Our kids all have birthdays, every year! While I love to daydream of throwing the most fabulous bash ever, I usually resort to a simple shindig or party at the local community centre so I don’t have to deal with a house-full. However, that doesn’t…
Read More...Nursery Inspiration
Baby’s coming soon, it’s time to create baby’s room in your home. If hiring a designer is not in the budget, we have some tips and links for you to create your dream nursery. A couple of must-haves for your nursery include: crib change table…
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Top 10 Celebrity-authored Children’s Books
1 Billy Crystal | I Already Know I Love You Billy Crystal is best known as comedian and writer for the past few decades and has hosted the American Academy Awards no less than nine times. He also wrote another book about being a grandparent entitled Grandpa’s…
Read More...Dedicated: Pinkstar Photography
A picture is worth a thousand words, is a phrase that indicates the complexities and detailed analysis that one can get from a well taken picture. An expression of joy, LOVE, sadness and tranquility can inform the viewer about the state of mind or emotions…
Read More...Hottest Tot Products 2012
It’s here, and it’s superb! It’s our second annual Hottest Tot Products event in Edmonton! Come prepared to pick your favourite product and take it home! We have rounded up all the best and hottest products for pregnancy and beyond for you to select from….
Read More...birthday gift shopping
Yes, it’s inevitable, we have to shop for kids birthday gifts. Between our own children, their friends, nieces and nephews, the gift-buying is endless. This month alone, we had two birthday parties to attend, our nephew’s birthday just past, and my niece turned nine on April…
Read More...Weestock happens this Saturday!
I love this graphic by the gals of Weestock! WeeStock 2012 Spring Edition is THIS SATURDAY, April 21 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Edmonton Aviation Heritage Centre on 11410 Kingsway Avenue in Edmonton. Modern Mama will be there, and we hope to…
Read More...CTV Morning Live
CTV Edmonton Morning Live invited Modern Mama to come chat with their viewers about our “mobile” program offered for moms and toddlers in Spruce Grove and St. Albert. Here’s what our Spruce Grove Director, Josline Stefanick talked about: Let’s play! Let’s get out! Let’s get on the go! Looking to…
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top 5 books on being a mom
I have been referring back to these again and again over the past nine years. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive list, just my favourite books. (By the way, this isn’t a sponsored post, and I paid for these books, these are just my…
Read More...The Truth About Tummy Time
I had the opportunity to review a copy of The Truth About Tummy Time recently. The book is written by Stephanie J. Pruitt, a physical therapist and mom from Alabama who dealt with plagiocephaly (flat head) with her child. She was also noticing an upwards…
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