all about celebrating the harvest and fall. We’ve also added heaps more events to our haunted Halloween happenings [link], you’ll know they’re new because they’ll have a little pumpkin next them. And our review of Mom’s the Word: Remixed is now up on our blog, we laughed, we cried, it moved us. Truly a must-see for all mamas.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
diaper dilemma
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Any new parent who has even ventured into the cloth versus disposable diapers debate will readily share the overwhelming feeling that comes from reading the research, learning about available products and considering the logistics.
Dedicated Email: Home Sweet Home
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Have you toyed with the idea of birthing your babe at home? Labour may be a rather large undertaking – but many couples are choosing to have their babies at home – and if you do, Birthing Buddies is a …
safer heating and eating
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We love all the stainless steel storage options on the market, but there’s one big drawback to them, they’re not great for reheating food fast. Which is why we wanted to share some newer, more versatile options we’ve recently added to our oeuvre.
Dedicated Email: Locally Beautiful
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You take tender care of the skin your kids are in, looking for products that are free of phthalates, parabens and sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate, but what about the skin you’re in? Doesn’t it deserve equally safe products? Local online boutique …
fall feasting
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What to make for dinner? It’s every mama’s daily dilemma. And no matter how many cookbooks we leaf through, they’re seldom truly inspiring. So when we cracked the cover of Earth to Table we were happily surprised to be truly and irrevocably hooked. We didn’t just flip through this new book from Canadian chef Jeff Crump and pastry chef, Bettina Schormann, we actually sat down and read it practically from cover to cover.
Carousel Theatre for Young People
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This contest is now closed, it ran from October 5th to 12th, 2009. We’ve got a Family Package of four tickets to give away to a fun theatrical adventure for your family – five Robert Munsch stories performed live on stage …
sweet dreams are made of this
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What’s putting the kids to bed like at your house? We’re betting “fun” isn’t the first word that springs to mind. So we’re always on the lookout for products that might make bedtime just a little bit easier for you and your tots. Which is why we’re just a bit besotted with seek and find pillowcases from Quebecois company CMYKIDZ. They lure your kids into bed rather than giving them excuses to jump out of it.
what to do, what to do?
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This weekend is all about fairs and festivals, swap meets and dogs.
by your leave
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There are a lot of things to plan for when you’re pregnant. You have a nursery to set up, strollers and car seats to research and lots of appointments to book with your doctor or midwife. And then there’s the very un-sexy but extremely important issue of sorting out your maternity leave benefits.