I didn’t consider myself a ‘blogger’ until 2011. Even though I started my business in 2008. The reason is that I started Modern Mama as an events business, not a blog. I used the site to promote our events primarily. Sometime in the first year though,…
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About Canadian Originals is a new Canadian monthly subscription box featuring artisan products selected from the best Canada has to offer. Every month they curate a selection of 3-5 items that are not widely available abroad or across the country. Then they pack them up and…
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What is a family show? A family show is when your whole family gets into a show together, and you watch it live or on demand together. There’s no ‘cheating’ – like watching without the kids, or them watching without you. No going ahead when…
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We like to travel as much as possible. This summer, we’re tagging along on several of my husband’s work trips around British Columbia (and we can’t wait!). So I wanted to share some travel hacks for families of 5. Traveling with a family of five…
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I joined the Modern Mama team around the time my son turned a year old running their Sherwood Park location, moving onto Edmonton, and eventually purchasing the entire business back in 2019. Being able to work part-time from home has had so many blessings especially…
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Travelling with your kids can be a huge challenge regardless of how you go about it. Whether you are flying, driving or taking a train there is always some major sitting down time. That means you are stuck trying to entertain kids who are stuck…
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All of us want to provide the best family experiences each Summer for our kids and for some of us that means planning a vacation. But with a family things can get really tight in the budget department, we all feel a little anxiety when…
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We have three pets. And three kids. These six things, they involve a lot of smells. Pet dander. Cooking for 5. Pet food. My husband’s muscle car in the garage (that’s attached to the house). These things, they involve a LOT of smells. I was…
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Summer is here and that means we are hosting and attending lots of great BBQs with our friends and family. Of course when it comes to getting together in large groups we always seem to come across a universal issue. Dietary restrictions. With such large…
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Starting a mom blog is a HUGE task but us here at Modern mama are always here to help you out on your endeavors and blogging just so happens to be something we love to do! You’ve been thinking about it, you know you have….
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