I loved playing with Barbie as a little girl. I even inherited some dolls from my mom (though they’d had awful haircuts and some were even missing fingers by the time they went through her four younger sisters and reached me). For whatever reason, my parents never bought me a single Ken doll, so my…
Convertible car seat comparison: Diono, Safety 1st, Graco, evenflo and Britax
I’ve been busy testing four different brands of toddler and child car seats that ultimately become booster seats. Not all are “convertible” in the traditional sense that they each go from rear-facing car seats to forward-facing, but all convert in one way or another: Graco Nautilus Britax Frontier XT Diono RadianGTX Safety 1st Alpha Omega…
DidiPop’s “Bunny in the Moon” CD (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT Bunny in the Moon – a music CD for kids by DidiPop. THE GOOD Designed and timed to wind down after dinner and lead to bedtime, Bunny in the Moon starts with up-tempo songs about bathtime and toothbrushing and slows down as it suggests your child get into bed and fall asleep Didi…
I See Me! personalized birthday book for your child
I have a thing for personalization. The problem being, a lot of personalized gifts are just, well, tacky. Either it’s something engraved in a font that’s not remotely modern (or legible – yikes!), or it feels DIY or forced. Or both. I’ll never forget a book I got for what must have been my sixth…
Bumbo Step Stool (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT The new Bumbo Step Stool. THE GOOD The design, while it has a juvenile flare, is streamlined enough that it’s not completely out of place in my master en suite (which I have styled to mimic a hotel bathroom) Non-slip pads on the feet and on the top of the stool itself ensure…
emeibaby carrier: hybrid babywearing that takes you from teeny to toddler
I’ve been passionate about babywearing for five years. Ever since I slipped on my first stretchy wrap, I was smitten. The feeling of your baby snuggled up close to your body, being hands-free (especially once you have another child in tow), and being able to lull your little one to sleep while you’re running errands…
Playtex SmartSpace Bottle Drying Rack (guest review)
This guest review was written by Kelli who lives in Collingwood, Ontario. She grew up in Thornhill/Richmond Hill and spent her adult life living in North York before moving to Collingwood with her husband in the fall of 2010, just before our her first daughter was born. Kelli thinks her daughters, Romy (two and a…
Thank you, Pampers & the search for more corporate donors
Last week, I was surfing through my Facebook news feed and saw one of those bone-chilling posts. The kind that stops you in your tracks. The kind that makes you run to your sleeping children to give them an extra snuggle. While giving birth to a new baby girl just three weeks ago, a woman…
Bibetta UltraBib (mini-review)
THE PRODUCT The Bibetta UltraBib. THE GOOD I’ve mentioned before how much I love neoprene bibs; the material is so easy to care for (fine in both the washer and dryer, but it dries so quickly, I don’t even bother with the dryer) The company recommends the UltraBib for kids from four months to 2.5…
Safe sleep for the whole family
Late last year, I embarked on a multi-part series that focused on safe sleep. After all, we sleep for years of our lives – why wouldn’t you want it to be the healthiest sleep possible? I’m acutely aware as I write that, of course, that safer sleep options come with heftier price tags and that’s simply…