By: Daina Sparling Making the holidays bright, with gifts? It happened the Thursday after Halloween. Thunk. The sound of the glossy ads hitting my front doorstep was music to my ears. But as I scurried outside to retrieve the booklets which were undoubtedly full of…
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While visiting the ABC Kids Expo in October I witnessed several fantastic new trends in baby gear evolving. Along with leather, covered in my previous post, there were a few others. Turquoise Baby Bjorn introduced turquoise in their Potty Seat and Safety Step this show…
Read More...Five Things: Links We Love
1 | So true: Sometimes When I Blog I lie About Parenting. Isn’t social media truly just a highlight reel? 2 | GIVEAWAY: Do you live in Greater Vancouver? We’re giving away four Despicable Me 2 Blu-Ray combo packs! Enter here. (local pickup – ends…
Read More...Natural Medicine Postpartum Care for New Mamas
By: Kali MacIsaac, HBSc, ND Ten Perfect Fingers, Ten Perfect Toes Being handed your brand new baby after many months of anticipation is unlike anything you’ve been through before. You count ten perfect fingers, ten perfect toes and exhale – finally you meet face to face! …
Read More...Managing the Holidays with Toddlers
By Ann Douglas ‘Tis the season to be merry. Or stressed out. Yes, mom, you’re the one who gets to decide how the holidays play out for you and your toddler. If you take a relaxed, let’s-go-with-the-flow approach to merry-making (taking each day as…
Read More...Doodle 4 Google Challenge
Google sent over the coolest package for the girls recently. Stocked with paper, pencil crayons and more, the girls were motivated to create Google Doodles of their own! With thousands of dollars in prizes on the line for kids and students across the country, Google…
Read More...Easy Bento Box Lunches
By: Michelle Monroy Are you serving boring lunches? Are your kids complaining about how boring their lunch is all the time? Are you tired of half-eaten or not-eaten lunches being returned home after school day after day? Can’t get him/her to eat their fruits or…
Read More...Gru is Back: Despicable Me 2 GIVEAWAY
Gru, his adorable girls, and the mischievous Minions are back A cast of unforgettable new characters are in the blockbuster sequel to the worldwide phenomenon, and the Blu-Ray Combo Pack is available December 10th. Just as Gru has given up being super-bad to be a…
Read More...Member of the Month – Win an ErgoBaby and November’s Winner
Win an ErgoBaby Winter Edition by applying for December’s Member of the Month below. Congratulations to Sue Ann from Vancouver, our November Modern Mama Member of the Month! Read more about Sue Ann below. Are you a Modern Mama Membership card holder? Apply now and you…
Read More...Christmas Decorating | A Ho Ho How to!
By: Katherine Petrunia Decorating your home at the holidays can be a daunting task. But, stepping back and looking at what you already have is a simple & great place to start. One of the things I have always loved and enjoyed about Christmas is the…
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